Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Caplan

Jeffrey W. Caplan 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).

  • Notification method and apparatus in a data processing system
    Patent number: 8156383
    Abstract: An method of, apparatus for, or storage device medium having instructions for publishing a first notification within a data processing system where the data processing system comprises a first source generating the first notification, a first destination device, and a second destination device. The source may be a storage unit, a printer, a processing unit, or any other device which is a component of the data processing system. The destination device is typically a monitor, a workstation, a computer, a PC, or other input/output type workstation. The method comprises of having the first destination device subscribe to receive notifications from the first source. In addition, the second destination device subscribes to receive the notifications serially republished from the first destination device. Upon the publication of a notification from the first source to the first destination device, the first destination device will publish the notification to the second destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Caplan, Earle Ellsworth
  • Notification Method and Apparatus in a Data Processing System
    Publication number: 20080222657
    Abstract: An method of, apparatus for, or storage device medium having instructions for publishing a first notification within a data processing system where the data processing system comprises a first source generating the first notification, a first destination device, and a second destination device. The source may be a storage unit, a printer, a processing unit, or any other device which is a component of the data processing system. The destination device is typically a monitor, a workstation, a computer, a PC, or other input/output type workstation. The method comprises of having the first destination device subscribe to receive notifications from the first source. In addition, the second destination device subscribes to receive the notifications serially republished from the first destination device. Upon the publication of a notification from the first source to the first destination device, the first destination device will publish the notification to the second destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Caplan, Earle Ellsworth
  • Notification method and apparatus in a data processing system
    Patent number: 7404108
    Abstract: A method of, apparatus for, or storage device medium having instructions for publishing a first notification within a data processing system where the data processing system comprises a first source generating the first notification, a first destination device, and a second destination device. The source may be a storage unit, a printer, a processing unit, or any other device which is a component of the data processing system. The destination device is typically a monitor, a workstation, a computer, a PC, or other input/output type workstation. The method comprises of having the first destination device subscribe to receive notifications from the first source. In addition, the second destination device subscribes to receive the notifications serially republished from the first destination device. Upon the publication of a notification from the first source to the first destination device, the first destination device will publish the notification to the second destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Caplan, Earle Ellsworth