Patents by Inventor Jon A. Grimm

Jon A. Grimm 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).

  • Methods, systems and computer products for a dynamic repository
    Patent number: 9003399
    Abstract: A software development service offering of generating and installing software applications packages on computer systems running a set of operating systems including LINUX and UNIX operating systems, by creating a dynamic repository; populating a plurality software packages; running a tool that creates a set of index files, wherein the set of index files includes a menu of the plurality of software packages, wherein each software package in the plurality of software packages contains a set of contents; determining whether a software package is included in a menu of the plurality of software packages; and delivering to a client system the software package requested in a selection request, or delivering to the client system an other software package, when the software package is not included in the menu of the plurality of software packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan V. Bak, Patricia A. Gaughen, Huizenga Gerrit, Jon A. Grimm, Donjuma S. Lee, Eric B. Munson, Ramachandra N. Pai, Timothy C. Pepper
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR A DYNAMIC REPOSITORY
    Publication number: 20090070757
    Abstract: A software development service offering of generating and installing software applications packages on computer systems running a set of operating systems including LINUX and UNIX operating systems, by creating a dynamic repository; populating a plurality software packages; running a tool that creates a set of index files, wherein the set of index files includes a menu of the plurality of software packages, wherein each software package in the plurality of software packages contains a set of contents; determining whether a software package is included in a menu of the plurality of software packages; and delivering to a client system the software package requested in a selection request, or delivering to the client system an other software package, when the software package is not included in the menu of the plurality of software packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan V. Bak, Patricia A. Gaughen, Huizenga Gerrit, Jon A. Grimm, Donjuma S. Lee, Eric B. Munson, Ramachandra N. Pai, Timothy C. Pepper