Patents by Inventor Mark Jonathan Lucas

Mark Jonathan Lucas 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).

  • Propagation of changes in a network
    Patent number: 8400957
    Abstract: A network of nodes and connections is provided, each connection connecting two nodes. A method of operating a first node in the network includes detecting a change in a node connected to the first node, identifying that the number of nodes connected to the first node with the detected change is above a predetermined threshold, and executing the detected change at the first node and/or propagating the detected change to one or more nodes connected to the first node that do not have the detected change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Basil French, Mark Jonathan Lucas, Niall Jude Lucey
  • Propagation of changes in a network
    Patent number: 8385253
    Abstract: A network of nodes and connections is provided, each connection connecting two nodes. Operating a first node in the network includes detecting a change in a node connected to the first node, identifying that the number of nodes connected to the first node with the detected change is above a predetermined threshold, and executing the detected change at the first node and/or propagating the detected change to one or more nodes connected to the first node that do not have the detected change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Basil French, Mark Jonathan Lucas, Niall Jude Lucey
  • PROPAGATION OF CHANGES IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120178430
    Abstract: A network of nodes and connections is provided, each connection connecting two nodes. A method of operating a first node in the network includes detecting a change in a node connected to the first node, identifying that the number of nodes connected to the first node with the detected change is above a predetermined threshold, and executing the detected change at the first node and/or propagating the detected change to one or more nodes connected to the first node that do not have the detected change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Basil French, Mark Jonathan Lucas, Niall Jude Lucey
  • PROPAGATION OF CHANGES IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110096714
    Abstract: A network of nodes and connections is provided, each connection connecting two nodes. A method of operating a first node in the network includes detecting a change in a node connected to the first node, identifying that the number of nodes connected to the first node with the detected change is above a predetermined threshold, and executing the detected change at the first node and/or propagating the detected change to one or more nodes connected to the first node that do not have the detected change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Basil French, Mark Jonathan Lucas, Niall Jude Lucey