Patents by Inventor Justin C. Blackburn

Justin C. Blackburn 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: 8775460
    Abstract: Automated system, method and program for managing a change to a computer program. One or more servers which the changed computer program accesses or uses to perform one or more functions are determined. One or more other computer programs in one or more other servers which access the one or more servers are determined. People responsible for the one or more servers and the one or more other computer programs and/or the one or more other servers that the changed computer program has been changed are notified. Another automated system, method and program for managing a change to a computer program is disclosed. One or more servers which the changed computer program accesses are determined by automatically querying configuration files of the changed computer program. People responsible for the one or more servers are notified that the changed computer program has been changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Nicolas E. Fosdick
  • Patent number: 8311979
    Abstract: An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Christopher Joel Jacoby, Edward Fosdick Nicolas
  • Patent number: 8200555
    Abstract: Computer implemented method for determining an amount to bill a first owner of a first application executing in a computer, and a second owner of a second application executing in the computer. The computer receives a request from a remote client to transfer a file to the client. The file is shared by the first and second applications. The client made a prior request to the first application before making the request for the file. A determination is made that the request from the client to transfer the file should be billed to the first owner based on the client's prior request to the first application. The client made the prior request to the first application closer in time, than another prior request from the client to the second application, to the request to transfer the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Nicolas E. Fosdick, Christopher J. Jacoby
  • Publication number: 20120011248
    Abstract: An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Christopher Joel Jacoby, Edward Fosdick Nicolas
  • Patent number: 7962445
    Abstract: An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Christopher Joel Jacoby, Edward Fosdick Nicolas
  • Patent number: 7917609
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a lightweight directory access protocol environment. A replication hierarchy is identified for a plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers within the lightweight directory access protocol environment by querying the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers for replication information. Environment information is collected for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers using the replication hierarchy, wherein the environment information for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers is used to manage the lightweight directory access protocol environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Nicolas Edward Fosdick
  • Publication number: 20090055518
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a lightweight directory access protocol environment. A replication hierarchy is identified for a plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers within the lightweight directory access protocol environment by querying the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers for replication information. Environment information is collected for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers using the replication hierarchy, wherein the environment information for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers is used to manage the lightweight directory access protocol environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Nicolas Edward Fosdick
  • Publication number: 20080228917
    Abstract: An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Christopher Joel Jacoby, Edward Forsdick Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20080133549
    Abstract: An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: John Jason Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Christopher Joel Jacoby, Edward Fosdick Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20080005020
    Abstract: System, computer implemented method and program product for determining an amount to bill a first owner of a first application executing in a computer, and a second owner of a second application executing in the computer. The computer receives a request from a remote client to transfer a file to the client. The file is shared by the first and second applications. The client made a prior request to the first application before making the request for the file. A determination is made that the request from the client to transfer the file should be billed to the first owner based on the client's prior request to the first application. The client made the prior request to the first application closer in time, than another prior request from the client to the second application, to the request to transfer the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Auvenshine, Justin C. Blackburn, Nicolas E. Fosdick, Christopher J. Jacoby
  • Publication number: 20040148193
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for managing patient biometric data from a plurality of patients in a health care environment. Different types of biometric data are received from a plurality of different types of medical monitoring devices. A determination is made from display settings one of a plurality of display monitors on which to display received biometric data from one of the plurality of medical monitoring devices. The received biometric data is displayed on the determined monitor, wherein each monitor is capable of displaying biometric data from at least one patient and from at least one monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Justin C. Blackburn