Patents by Inventor Patrick Sugrue

Patrick Sugrue 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).

  • Diagnosing communications between computer systems
    Patent number: 8042004
    Abstract: Diagnosing communications between computer systems includes sending a message from a sending node to a receiving node. The receiving node detects an error in the receiving node receiving the message and captures the data regarding the error on the receiving. A diagnostic log request is sent from the receiving node to the sending node, the diagnostic log request including a request for the sending node to log information. The sending node diagnoses the communications error in response to the diagnostic log response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Ing, Gregory F. Pfister, Patrick Sugrue
  • Communication of offline status between computer systems
    Patent number: 7831710
    Abstract: A method for communication of offline status between nodes includes detecting an impending deactivation of a physical port and sending a message from a sending node to a receiving node notifying the receiving node of the impending deactivation of the physical port. The method further includes deactivating the report of any error for the physical port and sending a response from the sending node to the receiving node verifying that deactivation of the physical port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Ing, Gregory F. Pfister, Patrick Sugrue
  • Diagnosing Communications Between Computer Systems
    Publication number: 20090217096
    Abstract: Diagnosing communications between computer systems includes sending a message from a sending node to a receiving node. The receiving node detects an error in the receiving node receiving the message and captures the data regarding the error on the receiving. A diagnostic log request is sent from the receiving node to the sending node, the diagnostic log request including a request for the sending node to log information. The sending node diagnoses the communications error in response to the diagnostic log response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert Ing, Gregory F. Pfister, Patrick Sugrue
  • Communication of Offline Status Between Computer Systems
    Publication number: 20090216873
    Abstract: A method for communication of offline status between nodes includes detecting an impending deactivation of a physical port and sending a message from a sending node to a receiving node notifying the receiving node of the impending deactivation of the physical port. The method further includes deactivating the report of any error for the physical port and sending a response from the sending node to the receiving node verifying that deactivation of the physical port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert Ing, Gregory F. Pfister, Patrick Sugrue
  • System, method, and computer program product for centralized management of an infiniband distributed system area network
    Publication number: 20050038883
    Abstract: A method, system, and product in a data processing system are disclosed for providing centralized management of a InfiniBand distributed system-area network that includes multiple end nodes. A manager application is established in one of the end nodes. An agent application is established in one or more end nodes. Each agent application is independent from the manager application. The manager application maintains a current list of active agent applications and uses the list to manage the agent applications in the end nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Elko, Daniel Lepore, Chetan Mehta, Gregory Pfister, Patrick Sugrue