Patents by Inventor Laura Margaret Bostian

Laura Margaret Bostian 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).

  • Read/write data sharing of DASD data, including byte file system data, in a cluster of multiple data processing systems
    Patent number: 6339793
    Abstract: Aspects for read/write data sharing of DASD (direct access storage device) data in a cluster of multiple data processing systems are described. In a method aspect, the method includes utilizing a first system as a managing system for file data modification of at least one file system, the at least one file system including a byte file system. The method further includes controlling access by at least one second system within the cluster of multiple system to data of the at least one file system through global token management, wherein concurrent, direct DASD read/write sharing of data of the at least one file system across the cluster of multiple systems occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Laura Margaret Bostian, John Lee Brooks, William James Schoen, Jimmy Paul Strickland, Walter James Kincaid