Patents by Inventor Michael John Spisak

Michael John Spisak 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).

  • Patent number: 11487866
    Abstract: A security application may monitor applications attempting to be installed on a user device. In one example, various steps may include at least one of: receiving an application access operation on a computing device, identifying at least one application action associated with the application access operation, retrieving an application security profile stored in memory, identifying at least one application security restriction in the application security profile related to the at least one application action, restricting the at least one application action from occurring based on the at least one application security restriction and notifying a pre-registered device responsive to restricting the at least one application action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 10964419
    Abstract: A method for monitoring medicine dispensing is disclosed. A set of events from an intelligent container is received. The intelligent container belongs to a set of intelligent containers, each container associated with a medicine. It is determined whether the set of events satisfies a rule associated with the intelligent container. If the rule is satisfied, a message is created to be sent to a subscribing device as a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20200050752
    Abstract: A security application may monitor applications attempting to be installed on a user device. In one example, various steps may include at least one of: receiving an application access operation on a computing device, identifying at least one application action associated with the application access operation, retrieving an application security profile stored in memory, identifying at least one application security restriction in the application security profile related to the at least one application action, restricting the at least one application action from occurring based on the at least one application security restriction and notifying a pre-registered device responsive to restricting the at least one application action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20180004936
    Abstract: A security application may monitor applications attempting to be installed on a user device. In one example, various steps may include at least one of: receiving an application access operation on a computing device, identifying at least one application action associated with the application access operation, retrieving an application security profile stored in memory, identifying at least one application security restriction in the application security profile related to the at least one application action, restricting the at least one application action from occurring based on the at least one application security restriction and notifying a pre-registered device responsive to restricting the at least one application action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 9846768
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for relating code with intellectual property assets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An intellectual property asset is identified. A portion of code is located from an entire code of a software application, such that the portion of code corresponds to the intellectual property asset. The portion of code is marked with information identifying the intellectual property asset. The portion of the code is executed during the execution of the software application. The execution of the portion of code is recorded, the recording indicating a use of the intellectual property asset. Additionally, a set of analysis control factors may be accepted. The recording may be analyzed according to the set of analysis control factors. A recommendation for an intellectual property asset related business decision to develop, invest in, or maintain certain intellectual property assets may be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa M Chavez, Michael John Spisak, David Bruce Kumhyr, Rhonda L Childress
  • Publication number: 20170109498
    Abstract: A method for monitoring medicine dispensing is disclosed. A set of events from an intelligent container is received. The intelligent container belongs to a set of intelligent containers, each container associated with a medicine. It is determined whether the set of events satisfies a rule associated with the intelligent container. If the rule is satisfied, a message is created to be sent to a subscribing device as a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 9110934
    Abstract: The invention enables server administrators (SAs) to improve their productivity and performance. With the methods and systems described herein, the prior art needed to search for appropriate tools for appropriate tasks is minimized and/or eliminated. Easier scripting and automation that does not require implementation across tools is provided. A consistent logical place is provided for all resources to be used. Standardization of tools enables improvements in service quality. Tools may be provided using one unambiguous authoritative data model, which eliminates data inconsistencies between sources. With the invention, updates to service delivery clients may be delivered more quickly. The invention also reduces costs for developing, deploying, and maintaining a tightly integrated service delivery client. Integration may be provided from the bottom up rather than after the fact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Bailey, Walter Canis, Kenneth David Christiance, Shang Qing Guo, Joseph L. Hellerstein, Patrick B. Heywood, Jonathan Lenchner, Rajan Ravirajan, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 7856640
    Abstract: A web services endpoint emulator for testing and developing web server client program, which generates emulator service classes according to service descriptor files, the classes being contained in a web container accessible by a web server; receives by the web server a request from a client process via an emulator interface; parses the request and any associated parameters; retrieves endpoint service descriptor files according to the parsed request and parameters; executes by a web server a service response script while evaluating the retrieved endpoint service descriptor files to generate a response; and sends from the web server the generated response to the client process via the emulator interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Brooks, Rhonda L. Childress, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 7840567
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and a computer program product are provided for deriving optimal physical space and ambiance conditions for a user. A physical space analyzer comprising an information sensor and an optimal space analyzer detects a broadcast of characteristics of a set of nearby physical spaces. In turn, the physical space analyzer produces a ranking of the set of nearby physical spaces using the characteristics based on preferences of the user as expressed by the user's profile. An ambiance optimizer is provided to refine the ranking of the set of nearby physical spaces based on dynamically input preferences of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20100125472
