Patents by Inventor Randy S. Johnson

Randy S. Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 11836446
    Abstract: A method of dynamically creating a change template based on a change request received from a user. A change request is assigned a category based on the specifics of the request. If at least one existing template for the category the change request is assigned does not exist, historical change requests are analyzed to identify similar changes in historical change requests to the change request and data is copied from a template used for a historical change that was similar to the change requested to create a draft template. The draft template is altered to remove information which is not relevant to the change request and is stored in a repository. The altered draft template is sent to a reviewer as a proposed template; and approved proposed templates from the reviewer are stored in the repository by category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway
  • Patent number: 11170074
    Abstract: A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miriam R. Ashton, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Jacqueline Sveda, Caryn L. Woodruff
  • Patent number: 10955586
    Abstract: An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard M. Haas, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, H. William Rinckel
  • Patent number: 10956826
    Abstract: From a sequence of answers, a last remaining answer is selected. A set of answers in the sequence of answers are responsive to a set of questions resolved during an analysis of a reported problem in a data processing environment. An answer pair is formed using the last remaining answer and another answer which immediately precedes the last remaining answer in the sequence of answers. A probability is determined of the last remaining answer being caused by the other answer in the answer pair. When the probability is below a threshold value, a review workflow is triggered corresponding to a portion of the analysis. The portion includes a question corresponding to an answer in the answer pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodney D. Best, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway
  • Patent number: 10686720
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including consolidating collected capacity architecture information, which includes data for installed resources, allocated resources and reserved resources and determining available resources based on the collected capacity architecture information. Additionally, the method includes displaying an indication the available resources and performing capacity planning based on the collected capacity architecture information and the available resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Peter T. Vasiljevic
  • Patent number: 10637722
    Abstract: A method and system for remotely managing messages is provided. The method includes receiving a status message associated with an operational status of hardware or software and determining, via execution of a message database table associated with a message database, that the status message includes a new message not located within the message database. The status message is added to the message database table and a search process for messages matching the status message is executed to determine if a match between the messages and status is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Henderson, Randy S. Johnson, Richard I. Levey, Tedrick N. Northway
  • Patent number: 10437875
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for managing media. The method comprises a computer system. The computer system identifies a configurable media item in a media for a user. The computer system searches for a corresponding media item in a collection of media items for the user. The computer system replaces the configurable media item with the corresponding media item in the collection of media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anand Gopalakrishnan, Richard M. Haas, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, H. William Rinckel
  • Publication number: 20190196061
    Abstract: An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Richard M. HAAS, Randy S. JOHNSON, Tedrick N. NORTHWAY, William H. RINCKEL
  • Patent number: 10303799
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for automatically generating a display to present different terms. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to identify a first and a second user using applications in a software as a service (SaaS) environment and store, for the first and the second user, a first term associated with the first user and a second term associated with the second user in the SaaS environment. Responsive to identifying the first term associated with the first user and the second term associated with the second user have functionally equivalent definitions, embodiments of the present invention can replace the second term associated with the second user with the first term associated with the first user and generate a display for the first term associated with the first user that replaced the second term associated with the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Donna M. Hickey, Randy S. Johnson, John F. Kelley, Tedrick N. Northway, Bradley K. Wells
  • Patent number: 10295704
    Abstract: An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATINOAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard M. Haas, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, William H. Rinckel
  • Patent number: 10012765
    Abstract: A method and system for forecasting the conditions of locations is provided. The method includes receiving in real time from a user in a specified location, a specified future timeframe associated with a future condition of the specified location. Multiple condition data sets associated with an element of the specified location are simultaneously retrieved and a best fit polynomial equation associated with predicting a future condition of the element is selected. Condition score values associated with future conditions of the element are calculated. An overall condition score value associated with an aggregation of individual condition score values is calculated and presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Haas, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, H. William Rinckel
  • Patent number: 10013464
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for finding individuals within a field. In one embodiment, a configured query is utilized in order to identify a set of appropriate individuals within a field. Information associated with a skill level and a relationship of a requester is found across a set of disparate media outlets. The system assigns a level of skill set and level of relationship of any identified individual to the requester. A ranking of the identified individuals is generated based on the skill set and relationship of any identified individual based on the configured query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, William A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180159794
