Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Ryan

Joseph D. Ryan 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).

  • Validation of module interoperability
    Patent number: 8135821
    Abstract: A method for validating that a networked system of modules conforms to at least one interoperability rule pertinent to interoperability of at least two of the modules includes the steps of obtaining the at least one interoperability rule, the at least one rule being encoded in computer-operable format; obtaining configuration information pertinent to at least one of the modules, the configuration information being encoded in computer-operable format; and comparing the at least one interoperability rule to the configuration information to validate whether the system conforms to the at least one interoperability rule
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dakshi Agrawal, Seraphin B. Calo, Murthy Devarakonda, David A. George, Sandeep K. Gopisetty, Kang-Won Lee, Konstantinos Magoutis, Ramani R. Routray, Joseph D. Ryan, Gauri Shah, Chung-hao Tan, Norbert G. Vogl, Kaladhar Voruganti
  • Validation of Module Interoperability
    Publication number: 20080172480
    Abstract: A method for validating that a networked system of modules conforms to at least one interoperability rule pertinent to interoperability of at least two of the modules includes the steps of obtaining the at least one interoperability rule, the at least one rule being encoded in computer-operable format; obtaining configuration information pertinent to at least one of the modules, the configuration information being encoded in computer-operable format; and comparing the at least one interoperability rule to the configuration information to validate whether the system conforms to the at least one interoperability rule
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dakshi Agrawal, Seraphin B. Calo, Murthy Devarakonda, David A. George, Sandeep K. Gopisetty, Kang-Won Lee, Konstantinos Magoutis, Ramani R. Routray, Joseph D. Ryan, Gauri Shah, Chung-hao Tan, Norbert G. Vogl, Kaladhar Voruganti