Patents by Inventor Neil G.M. Richards

Neil G.M. Richards 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: 11356541
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G. M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Patent number: 11212374
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G. M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20200028943
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20200028942
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Patent number: 10348868
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G. M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20180103124
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20180103125
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20180103126
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Patent number: 9936051
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G. M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi
  • Publication number: 20170012844
    Abstract: In an approach for managing network sockets, a computer receives a request to create a network socket to transfer data. The computer identifies information associated with the received request, including one or more of: a default network protocol, one or more supported network protocols, ahead of time initialization, a data transfer policy, a failure policy, and a security policy. The computer creates a second level hash map based on the identified information, wherein the second level hash map includes the supported network socket protocols and a connection state. The computer determines a network protocol to utilize associated with the received request. The computer establishes a connection for the network socket over the determined network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy P. Ellison, Ankur Gupta, Sreedhar B. Kodali, Xiaoqiao Meng, Neil G.M. Richards, Sivasakthi Thirugnanapandi