Patents by Inventor Michael Becht

Michael Becht 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).

  • Replacing components of a data processing system
    Patent number: 11874878
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for replacing components of a data processing system, comprising in response to a detection of a newly added component at a specific location; reading its customization data from a data storage and querying a persistent database to determine if functional capabilities according to customization data are specified for this specific location; depending on a result of determining the functional capabilities and of querying the database if it contains customization data either: disabling the component; or enabling the component and storing in the database the customization data; or enabling the component and replacing the customization data in the database; or storing the customization data in the data storage of the component and enabling the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Tröster, Philip A. Sciuto, Daniel Johannes Klodt, Michael Becht, Giovanni Cautillo
  • REPLACING COMPONENTS OF A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210049216
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for replacing components of a data processing system, comprising in response to a detection of a newly added component at a specific location; reading its customization data from a data storage and querying a persistent database to determine if functional capabilities according to customization data are specified for this specific location; depending on a result of determining the functional capabilities and of querying the database if it contains customization data either: disabling the component; or enabling the component and storing in the database the customization data; or enabling the component and replacing the customization data in the database; or storing the customization data in the data storage of the component and enabling the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Tröster, Philip A. Sciuto, Daniel Johannes Klodt, Michael Becht, Giovanni Cautillo