Patents by Inventor Kendall C. Witte

Kendall C. Witte 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).

  • Method and system for access and accounting control in a data processing system by using a single resource account for a user or a group of users
    Patent number: 5421011
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for allowing resource control in a UNIX-based system to be done on an aggregate, or group, basis. This enables both access control and accounting to be done in units of groups instead of units of users. This design is upwardly compatible with the current implementation which does resource allocation and accounting in units of users. In addition, the method and system provides greater flexibility in selecting the system availability policy to be enforced. A resource quota scheme is introduced wherein a pooled resource account allows a system administrator to segregate processes into critical/non-critical classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Camillone, Douglas H. Steves, Kendall C. Witte