Patents by Inventor Ian T. Smith

Ian T. Smith 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: 10719491
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 10698870
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180095954
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180075026
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9910872
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9626391
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9613069
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9495433
    Abstract: A computer program product for migrating data objects from a source entity to a target entity, wherein the source entity includes infrastructure shared between discrete systems, the system including: a storage device storing an index of the data objects stored on the shared infrastructure and object attributes of the data objects, said index being in a normalized data model independent of native formats of the discrete systems; a selector adapted to select which objects to migrate based on at least one said object attribute; and an optimizer adapted to optimize the migration of data from the shared infrastructure to the target entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160267080
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160259784
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160253320
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9396219
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160026701
    Abstract: A computer program product for migrating data objects from a source entity to a target entity, wherein the source entity includes infrastructure shared between discrete systems, the system including: a storage device storing an index of the data objects stored on the shared infrastructure and object attributes of the data objects, said index being in a normalized data model independent of native formats of the discrete systems; a selector adapted to select which objects to migrate based on at least one said object attribute; and an optimizer adapted to optimize the migration of data from the shared infrastructure to the target entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Patent number: 9195696
    Abstract: A data migration system and method for migrating data objects from a source entity to a target entity, wherein the source entity includes infrastructure shared between discrete systems, the system including: a storage device storing an index of the data objects stored on the shared infrastructure and object attributes of the data objects, said index being in a normalized data model independent of native formats of the discrete systems; a selector adapted to select which objects to migrate based on at least one said object attribute; and an optimizer adapted to optimize the migration of data from the shared infrastructure to the target entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140046898
    Abstract: A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140046917
    Abstract: A data migration system and method for migrating data objects from a source entity to a target entity, wherein the source entity includes infrastructure shared between discrete systems, the system including: a storage device storing an index of the data objects stored on the shared infrastructure and object attributes of the data objects, said index being in a normalized data model independent of native formats of the discrete systems; a selector adapted to select which objects to migrate based on at least one said object attribute; and an optimizer adapted to optimize the migration of data from the shared infrastructure to the target entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ian T. Smith