Patents by Inventor Michael F. Gering

Michael F. Gering 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).

  • Using customizable templates to retrieve and display a system configuration topology graph
    Patent number: 8307327
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing a customizable visual configuration (VC) template to retrieve and display a working set of system configuration objects. The computer-implementable method includes selecting a current system configuration object. Once a system configuration object is selected, a VC utility examines all available VC templates. The VC utility displays available VC templates whose starting configuration object matches the selected current system configuration object. In response to a selected VC template, the VC utility retrieves and displays system configuration objects defined by the selected VC template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Internationanl Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roberto Delima, Ronald P. Doyle, Michael F. Gering, Yongcheng Li
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATES TO RETRIEVE AND DISPLAY A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION TOPOLOGY GRAPH
    Publication number: 20090113383
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing a customizable visual configuration (VC) template to retrieve and display a working set of system configuration objects. The computer-implementable method includes selecting a current system configuration object. Once a system configuration object is selected, a VC utility examines all available VC templates. The VC utility displays available VC templates whose starting configuration object matches the selected current system configuration object. In response to a selected VC template, the VC utility retrieves and displays system configuration objects defined by the selected VC template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: ROBERTO DELIMA, Ronald P. Doyle, Michael F. Gering, Yongcheng Li
  • Comparing Middleware Configurations
    Publication number: 20090094616
    Abstract: A system and method for comparing middleware configurations on a plurality of data processing systems. A comparison manager organizes a first set of configuration objects into a first representative tree structure and a second set of configuration objects into a second representative tree structure. The comparison manager uniquely identifies (utilizing a key value) each configuration object in the first and second set of configuration objects. If at least two configuration objects have matching key values, the comparison manager compares the property values of the at least two configuration objects. The comparison manager then outputs the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Roberto Delima, Michael F. Gering, Yongcheng Li