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for relating code with intellectual property assets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An intellectual property asset is identified. A portion of code is located from an entire code of a software application, such that the portion of code corresponds to the intellectual property asset. The portion of code is marked with information identifying the intellectual property asset. The portion of the code is executed during the execution of the software application. The execution of the portion of code is recorded, the recording indicating a use of the intellectual property asset. Additionally, a set of analysis control factors may be accepted. The recording may be analyzed according to the set of analysis control factors. A recommendation for an intellectual property asset related business decision to develop, invest in, or maintain certain intellectual property assets may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Bruce Kumhyr, Lisa M. Chavez, Michael John Spisak, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Rhonda L. Childress
  • Publication number: 20090288034
    Abstract: An approach is provided that receives Web page data at the user's computer system with the Web page data including graphical user interface (GUI) controls. A process running on the client computer system identifies each of the GUI controls included in the Web page data. A rendered image of the Web page data is displayed in a visible pane on a display device that is connected to the client computer system with some of the GUI controls appearing in the visible pane. A user-controlled highlight is applied to an area on the visible pane proximate to each of the GUI controls that appear in the visible pane in order to highlight the GUI controls. The applied user-controlled highlight includes various visual characteristics that are different from the visual characteristics that are used to display the GUI controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20090265311
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system, and a computer program product for an intellectual property subscribe and publication notification service. In one illustrative embodiment the computer implemented method comprises obtaining an intellectual property source and creating a list of approved subscribers for the intellectual property source, wherein each subscriber of the list of subscribers indicates elements of interest. The computer implemented method further comprises creating a set of queries comprising the elements of interest associated with the list of approved subscribers and monitoring the intellectual property source for the elements of interest to create identified elements of interest. The computer implemented method then publishing notification of the identified elements of interest to the list of approved subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20090031331
    Abstract: A web services endpoint emulator for testing and developing web server client program, which generates a service interface and makes the interface available for client consumption. Service interfaces are exposed with configuration options for each service. The configuration options produced by the invention includes pre-configured responses or the ability to prescript service responses from a configuration file, and to prompt a user for input during real time emulation of an endpoint service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Brooks, Rhonda L. Childress, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 7484226
    Abstract: An endpoint emulator of an endpoint service in a network computer arrangement which generates emulator service classes according to service descriptor files, the classes being Web Services Description Language descriptors contained in a web container, provides an emulator console, receives and parses a request from a client process, via an emulator interface, retrieves endpoint service descriptor files according to the request, wherein the endpoint service description files are associated with a web services endpoint for performing a function on behalf of a client program based upon data supplied by the client program, executes a service response script while evaluating said retrieved endpoint service descriptor files to generate a response, and sends the generated response to the client process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Brooks, Rhonda L. Childress, Michael John Spisak
  • Patent number: 7467197
    Abstract: A method for providing the ability for systems personnel to use a personal wireless device, such as a mobile phone, palm device, or blackberry device, to receive a system alert regarding a developing situation requiring action and to be notified of pre-selected workflows that can resolve the situation prompting the alert. The systems personnel are then able to select a workflow, provide needed parameters, and provide the human approval to execute the workflow. The application packages the information provided by the user into a form usable by the orchestration/provisioning server. The server will perform the requested workflow as if entered on a local console and will respond to the device with a workflow status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Brooks, Rhonda L. Childress, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20080307086
    Abstract: A method and program for providing the ability for systems personnel to use a personal wireless device, such as a mobile phone, palm device, or blackberry device, to receive a system alert regarding a developing situation requiring action and to be notified of pre-selected workflows that can resolve the situation prompting the alert. The systems personnel are then able to select a workflow, provide needed parameters, and provide the human approval to execute the workflow. The application packages the information provided by the user into a form usable by the orchestration/provisioning server. The server will perform the requested workflow as if entered on a local console and will respond to the device with a workflow status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Brooks, Rhonda L. Childress, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20070282942
    Abstract: The invention enables server administrators (SAs) to improve their productivity and performance. With the methods and systems described herein, the prior art needed to search for appropriate tools for appropriate tasks is minimized and/or eliminated. Easier scripting and automation that does not require implementation across tools is provided. A consistent logical place is provided for all resources to be used. Standardization of tools enables improvements in service quality. Tools may be provided using one unambiguous authoritative data model, which eliminates data inconsistencies between sources. With the invention, updates to service delivery clients may be delivered more quickly. The invention also reduces costs for developing, deploying, and maintaining a tightly integrated service delivery client. Integration may be provided from the bottom up rather than after the fact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Bailey, Walter Canis, Kenneth David Christiance, Shang Qing Guo, Joseph L. Hellerstein, Patrick B. Heywood, Jonathan Lenchner, Rajan Ravirajan, Michael John Spisak