Patents by Inventor John A. Bivens, II

John A. Bivens, II 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 for imposing policy modification constraints
    Patent number: 9563482
    Abstract: Meta data specifying modification constraints for one or more of the attributes of an (operational) policy is generated/provided. Thereafter, the meta data is associated with the policy so that the constraints specified by the meta data can govern the modification of the policy. Under the present invention there are at least two ways of associating the meta data with a policy. In one embodiment, the meta data is embodied as a meta policy that can be associated with one or more (operational) policies. In another embodiment, the meta data is inserted into individual policies as additional attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Bivens, II, David L. Kaminsky
  • METHOD FOR IMPOSING POLICY MODIFICATION CONSTRAINTS
    Publication number: 20080288544
    Abstract: Meta data specifying modification constraints for one or more of the attributes of an (operational) policy is generated/provided. Thereafter, the meta data is associated with the policy so that the constraints specified by the meta data can govern the modification of the policy. Under the present invention there are at least two ways of associating the meta data with a policy. In one embodiment, the meta data is embodied as a meta policy that can be associated with one or more (operational) policies. In another embodiment, the meta data is inserted into individual policies as additional attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: John A. Bivens II, David L. Kaminsky
  • Method, system and program product for imposing policy modification constraints
    Patent number: 7433892
    Abstract: Meta data specifying modification constraints for one or more of the attributes of an (operational) policy is generated/provided. Thereafter, the meta data is associated with the policy so that the constraints specified by the meta data can govern the modification of the policy. Under the present invention there are at least two ways of associating the meta data with a policy. In one embodiment, the meta data is embodied as a meta policy that can be associated with one or more (operational) policies. In another embodiment, the meta data is inserted into individual policies as additional attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Bivens, II, David L. Kaminsky