Patents by Inventor Paul Brian Tippett
Paul Brian Tippett 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).
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Patent number: 11632237Abstract: A node in a blockchain network may generate a configuration override for the blockchain network, approve the configuration override by the blockchain network, transmit the approval for the configuration override to peers in the blockchain network, and submit the configuration override to the blockchain network for validation. The validation will be based on the configuration override matching the approval.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jason Karl Yellick, Alessandro Sorniotti, Gari Singh, Paul Brian Tippett
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Publication number: 20220069976Abstract: A node in a blockchain network may generate a configuration override for the blockchain network, approve the configuration override by the blockchain network, transmit the approval for the configuration override to peers in the blockchain network, and submit the configuration override to the blockchain network for validation. The validation will be based on the configuration override matching the approval.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Jason Karl Yellick, Alessandro Sorniotti, Gari Singh, Paul Brian Tippett
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Patent number: 6993583Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for dynamically sharing a limited supply of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses among a larger number of servers. A manager coupled between the Internet and a plurality of servers may receive a request for an IP address associated with a domain name from a client coupled to the Internet. The manager may be configured to map the domain name into an IP address assigned to the server hosting the web site of the domain name. Each assigned IP address may be valid only for a limited time. Once the time the assigned IP address is valid has expired, the assigned IP address may be returned to the pool of available IP addresses thereby allowing a smaller number of IP addresses to be dynamically shared among a larger number of servers.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Wayne Anderson, Travis Daren Appleman, William W. Buchanan, Simon Chu, David Michael Green, William Joseph Piazza, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett
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Patent number: 6898705Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized as an appliance server is partitioned into at least three partitions, including a systems partition, a network operating system partition, and an images partition. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which, when activated by a user, removes the present application from the server and forwards it to a storage location on the network or in a fourth storage partition and installs another application on the server. The system is re-booted and re-configured to provide full operation of the new application.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Akram Abboud, John Michael Brantly, William W. Buchanan, Jr., Peter Gerard Chin, Simon Chu, Richard Alan Dayan, Peter Thomas Donovan, David Michael Green, Timothy J. Green, Thomas William Lange, Gregory Brian Pruett, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett, Andrew Hamilton Wray, William Paul Zeggert
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Patent number: 6636958Abstract: Disclosed is a method and hard disk configuration for accommodating different sizes of applications during an automatic re-provisioning of an appliance server. The disk drive of the appliance server is partitioned with a system partition, a network operating system (NOS) partition, a float partition, and an images partition. The float partition is utilized to provide additional space to the NOS partition and the images partition, when required. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which initiates both a create image utility and an apply image utility, whereby an image file of a current application and associated operating system is created and a stored image file of a second application is installed on the appliance server. When the apply image utility is initiated, the NOS partition is dynamically extended into the float partition server if the second application requires more space than is provided in the NOS partition.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Akram Abboud, John Michael Brantly, William W. Buchanan, Jr., Peter Gerard Chin, Simon Chu, Richard Alan Dayan, Peter Thomas Donovan, David Michael Green, Timothy J. Green, Frank C. Harwood, Thomas William Lange, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett, William Paul Zeggert
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Publication number: 20030163584Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for dynamically sharing a limited supply of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses among a larger number of servers. A manager coupled between the Internet and a plurality of servers may receive a request for an IP address associated with a domain name from a client coupled to the Internet. The manager may be configured to map the domain name into an IP address assigned to the server hosting the web site of the domain name. Each assigned IP address may be valid only for a limited time. Once the time the assigned IP address is valid has expired, the assigned IP address may be returned to the pool of available IP addresses thereby allowing a smaller number of IP addresses to be dynamically shared among a larger number of servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Wayne Anderson, Travis Daren Appleman, William W. Buchanan, Simon Chu, David Michael Green, William Joseph Piazza, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett
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Publication number: 20030018870Abstract: Disclosed is a method and hard disk configuration for accommodating different sizes of applications during an automatic re-provisioning of an appliance server. The disk drive of the appliance server is partitioned with a system partition, a network operating system (NOS) partition, a float partition, and an images partition. The float partition is utilized to provide additional space to the NOS partition and the images partition, when required. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which initiates both a create image utility and an apply image utility, whereby an image file of a current application and associated operating system is created and a stored image file of a second application is installed on the appliance server. When the apply image utility is initiated, the NOS partition is dynamically extended into the float partition server if the second application requires more space than is provided in the NOS partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: January 23, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Akram Abboud, John Michael Brantly, William W. Buchanan, Peter Gerard Chin, Simon Chu, Richard Alan Dayan, Peter Thomas Donovan, David Michael Green, Timothy J. Green, Frank C. Harwood, Thomas William Lange, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett, William Paul Zeggert
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Publication number: 20020184484Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized as an appliance server is partitioned into at least three partitions, including a systems partition, a network operating system partition, and an images partition. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which, when activated by a user, removes the present application from the server and forwards it to a storage location on the network or in a fourth storage partition and installs another application on the server. The system is re-booted and re-configured to provide full operation of the new application.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Akram Abboud, John Michael Brantly, William W. Buchanan, Peter Gerard Chin, Simon Chu, Richard Alan Dayan, Peter Thomas Donovan, David Michael Green, Timothy J. Green, Thomas William Lange, Gregory Brian Pruett, Karl Ross Shultz, Paul Brian Tippett, Andrew Hamilton Wray, William Paul Zeggert