Patents by Inventor Michael R. Blevins

Michael R. Blevins 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: 10620933
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for application configuration patching. Certain techniques are disclosed herein that utilize a configuration patching module (CPM) tool using a single workflow to perform application configuration patching. The CPM can receive a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications, and a set of one or more patch metadata declarations for the one or more applications which correspond to at least one of the binary patches. A set of one or more actions can be identified from the set of patch metadata declarations. The CPM can generate a configuration patching execution plan including a set of one or more steps to be performed to implement the set of actions, and execute the set of steps of the configuration patching execution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Evan Banford, Michael R. Blevins, David Price
  • Publication number: 20180143820
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for application configuration patching. Certain techniques are disclosed herein that utilize a configuration patching module (CPM) tool using a single workflow to perform application configuration patching. The CPM can receive a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications, and a set of one or more patch metadata declarations for the one or more applications which correspond to at least one of the binary patches. A set of one or more actions can be identified from the set of patch metadata declarations. The CPM can generate a configuration patching execution plan including a set of one or more steps to be performed to implement the set of actions, and execute the set of steps of the configuration patching execution plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Evan Banford, Michael R. Blevins, David Price
  • Patent number: 9886263
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for application configuration patching. Certain techniques are disclosed herein that utilize a configuration patching module (CPM) tool using a single workflow to perform application configuration patching. The CPM can receive a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications, and a set of one or more patch metadata declarations for the one or more applications which correspond to at least one of the binary patches. A set of one or more actions can be identified from the set of patch metadata declarations. The CPM can generate a configuration patching execution plan including a set of one or more steps to be performed to implement the set of actions, and execute the set of steps of the configuration patching execution plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Evan Banford, Michael R. Blevins, David Price
  • Publication number: 20160283219
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for application configuration patching. Certain techniques are disclosed herein that utilize a configuration patching module (CPM) tool using a single workflow to perform application configuration patching. The CPM can receive a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications a set of one or more binary patches for one or more applications, and a set of one or more patch metadata declarations for the one or more applications which correspond to at least one of the binary patches. A set of one or more actions can be identified from the set of patch metadata declarations. The CPM can generate a configuration patching execution plan including a set of one or more steps to be performed to implement the set of actions, and execute the set of steps of the configuration patching execution plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Evan Banford, Michael R. Blevins, David Price
  • Patent number: 6003085
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for creating a context-sensitive pathsend in a asynchronous data packet network of the kind used typically in on-line transaction processing where a particular receiving server in a server pool must communicate with a particular originating client. By piggybacking messages and employing run-time binding to create a logical connection between the server and client, the present invention achieves a dramatic improvement in processing data packets and minimizing system resources. In a preferred embodiment the invention is backwardly compatible with existing context-free applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell Ratner, Michael R. Blevins, David J. Schorow, Rodney T. Limprecht
  • Patent number: 5889957
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for creating a context-sensitive pathsend in a asynchronous data packet network of the kind used typically in on-line transaction processing where a particular receiving server in a server pool must communicate with a particular originating client. By piggybacking messages and employing run-time binding to create a logical connection between the server and client, the present invention achieves a dramatic improvement in processing data packets and minimizing system resources. In a preferred embodiment the invention is backwardly compatible with existing context-free applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: Mitchell Ratner, Michael R. Blevins, David J. Schorow, Rodney T. Limprecht