Patents by Inventor Ralf Eberhard
Ralf Eberhard 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: 10983869Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying one or more accessible server nodes within a plurality of nodes of a failed clustered system, retrieving a plurality of fragments of configuration data from the one or more accessible server nodes, and constructing a backup state for the failed clustered system, utilizing the plurality of fragments of the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Manfred Haubrich, Simon Lorenz, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 10891059Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 10817245Abstract: Embodiments for using an electronic billboard in an Internet of Things (“IoT”) computing environment by a processor. A wireless communication link may be established between a user equipment (UE) and the electronic billboard. Currently displayed content may be temporarily interrupted with user-provided content uploaded from the UE to the electronic billboard according to one or more protocols.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Simon Lorenz, Ralf Eberhard, Ulf Troppens, Manfred Haubrich
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Publication number: 20190339925Abstract: Embodiments for using an electronic billboard in an Internet of Things (“IoT”) computing environment by a processor. A wireless communication link may be established between a user equipment (UE) and the electronic billboard. Currently displayed content may be temporarily interrupted with user-provided content uploaded from the UE to the electronic billboard according to one or more protocols.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Simon LORENZ, Ralf EBERHARD, Ulf TROPPENS, Manfred HAUBRICH
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Publication number: 20190235964Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying one or more accessible server nodes within a plurality of nodes of a failed clustered system, retrieving a plurality of fragments of configuration data from the one or more accessible server nodes, and constructing a backup state for the failed clustered system, utilizing the plurality of fragments of the configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Manfred Haubrich, Simon Lorenz, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20190212927Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20190212929Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20190212928Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 10331523Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying one or more accessible server nodes within a plurality of nodes of a failed clustered system, retrieving a plurality of fragments of configuration data from the one or more accessible server nodes, and constructing a backup state for the failed clustered system, utilizing the plurality of fragments of the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Manfred Haubrich, Simon Lorenz, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 10282115Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 10235068Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20180300068Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20180300069Abstract: A storage system in a clustered system may receive a first input/output (I/O) request. The storage system may include one or more storage nodes. Each of the one or more storage nodes may have a copy of a particular object stored thereon. The storage system may execute the first I/O request. Executing the first I/O request may modify data of a first object in a first storage node. The first object may be a copy of the particular object. The storage system may transfer the modified data of the first object to a master storage node. The master storage node may include a master object update descriptor list.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Frank B. Schmuck
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Publication number: 20180285211Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying one or more accessible server nodes within a plurality of nodes of a failed clustered system, retrieving a plurality of fragments of configuration data from the one or more accessible server nodes, and constructing a backup state for the failed clustered system, utilizing the plurality of fragments of the configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Ralf Eberhard, Manfred Haubrich, Simon Lorenz, Frank B. Schmuck
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Patent number: 9767116Abstract: Responsive to receiving an identification of a new state identifier associated with the state of an object within a file from a child node, a master node updates a current state identifier for the object to the new state identifier in the master node. Responsive to a predefined user specification indicating that the new state identifier is to be broadcast to each remaining child node of a subset of child nodes in a plurality of child nodes that have a copy of the object, the master node identifies the subset of child nodes in the plurality of child nodes that have a copy of the object in the master node. The master node then broadcasts the new state identifier to the subset of child nodes that have a copy of the object.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ralf Eberhard, Erik Rueger, Rolf Schaefer, Christof Schmitt
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Publication number: 20050109746Abstract: A method of fluxless bonding first and second members to each other by temperature controlled laser soldering is provided. The first and second members carrying solder pads are arranged in a mounting device. Mechanical vibration is directly applied to the mounting device carrying the members during heating by laser irradiation and the mechanical vibration is then switched off before the cooling-off phase of the soldered joints.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christian Laue, Ralf Eberhard