Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Baltz

Lawrence E. Baltz 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 achieving high availability in a networked computer system
    Patent number: 6854069
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and system for achieving high availability in a networked computer system. In particular, the method for achieving high-availability is executed in a networked computer system. The networked computer system includes nodes connected by a network. The method includes using high-availability-aware components to represent hardware and software in the networked computer system, managing the components to achieve a desired level of redundancy, and monitoring health of the networked computer system, including health of components and nodes. The method further includes detecting a failure in the networked computer system. Failures detected by the method include failures of a component and/or node. Finally, the method includes recovering from the failure by performing an appropriate failure recovery procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kampe, Michel Gien, David Penkler, Christian Jacquemot, Frederic Herrmann, Francois Armand, Jean-Marc Fenart, David F. Campbell, Lawrence E. Baltz
  • Method and system for achieving high availability in a networked computer system
    Publication number: 20020007468
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and system for achieving high availability in a networked computer system. In particular, the method for achieving high-availability is executed in a networked computer system. The networked computer system includes nodes connected by a network. The method includes using high-availability-aware components to represent hardware and software in the networked computer system, managing the components to achieve a desired level of redundancy, and monitoring health of the networked computer system, including health of components and nodes. The method further includes detecting a failure in the networked computer system. Failures detected by the method include failures of a component and/or node. Finally, the method includes recovering from the failure by performing an appropriate failure recovery procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kampe, Michel Gien, David Penkler, Christian Jacquemot, Frederic Herrmann, Francois Armand, Jean-Marc Fenart, David F. Campbell, Lawrence E. Baltz