Patents by Inventor Liam M. Doherty
Liam M. Doherty 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: 10681496Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Publication number: 20190342706Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Patent number: 10390176Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Publication number: 20180253292Abstract: A computer-implemented method for deploying a build output package to a user includes: receiving a software build having a plurality of data sets and having a build version in a build output storage component; labeling each data set in the plurality of data sets with a unique identifier; receiving a package request requesting one or more data sets associated with the build version; building a package manifest that includes the unique identifier upon receiving the package request; copying each of the requested data sets and combining each of the copied data sets into a build output package based upon the package manifest, the copying and combining commencing upon building or completion of the package manifest; sending a copy of the build output package to the user; and deleting the build output package from the storage component in response to sending the copy of the build output package to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, Luke R. McKenna, Jake P. Tucker, Peter D. Van Dyke
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Publication number: 20180249293Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Patent number: 9986383Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Publication number: 20180091943Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Patent number: 9794752Abstract: In an approach to locating nearby computing device users to participate in a fitness activity, one or more computer processors receive from a first computing device of a first user, a selection of a fitness activity and a request to locate at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user in a vicinity of the first computing device to join in a fitness activity. The approach includes one or more computer processors determining the at least one second computing device associated with the least one second user is located in the vicinity of the first computing device. Furthermore, the approach includes one or more computer processors determining directions for the first user and the at least one second user to meet.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, Benjamin T. Horwood
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Patent number: 9760395Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward
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Publication number: 20170024239Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward
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Patent number: 9501309Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward
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Patent number: 9495193Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward
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Publication number: 20160162317Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward
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Publication number: 20160162312Abstract: A method for configuring and maintaining external monitoring of one or more instances of a virtual machine within a virtualized computing environment. The method includes a computer processor monitoring a hypervisor. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first list, wherein the first list is comprised of one or more monitoring templates respectively associated with one or more virtual machine types, and maintaining a second list comprised plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines, wherein the second list also includes a first information respectively associated with the plurality of provisioned instances of virtual machines. The method further includes a computer processor compiling a third list and transmitting the third list to the monitoring system. The method further includes a computer processor receiving the third list and in response, a computer processor executing one or more monitoring functions based, at least in part, on the third list.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Liam M. Doherty, King-Yan Kwan, Mark A. Shewell, Peter G. Woodward