Patents by Inventor Jody Bridges Steadman

Jody Bridges Steadman 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).

  • Dynamic per-node pre-pulling in distributed computing
    Patent number: 11776090
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor to: receive an indication of ability of a node device to provide a resource for executing application routines, at least one identifier of at least one image including an executable routine stored within a cache of the node device, and an indication of at least one revision level of the at least one image; analyze the ability to provide the resource; in response to being able to support execution of the application routine, identify a first image in a repository; compare identifiers to determine whether there is a second image including a matching executable routine; in response to a match, compare revision levels; and in response to the revision level of the most recent version of the first image being more recent, retrieve the most recent version of the first image from the repository, and store it within the node device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventor: Jody Bridges Steadman
  • DYNAMIC PER-NODE PRE-PULLING IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
    Publication number: 20220327660
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor to: receive an indication of ability of a node device to provide a resource for executing application routines, at least one identifier of at least one image including an executable routine stored within a cache of the node device, and an indication of at least one revision level of the at least one image; analyze the ability to provide the resource; in response to being able to support execution of the application routine, identify a first image in a repository; compare identifiers to determine whether there is a second image including a matching executable routine; in response to a match, compare revision levels; and in response to the revision level of the most recent version of the first image being more recent, retrieve the most recent version of the first image from the repository, and store it within the node device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventor: Jody Bridges Steadman