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including consolidating collected capacity architecture information, which includes data for installed resources, allocated resources and reserved resources and determining available resources based on the collected capacity architecture information. Additionally, the method includes displaying an indication the available resources and performing capacity planning based on the collected capacity architecture information and the available resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Randy S. JOHNSON, Tedrick N. NORTHWAY, Peter T. VASILJEVIC
  • Publication number: 20180150461
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for managing media. The method comprises a computer system. The computer system identifies a configurable media item in a media for a user. The computer system searches for a corresponding media item in a collection of media items for the user. The computer system replaces the configurable media item with the corresponding media item in the collection of media items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Anand Gopalakrishnan, Richard M. Haas, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, H. William Rinckel
  • Patent number: 9935892
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including consolidating collected capacity architecture information, which includes data for installed resources, allocated resources and reserved resources and determining available resources based on the collected capacity architecture information. Additionally, the method includes displaying an indication the available resources and performing capacity planning based on the collected capacity architecture information and the available resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Peter T. Vasiljevic
  • Patent number: 9864799
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for automatically generating a display to present different terms. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to identify a first and a second user using applications in a software as a service (SaaS) environment and store, for the first and the second user, a first term associated with the first user and a second term associated with the second user in the SaaS environment. Responsive to identifying the first term associated with the first user and the second term associated with the second user have functionally equivalent definitions, embodiments of the present invention can replace the second term associated with the second user with the first term associated with the first user and generate a display for the first term associated with the first user that replaced the second term associated with the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Donna M. Hickey, Randy S. Johnson, John F. Kelley, Tedrick N. Northway, Bradley K. Wells
  • Publication number: 20170330098
    Abstract: From a sequence of answers, a last remaining answer is selected. A set of answers in the sequence of answers are responsive to a set of questions resolved during an analysis of a reported problem in a data processing environment. An answer pair is formed using the last remaining answer and another answer which immediately precedes the last remaining answer in the sequence of answers. A probability is determined of the last remaining answer being caused by the other answer in the answer pair. When the probability is below a threshold value, a review workflow is triggered corresponding to a portion of the analysis. The portion includes a question corresponding to an answer in the answer pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney D. Best, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway
  • Patent number: 9794610
    Abstract: An alert generation method and system. The method includes receiving by a computer processor, alert data indicating filters for specified alert types associated with possible future events. The computer processor receives monitor definition data and media generated audio/video data; compares the alert data to the media generated audio/video data; determines a first alert type matches first audio/video data of the media generated audio/video data; and determines that the first audio/video data comprises a primary event. The computer processor broadcasts the primary event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Amsterdam, Randy S. Johnson, David W. Morgan, Tedrick N. Northway
  • Patent number: 9760638
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for automatically generating a display to present different terms. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to identify a first and a second user using applications in a software as a service (SaaS) environment and store, for the first and the second user, a first term associated with the first user and a second term associated with the second user in the SaaS environment. Responsive to identifying the first term associated with the first user and the second term associated with the second user have functionally equivalent definitions, embodiments of the present invention can replace the second term associated with the second user with the first term associated with the first user and generate a display for the first term associated with the first user that replaced the second term associated with the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Donna M. Hickey, Randy S. Johnson, John F. Kelley, Tedrick N. Northway, Bradley K. Wells
  • Publication number: 20170235831
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for automatically generating a display to present different terms. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to identify a first and a second user using applications in a software as a service (SaaS) environment and store, for the first and the second user, a first term associated with the first user and a second term associated with the second user in the SaaS environment. Responsive to identifying the first term associated with the first user and the second term associated with the second user have functionally equivalent definitions, embodiments of the present invention can replace the second term associated with the second user with the first term associated with the first user and generate a display for the first term associated with the first user that replaced the second term associated with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Donna M. Hickey, Randy S. Johnson, John F. Kelley, Tedrick N. Northway, Bradley K. Wells