Patents by Inventor Guy Frederick Bowerman

Guy Frederick Bowerman 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).

  • Data server administration using a chatbot
    Patent number: 8250192
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for data server administration. Under control of a chatbot in real time, a command is received from a user for administering a data server in a natural language format. It is determined whether the data server is to be contacted to process the command. In response to determining that the data server is to be contacted, session information is retrieved to identify the data server to be contacted, the command in the natural language format is converted into one or more data server administration Application Programming Interface (API) calls, the one or more data server administration API calls to the data server are issued, and information about processing of the command is provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Guy Frederick Bowerman
  • DATA SERVER ADMINISTRATION USING A CHATBOT
    Publication number: 20090100160
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for data server administration. Under control of a chatbot in real time, a command is received from a user for administering a data server in a natural language format. It is determined whether the data server is to be contacted to process the command. In response to determining that the data server is to be contacted, session information is retrieved to identify the data server to be contacted, the command in the natural language format is converted into one or more data server administration Application Programming Interface (API) calls, the one or more data server administration API calls to the data server are issued, and information about processing of the command is provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Guy Frederick Bowerman