Patents by Inventor Neil Kenneth Johnston

Neil Kenneth Johnston 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: 11188249
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a computer program product for data storage alteration monitoring is provided. The present invention may include, obtaining a page record, wherein the page record includes, for an event monitor having an associated target memory address to be monitored for changes, an entry identifying an associated page of a secondary data storage containing the associated target memory address. The present invention may also include, responsive to identifying a first event monitor having an associated first target memory address to be monitored for changes, analyzing the obtained page record to identify a first page containing the first target memory address. The present invention may further include, controlling enablement of the first event monitor based on whether the first page, identified in the analyzed page record, is loaded into a physical main memory of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Morris, Neil William Leedham, Matthew Sunley, Neil Kenneth Johnston
  • Publication number: 20210157507
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a computer program product for data storage alteration monitoring is provided. The present invention may include, obtaining a page record, wherein the page record includes, for an event monitor having an associated target memory address to be monitored for changes, an entry identifying an associated page of a secondary data storage containing the associated target memory address. The present invention may also include, responsive to identifying a first event monitor having an associated first target memory address to be monitored for changes, analyzing the obtained page record to identify a first page containing the first target memory address. The present invention may further include, controlling enablement of the first event monitor based on whether the first page, identified in the analyzed page record, is loaded into a physical main memory of the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Morris, Neil William Leedham, Matthew Sunley, Neil Kenneth Johnston
  • Patent number: 6934247
    Abstract: Provided are methods, data communication apparatus and computer programs for managing communications between a remote communication manager and a set of communications managers in an associated group. The group of communication managers have shared access to resources which enable any communication manager in the group to recover from failures experienced by another communication manager in the group. In particular, recovery of failed inbound and outbound channels is achieved with the advantage of improved availability of data transmissions. Preferably, the recovery uses synchronization information to ensure that data is recovered to a consistent state to that channel recovery is achieved without loss of data integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amardeep Singh Bhattal, Morag Ann Hughson, Neil Kenneth Johnston, Anthony John O'Dowd
  • Publication number: 20020064126
    Abstract: Provided are methods, data communication apparatus and computer programs for managing communications between a remote communication manager and a set of communications managers in an associated group. The group of communication managers have shared access to resources which enable any communication manager in the group to recover from failures experienced by another communication manager in the group. In particular, recovery of failed inbound and outbound channels is achieved with the advantage of improved availability of data transmissions. Preferably, the recovery uses synchronization information to ensure that data is recovered to a consistent state to that channel recovery is achieved without loss of data integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amardeep Singh Bhattal, Morag Ann Hughson, Neil Kenneth Johnston, Anthony John O'Dowd