Patents by Inventor Mark A. Wiggins

Mark A. Wiggins 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 apparatus for operating a data processing system using multiple console views
    Patent number: 7293075
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a data processing system. The data processing system hosts an operating system that is coupled to a management interface processor, wherein the management interface processor is coupled to a network having a plurality of computer systems coupled thereto. One or more instances of an independently operable console view are initiated on one or more of the computer systems, and one or more logical console objects are instantiated on the management interface processor. On selected ones of the computer systems, one or more instances of a system operations program are configured to transmit data received from a console view to the logical console object and transmit data received from a logical console object to one or more instances of a console view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Kristine J. Wilson, Mark A. Wiggins, Gail L. Johnson, Kate H. Tsai
  • Method and apparatus for operating a data processing system
    Patent number: 6728764
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a data processing system. The data processing system hosts an operating system which is coupled to a management interface processor. The management interface processor is further coupled to a network along with a plurality of workstations. One or more logical console objects are instantiated on the management interface processor. Respectively associated with and coupled to the one or more logical console objects are one or more instances of a system operations program. The instances of the system operations programs provide a user-interface for console level operations of the data processing system. The instances of the system operations program can be rehosted amongst the workstations, thereby aiding in workload balancing and resiliency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Kristine J. Wilson, Mark A. Wiggins, Gail L. Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for operating a data processing system using multiple console views
    Publication number: 20020156873
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a data processing system. The data processing system hosts an operating system that is coupled to a management interface processor, wherein the management interface processor is coupled to a network having a plurality of computer systems coupled thereto. One or more instances of an independently operable console view are initiated on one or more of the computer systems, and one or more logical console objects are instantiated on the management interface processor. On selected ones of the computer systems, one or more instances of a system operations program are configured to transmit data received from a console view to the logical console object and transmit data received from a logical console object to one or more instances of a console view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Kristine J. Wilson, Mark A. Wiggins, Gail L. Johnson, Kate H. Tsai