Patents by Inventor John C. Pfuntner

John C. Pfuntner 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).

  • Configuring data collection rules in a data monitoring system
    Patent number: 8346743
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of adjusting a monitoring system having data collection nodes with instances of templates for collecting data according to data collection rules includes receiving a data propagation path specifying a hierarchy for at least a portion of the templates, the hierarchy specifying a child template, parent templates for the child template, and an order for the parent templates. The method also includes specifying an event data collection rule for the first child template and configuring parent data collection rules for the parent templates accordingly. The parent data collection rules include a data retrieval rule for retrieving event data associated with the event data collection rule or a data aggregation rule for combining the event data associated with the event data collection rule and multiple instances of the child template. The method also includes updating the instances in the data collection nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Pfuntner, Isaac J. Graf
  • CONFIGURING DATA COLLECTION RULES IN A DATA MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100070447
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of adjusting a monitoring system having data collection nodes with instances of templates for collecting data according to data collection rules includes receiving a data propagation path specifying a hierarchy for at least a portion of the templates, the hierarchy specifying a child template, parent templates for the child template, and an order for the parent templates. The method also includes specifying an event data collection rule for the first child template and configuring parent data collection rules for the parent templates accordingly. The parent data collection rules include a data retrieval rule for retrieving event data associated with the event data collection rule or a data aggregation rule for combining the event data associated with the event data collection rule and multiple instances of the child template. The method also includes updating the instances in the data collection nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Pfuntner, Isaac J. Graf