Patents by Inventor Ralph Hertlein

Ralph Hertlein 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).

  • Generating evidence of web services transactions
    Patent number: 9258125
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed in which generating evidence of web services transactions are provided generally by receiving in an ultimate recipient web service from an initial sender a request, the request containing a proof of message origin (‘PMO’). The PMO contains an element addressed to the ultimate recipient web service and the element bears a first signature, the first signature having a value. Embodiments also include authenticating the identity of the initial sender; creating a proof of message receipt (‘PMR’) including signing the value of the first signature; sending the PMR to the initial sender, receiving, by the initial sender, the PMR; and saving, by the initial sender, the PMR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bunter, Ralph A. Hertlein, Sreedhar Janaswamy, Rania Y. Khalaf, Keeranoor G. Kumar, Michael McIntosh, Anthony J. Nadalin, Shishir Saxena, Ralph P. Williams
  • Method and system for creation and reuse of concise business schemas using a canonical library
    Patent number: 7991802
    Abstract: An exemplary feature is a method for using XML Schema based standards. The method consists of constructing a reduced schema for a specific interaction from a collection of reusable artifacts. The method further consists of publishing the reduced schema in a repository thereby allowing the reduced schema to be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Chen, Ralph A. Hertlein, John W. Miller, William R. Wise, Jr.
  • Method and System for Creation and Reuse of Concise Business Schemas Using a Canonical Library
    Publication number: 20090187594
    Abstract: An exemplary feature is a method for using XML Schema based standards. The method consists of constructing a reduced schema for a specific interaction from a collection of reusable artifacts. The method further consists of publishing the reduced schema in a repository thereby allowing the reduced schema to be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David D. Chen, Ralph A. Hertlein, John W. Miller, William R. Wise, JR.
  • Method and system for the creation and reuse of concise business schemas using a canonical library
    Patent number: 7426526
    Abstract: An exemplary feature is a method for using XML Schema based standards. The method consists of constructing a reduced schema for a specific interaction from a collection of reusable artifacts. The method further consists of publishing the reduced schema in a repository thereby allowing the reduced schema to be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Chen, Ralph A. Hertlein, John W. Miller, William R. Wise, Jr.
  • Generating evidence of web services transactions
    Publication number: 20070083761
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed in which generating evidence of web services transactions are provided generally by receiving in an ultimate recipient web service from an initial sender a request, the request containing a proof of message origin (‘PMO’). The PMO contains an element addressed to the ultimate recipient web service and the element bears a first signature, the first signature having a value. Embodiments also include authenticating the identity of the initial sender; creating a proof of message receipt (‘PMR’) including signing the value of the first signature; sending the PMR to the initial sender, receiving, by the initial sender, the PMR; and saving, by the initial sender, the PMR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Bunter, Ralph Hertlein, Sreedhar Janaswamy, Rania Khalaf, Keeranoor Kumar, Michael McIntosh, Anthony Nadalin, Shishir Saxena, Ralph Williams
  • Method and system for the creation and reuse of concise business schemas using a canonical library
    Publication number: 20070050407
    Abstract: An exemplary feature is a method for using XML Schema based standards. The method consists of constructing a reduced schema for a specific interaction from a collection of reusable artifacts. The method further consists of publishing the reduced schema in a repository thereby allowing the reduced schema to be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Chen, Ralph Hertlein, John Miller, William Wise
  • Business messaging standards to web services
    Publication number: 20060168132
    Abstract: A web services framework consists of a modular, extensible stack of XML specifications and standards targeting the emerging infrastructure in which distributed, heterogeneous applications are exposed by different organizations as services on the Internet. These services have their capabilities described and published in a machine readable format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Bunter, Ralph Hertlein, Sreedhar Janaswamy, Rania Khalaf, Keeranoor Kumar, Michael Mcntosh, Anthony Nadalin, Shishir Saxena, Ralph Williams