Patents by Inventor Kevin Spencer Barker

Kevin Spencer Barker 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: 8601443
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Stefan Georg Derdak, Xiaochun Mei
  • Patent number: 8521689
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for achieving a balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput. Event subscriptions are obtained for a given event consumer. The event subscriptions define the events to be routed to this event consumer. Pre-filters of varying complexity and filtering power are constructed based on these event subscriptions. A balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput may be achieved by selecting the best pre-filter out of these constructed pre-filters to filter events to its associated event consumer. The best pre-filter is selected by comparing a complexity threshold (e.g., a limit for the number of atomic Boolean expressions in a pre-filter) with the actual complexity (e.g., the actual number of atomic Boolean expressions) for each constructed pre-filter and selecting the most complex pre-filter without exceeding the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John William Alcorn, Kevin Spencer Barker, David Michael Eads, Joachim H. Frank
  • Patent number: 8266166
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkami, Yang Zhong
  • Patent number: 8201151
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a component service of a software application. Further, the computer is caused to record, at the interceptor, data in a trace file. The data is associated with a service invocation at the service invocation point. Finally, the computer is caused to provide the trace file to a service level debugger that navigates through the trace file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Stefan Georg Derdak, Ramani Mathrubutham, Xiaochun Mei, Aaron Higuchi Miller, Thomas Pollinger, Juliana Hing Sze Tsang
  • Publication number: 20090204947
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Stefan Georg Derdak, Xiaochun Mei
  • Publication number: 20090164978
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a component service of a software application. Further, the computer is caused to record, at the interceptor, data in a trace file. The data is associated with a service invocation at the service invocation point. Finally, the computer is caused to provide the trace file to a service level debugger that navigates through the trace file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Stefan Georg Derdak, Ramani Mathrubutham, Xiaochun Mei, Aaron Higuchi Miller, Thomas Pollinger, Juliana Hing Sze Tsang
  • Publication number: 20090157719
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkami, Yang Zhong
  • Patent number: 7499947
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20080263093
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for achieving a balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput. Event subscriptions are obtained for a given event consumer. The event subscriptions define the events to be routed to this event consumer. Pre-filters of varying complexity and filtering power are constructed based on these event subscriptions. A balance between pre-filter efficiency and pre-filter throughput may be achieved by selecting the best pre-filter out of these constructed pre-filters to filter events to its associated event consumer. The best pre-filter is selected by comparing a complexity threshold (e.g., a limit for the number of atomic Boolean expressions in a pre-filter) with the actual complexity (e.g., the actual number of atomic Boolean expressions) for each constructed pre-filter and selecting the most complex pre-filter without exceeding the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John William Alcorn, Kevin Spencer Barker, David Michael Eads, Joachim H. Frank
  • Patent number: 6715147
    Abstract: Multiple applications that conform to a standard are accessed by a single computer. An abstract class is created with defined Data Objects and desired functions. For each of the services that will conform to the standard interface, subclasses of the abstract class are then created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Spencer Barker
  • Patent number: 6141659
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for retrieving documents from multiple document servers into a single client session. Search criteria may be entered within one or more search fields displayed within a search template. Each search field is mapped to respective data fields within various document servers to be searched. When a query is entered by a user into a selected search template, records within document servers that contain data fields mapped to each search field are searched for data matching the entered search criteria. A list of documents having an associated record containing data matching the entered search criteria is displayed within the search template. Upon selection of a displayed record, a document associated with a selected record is displayed within a viewer within the client session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: International Businss Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Annmarie O'Donnell, David Allen Schell, Beth Taylor Smith