Patents by Inventor Michael A. Bockus
Michael A. Bockus 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: 9563388Abstract: Sharing a hosted device in a computer network that includes at least one hosted device and a plurality of hosts, including: registering a hosted device with a router, wherein the hosted device is hosted by a host; assigning, by the router, a network-wide identifier to the hosted device; and mapping, by the router, the network-wide identifier for the hosted device to an identifier for the host.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Derek R. Brewer, Jeffrey O. Manthei, Robert D. Wilhelm
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Patent number: 9009587Abstract: A browser locking tool for an information handling system (IHS) may prevent data loss on a webpage. The browser locking tool may prevent navigation away from the webpage by both browser level navigation controls and webpage level navigation controls. Alternatively, the browser locking tool may allow navigation away from the webpage when the navigation should not cause data loss.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert Dale Wilhelm, Derek Ryan Brewer, Michael Bockus
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Patent number: 8850561Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and apparatus to provide authorizations to an administrative user. An integrated solutions console (ISC) receives an administrative user login corresponding to a console administrative user. The ISC presents a list of at least one management task. The ISC presents at least one input interface to a display for an administrative user name and at least one console role. The ISC receives an administrative user name and a console role. The ISC obtains an authorization descriptor that can be used to couple the administrative user name and the console role.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory C. Birgen, Michael A. Bockus, Frank P. Feuerbacher, Michael W. Panico
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Patent number: 8776096Abstract: Methods to execute operating system dependencies for web applications are provided. A particular method includes receiving an operating system independent function call at a web server. The operating system independent function call may be initiated at a web-based application. The method further includes determining a particular operating system used by the web server and selecting a command based on the particular operating system. The method further includes executing the selected command.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Jacob D. Henderson, Kevin R. Sawicki, John P. Keane
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Publication number: 20130219259Abstract: A browser locking tool for an information handling system (IHS) may prevent data loss on a webpage. The browser locking tool may prevent navigation away from the webpage by both browser level navigation controls and webpage level navigation controls. Alternatively, the browser locking tool may allow navigation away from the webpage when the navigation should not cause data loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Dale Wilhelm, Derek Ryan Brewer, Michael Bockus
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Publication number: 20130124971Abstract: Enabling the updating of Web pages already received at the Web client station with only the change data, without the need to completely refresh the received Web page by transmitting a Web page from a Web page source site to a requesting receiving display station, and monitoring whether the source Web page of transmitted Web page has been modified. Changes in the Web pages are recorded at the page source site. Polling id done at selected intervals, at said receiving display station, to determine whether said source site monitoring indicates, i.e. has recorded, that the Web page has been modified subsequent to transmitting. In response to a determination that the source Web page has been modified, the recorded data representing the modification is requested by said receiving station from said source site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gordon Bockus, JR., Michael A. Bockus, Derek R. Brewer, Robert D. Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20120278701Abstract: Automatically generating and porting a cascading style sheets (‘CSS’) style sheet, including: identifying each node in a structured document; identifying, for each node in the structured document, presentation elements; creating the CSS style sheet; defining, in the CSS style sheet, presentation attributes for each presentation element; and porting the CSS style sheet to a rendering application for rendering the structured document.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Derek R. Brewer, Jeffrey O. Manthei, Robert D. Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20120265860Abstract: Sharing a hosted device in a computer network that includes at least one hosted device and a plurality of hosts, including: registering a hosted device with a router, wherein the hosted device is hosted by a host; assigning, by the router, a network-wide identifier to the hosted device; and mapping, by the router, the network-wide identifier for the hosted device to an identifier for the host.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Derek R. Brewer, Jeffrey O. Manthei, Robert D. Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20120216132Abstract: Embedding user selected content in a web browser display, including receiving, by a web browser from a user, a selection of a display object to persistently display; and, for each of a number of subsequently accessed documents to be displayed by the web browser: retrieving, by the web browser, the document from a document source; embedding, by the web browser, the user-selected display object in the document through a document management API exposing one or more interfaces for managing documents; and displaying, by the web browser, the document with the embedded user-selected display object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Michael A. Bockus
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Publication number: 20120216218Abstract: Methods to execute operating system dependencies for web applications are provided. A particular method includes receiving an operating system independent function call at a web server. The operating system independent function call may be initiated at a web-based application. The method further includes determining a particular operating system used by the web server and selecting a command based on the particular operating system. The method further includes executing the selected command.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Jacob D. Henderson, Kevin R. Sanwicki, John P. Keane
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Publication number: 20100319010Abstract: Systems and methods to execute operating system dependencies for web applications are provided. A particular method includes receiving an operating system independent function call at a web server. The operating system independent function call may be initiated at a web-based application. The method may determine a particular operating system used by the web server and select a command based on the particular operating system. The method may further include executing the selected command.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael A. Bockus, Jacob D. Henderson, Kevin R. Sawicki, John P. Keane
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Publication number: 20100050254Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and apparatus to provide authorizations to an administrative user. An integrated solutions console (ISC) receives an administrative user login corresponding to a console administrative user. The ISC presents a list of at least one management task. The ISC presents at least one input interface to a display for an administrative user name and at least one console role. The ISC receives an administrative user name and a console role. The ISC obtains an authorization descriptor that can be used to couple the administrative user name and the console role.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory C. Birgen, Michael A. Bockus, Frank P. Feuerbacher, Michael W. Panico