Patents by Inventor Julia S. Purdy

Julia S. Purdy 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: 7093284
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for preventing recurrence of a duplicate system outage in a computer network. The system comprises a server coupled to a network bus; an operating system executing on the server which includes an ABEND processing section; a logon authorization section; and a command processing section. A data storage device is operably connected to the server. The data storage device includes a persistent storage area that stores user ID files including user account records associated with network system users. The user account records store user IDs. The persistent storage area further includes an exemption list; an offending user ID field; and modifying modules associated with the operating system. The system also comprises at least one workstation operably coupled to the network bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francis J. Hildenbrand, Jr., Julia S. Purdy, Larry T. Severo
  • Publication number: 20030163721
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for preventing recurrence of a duplicate system outage in a computer network. The system comprises a server coupled to a network bus; an operating system executing on the server which includes an ABEND processing section; a logon authorization section; and a command processing section. A data storage device is operably connected to the server. The data storage device includes a persistent storage area that stores user ID files including user account records associated with network system users. The user account records store user IDs. The persistent storage area further includes an exemption list; an offending user ID field; and modifying modules associated with the operating system. The system also comprises at least one workstation operably coupled to the network bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francis J. Hildenbrand, Julia S. Purdy, Larry T. Severo