Patents by Inventor Rania Y. Khalaf

Rania Y. Khalaf 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: 10904321
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rania Y. Khalaf, Vinod Muthusamy, David E. Shepard, Aleksander Slominski
  • Publication number: 20180213029
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Rania Y. KHALAF, Vinod MUTHUSAMY, David E. Shepard, Aleksander SLOMINSKI
  • Patent number: 9973571
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rania Y. Khalaf, Vinod Muthusamy, David E. Shepard, Aleksander Slominski
  • Patent number: 9954936
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rania Y. Khalaf, Vinod Muthusamy, David E. Shepard, Aleksander Slominski
  • Publication number: 20160261684
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Rania Y. KHALAF, Vinod MUTHUSAMY, David E. Shepard, Aleksander SLOMINSKI
  • Publication number: 20160261716
    Abstract: Various embodiments migrate a legacy application to a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, at least one virtualized computing container is instantiated on a host system in a multi-tenant computing environment. An instance of the legacy application is executed within the virtualized computing container. The legacy application having been initially configured to run on premise and serve one tenant at a time. The virtualized computing container securely isolates the executing instance of the legacy application from other executing instances of the legacy application. At least one request received from a first client is sent to the instance of the legacy application executing within the virtualized computing container. The virtualized computing container is quiesced based on at least one quiescing criterion having been satisfied by the instance of the legacy application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rania Y. KHALAF, Vinod MUTHUSAMY, David E. Shepard, Aleksander SLOMINSKI
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9195955
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to determining a process outcome based on a computed probability and altering the path of a process instance based on an expediting rule. An aspect includes executing, by a processing device, a process instance in a process diagram, which includes a plurality of process steps. A condition associated with a first process step is identified. An outcome for the first process step is then determined based on a computed probability. Accordingly, the first process step is bypassed and the process instance is branched to a second process step based on an expediting rule. The expediting rule includes the condition and a branching action according to a selected outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Bonnard, Steven J. Demuth, Rania Y. Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Patent number: 9189649
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for security model for workflows aggregating third party secure services. In one embodiment, a workflow model described in a workflow language is provided and configured to declare security requirements of a composite application integrating protected data from two or more external network resources. The method also incorporates providing an authentication service executing on at least one secure server computer. The authentication service is configured to conduct user authentication and authorization to access the protected data at the external network resources on behalf of the composite application executing on at least one host server computer according to the workflow language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula K Austel, Suresh Chari, Francisco Curbera, Matthew J. Duftler, Rania Y. Khalaf, Florian F. Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 9189763
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to determining a process outcome based on a computed probability and altering the path of a process instance based on an expediting rule. An aspect includes executing, by a processing device, a process instance in a process diagram, which includes a plurality of process steps. A condition associated with a first process step is identified. An outcome for the first process step is then determined based on a computed probability. Accordingly, the first process step is bypassed and the process instance is branched to a second process step based on an expediting rule. The expediting rule includes the condition and a branching action according to a selected outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Bonnard, Steven J. Demuth, Rania Y. Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20140324759
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to determining a process outcome based on a computed probability and altering the path of a process instance based on an expediting rule. An aspect includes executing, by a processing device, a process instance in a process diagram, which includes a plurality of process steps. A condition associated with a first process step is identified. An outcome for the first process step is then determined based on a computed probability. Accordingly, the first process step is bypassed and the process instance is branched to a second process step based on an expediting rule. The expediting rule includes the condition and a branching action according to a selected outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Bonnard, Steven J. Demuth, Rania Y. Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20140324516
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to determining a process outcome based on a computed probability and altering the path of a process instance based on an expediting rule. An aspect includes executing, by a processing device, a process instance in a process diagram, which includes a plurality of process steps. A condition associated with a first process step is identified. An outcome for the first process step is then determined based on a computed probability. Accordingly, the first process step is bypassed and the process instance is branched to a second process step based on an expediting rule. The expediting rule includes the condition and a branching action according to a selected outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Bonnard, Steven J. Demuth, Rania Y. Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Patent number: 8856809
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for processing application code. In one embodiment, a call is received to invoke a set of methods of annotated application code. The annotated application code includes a set of annotations specifying a selection of the set of methods. A selected method from the set of methods is invoked in response to determining that the call is valid according to the set of annotations. Thereafter, a subsequent set of valid methods for execution is identified based upon an annotation associated with the selected method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Phelan Curbera, Matthew J. Duftler, Michael Levi Fraenkel, Rania Y. Khalaf, Axel Martens, Johannes Riemer, Gal Shachor
  • Publication number: 20130231978
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining health of a case. The method includes the steps of: obtaining at least one correlated trace from (i) task descriptions or (ii) data related to the task descriptions or a process instance; calculating at least one current metric using (i) the task descriptions, (ii) the data, (iii) the correlated trace or (iv) a first model; calculating at least one prognostic metric using a second model; and creating at least one combination metric from the current metric and the prognostic metric; where at least one of the steps is carried out using a computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francisco P. Curbera, Yurdaer N. Doganata, Rania Y. Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Axel Martens, Kevin P. McAuliffe, Nirmal K. Mukhi, Aleksander A. Slominski
  • Publication number: 20110321131
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for security model for workflows aggregating third party secure services. In one embodiment, a workflow model described in a workflow language is provided and configured to declare security requirements of a composite application integrating protected data from two or more external network resources. The method also incorporates providing an authentication service executing on at least one secure server computer. The authentication service is configured to conduct user authentication and authorization to access the protected data at the external network resources on behalf of the composite application executing on at least one host server computer according to the workflow language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula K. Austel, Suresh Chari, Francisco Curbera, Matthew J. Duftler, Rania Y. Khalaf, Florian F. Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20090241128
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for processing application code. In one embodiment, a call is received to invoke a set of methods of annotated application code. The annotated application code includes a set of annotations specifying a selection of the set of methods. A selected method from the set of methods is invoked in response to determining that the call is valid according to the set of annotations. Thereafter, a subsequent set of valid methods for execution is identified based upon an annotation associated with the selected method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Phelan Curbera, Matthew J. Duftler, Michael Levi Fraenkel, Rania Y. Khalaf, Axel Martens, Johannes Riemer, Gal Shachor
  • Publication number: 20020133811
    Abstract: Bean Scripting Components (BSC) is an eXtensible Markup-based (XML-based) language for defining and implementing JavaBeans components using any scripting language. The BSC language provides a first-class syntax for describing a JavaBeans component's properties, events and methods. JavaBeans components can be defined and implemented using any programming language that compiles to a Java class. Once compiled into Java, a BSC defined JavaBeans component is compatible with any other JavaBeans component implemented directly in Java itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Matthew J. Duftler, Rania Y. Khalaf, Joseph J. Kesselman, Sanjiva Weerawarana