Patents by Inventor Jason John Spieth

Jason John Spieth 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: 6931436
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for handling synchronous requests from a requesting entity. Illustratively, the requesting entity is in a database management system and the requests are made to a catalog server. The catalog server is configured to respond to the requests by accessing a catalog database. An interface is provided between an application and a catalog server. The interface is configured to determine whether the catalog server is available to handle requests. If the catalog server is unavailable and if the request is a synchronous request, the interface determines whether the request may be processed asynchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Todd Lawrence, Randy Keith Rolfe, Jason John Spieth, Kathryn Rose Steinbrink
  • Publication number: 20020165935
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for handling synchronous requests from a requesting entity. Illustratively, the requesting entity is in a database management system and the requests are made to a catalog server. The catalog server is configured to respond to the requests by accessing a catalog database. An interface is provided between an application and a catalog server. The interface is configured to determine whether the catalog server is available to handle requests. If the catalog server is unavailable and if the request is a synchronous request, the interface determines whether the request may be processed asynchronously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Todd Lawrence, Randy Keith Rolfe, Jason John Spieth, Kathryn Rose Steinbrink