Patents by Inventor Kenneth Edgar Brown
Kenneth Edgar Brown 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).
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Patent number: 7836214Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 7487231Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 7441051Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Publication number: 20080215869Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 7398332Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 7379985Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 7171458Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2001Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Publication number: 20030048292Abstract: Embodiments provide a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for simultaneously displaying on handheld display devices the top-level status of network objects such as network devices, systems, firmware, etc. In one embodiment, the user can drill-down from a top-level status to determine sub-status information for the monitored network objects. In another embodiment, the user can select the network objects to monitor and display summarized status information pertaining to the selected network objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Michael John Branson, Kenneth Edgar Brown, Steven Gene Halverson, Gregory Richard Hintermeister
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Publication number: 20020188701Abstract: A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system is defined, other computer systems may be compared to the model system. Differences between the selected computer systems and the model system are then displayed, and the system configuration manager may be used to update the selected computer systems with configuration settings specified in the model system. Cross-platform support is provided by a configuration mapping mechanism that maps configuration information from one platform to corresponding configuration information for another platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2001Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth Edgar Brown, Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Michael Bill Murphy
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Patent number: 6125384Abstract: A computer system and method provides access to a software application from a web browser over the world-wide web (WWW). The system includes one or more computers executing a web browser, a web server application, an application gateway, and a software application. The system and method allows a user of the web browser to access the software application. The user inputs data via the web browser, which is communicated to the web server application. The web server application authenticates the web browser and passes appropriate input data to an application gateway, including data to uniquely identify and track the user's request. The application gateway then performs the function requested in the web server input data by formatting the appropriate commands with the software application. The software application responds by outputting data to the application gateway that includes an identifier that the application gateway uses to match the output data with the web browser that requested the output data.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1996Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcia Lynn Brandt, Kenneth Edgar Brown, Pernell James Dykes, Erik Duane Lindberg, Diane Elaine Olson, Jeffrey Edward Selden, Devon Daniel Snyder, James Orrin Walts
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Patent number: 5892905Abstract: The present invention provides the capability to easily access many different application programs over the WWW via a common user interface. By providing standard procedures, routines, tools, and software "hooks" for accessing software applications over the WWW, software developers can concentrate on the functionality of the application program and easily use HTML to provide a GUI interface for the application program. HTML is a well-known language which can be used by almost any computer system on the market today. In addition, since HTML is a fairly well controlled and standardized language, new software application features can be added as they are developed and supported by HTML. In addition, since HTML is a widely adopted, non-proprietary technology, the present invention can provide open access to a large market for even very small software developers.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1996Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcia Lynn Brandt, Kenneth Edgar Brown, Pernell James Dykes, Erik Duane Lindberg, Diane Elaine Olson, Jeffrey Edward Selden, Devon Daniel Snyder, James Orrin Walts