Patents by Inventor Gourishankar R. Menon

Gourishankar R. Menon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9104625
    Abstract: An approach is provided for internet protocol (IP) address failover. An application on a primary site is assigned a private IP address. This private IP address is accessible within a local network. This private IP address is mapped to a public IP address, which is accessible to users outside the local network. The application is then replicated to a backup site with the same private IP address used to access it on the primary site. In case of a disaster recover event on the primary site, the replicated application can be accessed on the backup site by way of the public IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bartholomy, Frank J. Giordano, Gordan G. Greenlee, Gourishankar R. Menon, Victor L. Walter
  • Publication number: 20140164817
    Abstract: An approach is provided for internet protocol (IP) address failover. An application on a primary site is assigned a private IP address. This private IP address is accessible within a local network. This private IP address is mapped to a public IP address, which is accessible to users outside the local network. The application is then replicated to a backup site with the same private IP address used to access it on the primary site. In case of a disaster recover event on the primary site, the replicated application can be accessed on the backup site by way of the public IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bartholomy, Frank J. Giordano, Gordan G. Greenlee, Gourishankar R. Menon, Victor L. Walter