Patents by Inventor Joseph T. Wissmann

Joseph T. Wissmann 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).

  • Patent number: 7617297
    Abstract: A data processing system for providing archiving of individual mail content while maintaining a single copy mail store can include a mail application enabled to maintain a single copy mail store, a primary data store configured for high data throughput and acting as a single copy mail store for the mail application, and a secondary data store configured for mass storage and having a lower data throughput than the primary data store. The system further can include at least one archive implementation of an archive interface, the archive interface defining an archive task and a restore task. In one aspect of the embodiment, the system can include each of a content table, a content map table and a restore queue. Furthermore, the system can include a map view of archived content for a specified user, the map view providing a user interface for activating the restore task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Buford L. Bruce, Peter C. Kim, Michael Levi, Albert Silliman, Joseph T. Wissmann, Christopher Zaremba
  • Patent number: 7496760
    Abstract: Under the present invention, a central system in communication with a central directory is provided. The central system also communicates with one or more ancillary systems that each communicate with an ancillary storage unit. User account information is initially stored in the central directory according to unique identifiers. When a triggering event occurs (e.g., when he/she attempts to access an ancillary system, or when he/she is listed as an intended recipient of an electronic mailing message), the user's account information will be located within the central directory according to his/her unique identifier. Upon location, the account information is automatically communicated to the appropriate ancillary storage unit. Thus, the present invention provides “just in-time” synchronization of account information between the central directory and the ancillary storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Banks-Binici, Sylvain P. Galineau, Jonathan J. Hewitt, Joseph T. Wissmann
  • Patent number: 7254583
    Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for generating parameterized installation scripts to accommodate the installation of multiple databases sharing similar physical constructs. The method of the invention can include the step of creating a database which can achieve the foregoing stated advantages of the present invention, a parameterized description of a physical data model can be first combined with a set of database specific properties to produce a physical database. A parameterized description of a logical data model can be second combined with the set of database specific properties to generate a logical model for the physical database. The first combining step can include the step of creating at least one bufferpool in the physical database as specified by the properties. Also, the first combining step can include the step of creating at least one tablespace in the physical database as specified by the properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Cross, Joseph T. Wissmann
  • Publication number: 20040148517
    Abstract: Under the present invention, a central system in communication with a central directory is provided. The central system also communicates with one or more ancillary systems that each communicate with an ancillary storage unit. User account information is initially stored in the central directory according to unique identifiers. When a triggering event occurs (e.g., when he/she attempts to access an ancillary system, or when he/she is listed as an intended recipient of an electronic mailing message), the user's account information will be located within the central directory according to his/her unique identifier. Upon location, the account information is automatically communicated to the appropriate ancillary storage unit. Thus, the present invention provides “just in-time” synchronization of account information between the central directory and the ancillary storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines
    Inventors: John Banks-Binici, Sylvain P. Galineau, Jonathan J. Hewitt, Joseph T. Wissmann