Patents by Inventor Philip Steven Alexander Smith

Philip Steven Alexander Smith 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).

  • System and method for active configuration management
    Patent number: 7644392
    Abstract: A system and method for active configuration management of the components of a data repository maintained in memory of a computer system is disclosed herein. The method includes creating a plurality of file system event objects in response to the occurrence of a corresponding plurality of events associated with ones of the components. A plurality of file system event objects are then entered into an event queue. Next, a sequence of configuration management (CM) operations involving identified ones of the components are executed on the basis of corresponding ones of the file system event objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Telelogic Technologies North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry L. Geipel, Philip Steven Alexander Smith, Patrick C. Crane, Jay C. Gillibrand, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber
  • System and method for active configuration management
    Publication number: 20030200098
    Abstract: A system and method for active configuration management of the components of a data repository maintained in memory of a computer system is disclosed herein. The method includes creating a plurality of file system event objects in response to the occurrence of a corresponding plurality of events associated with ones of the components. A plurality of file system event objects are then entered into an event queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Barry L. Geipel, Philip Steven Alexander Smith, Patrick C. Crane, Jay C. Gillibrand, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber