Patents by Inventor Harvey McGee

Harvey McGee 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling the configuration definitions in a data processing system with a plurality of processors
    Patent number: 5712974
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for altering the configuration of a data processing system with a plurality of processors connected in a cluster or sysplex. On one of the processors, a TSO address space with modules for defining the configuration is started. These modules are able to request details of the input/output configuration datasets (IOCDS) stored on the other processors within the cluster, amend the information and return it to the other processors where it is available for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Gainey, Matthias Gubitz, Harvey McGee, Charles E. Shapley, Robert A. Smith, Werner Wicke