Patents by Inventor Richard Baxter Hull
Richard Baxter Hull 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: 11522819Abstract: Techniques facilitating maintenance of tribal knowledge for accelerated compliance control deployment are provided. In one example, a system includes a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components include a knowledge base generation component that generates a knowledge graph corresponding to respective commitments created via tribal exchanges, the knowledge graph comprising a semantic level and an operational level; a semantic graph population component that populates the semantic level of the knowledge graph based on identified parties to the respective commitments; and an operational graph population component that populates the operational level of the knowledge graph based on tracked status changes associated with the respective commitments.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: INIERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Constantin Mircea Adam, Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Richard Baxter Hull, Anup Kalia, Maja Vukovic, Jin Xiao
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Model-based differencing to selectively generate and deploy images in a target computing environment
Patent number: 11288055Abstract: A system includes a memory that stores computer-executable components and a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory. The computer-executable components include a deployment generator component that analyzes current component versions of application services and determines differences with previous deployment versions of the application services deployed to a target computing environment. A service deployment output component generates instructions to selectively update the application services to the target computing environment based on the determined differences between the previous deployment versions and the current component versions of the application services.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nerla Jean-Louis, Saurabh Sinha, Tara Astigarraga, Richard Baxter Hull, Vugranam C. Sreedhar -
MODEL-BASED DIFFERENCING TO SELECTIVELY GENERATE AND DEPLOY IMAGES IN A TARGET COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
Publication number: 20210255847Abstract: A system includes a memory that stores computer-executable components and a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory. The computer-executable components include a deployment generator component that analyzes current component versions of application services and determines differences with previous deployment versions of the application services deployed to a target computing environment. A service deployment output component generates instructions to selectively update the application services to the target computing environment based on the determined differences between the previous deployment versions and the current component versions of the application services.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Nerla Jean-Louis, Saurabh Sinha, Tara Astigarraga, Richard Baxter Hull, Vugranam C. Sreedhar -
Publication number: 20200076752Abstract: Techniques facilitating maintenance of tribal knowledge for accelerated compliance control deployment are provided. In one example, a system includes a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components include a knowledge base generation component that generates a knowledge graph corresponding to respective commitments created via tribal exchanges, the knowledge graph comprising a semantic level and an operational level; a semantic graph population component that populates the semantic level of the knowledge graph based on identified parties to the respective commitments; and an operational graph population component that populates the operational level of the knowledge graph based on tracked status changes associated with the respective commitments.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Constantin Mircea Adam, Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Richard Baxter Hull, Anup Kalia, Maja Vukovic, Jin Xiao
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Patent number: 10511554Abstract: Techniques facilitating maintenance of tribal knowledge for accelerated compliance control deployment are provided. In one example, a system includes a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components include a knowledge base generation component that generates a knowledge graph corresponding to respective commitments created via tribal exchanges, the knowledge graph comprising a semantic level and an operational level; a semantic graph population component that populates the semantic level of the knowledge graph based on identified parties to the respective commitments; and an operational graph population component that populates the operational level of the knowledge graph based on tracked status changes associated with the respective commitments.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Constantin Mircea Adam, Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Richard Baxter Hull, Anup Kalia, Maja Vukovic, Jin Xiao
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Publication number: 20190173813Abstract: Techniques facilitating maintenance of tribal knowledge for accelerated compliance control deployment are provided. In one example, a system includes a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components include a knowledge base generation component that generates a knowledge graph corresponding to respective commitments created via tribal exchanges, the knowledge graph comprising a semantic level and an operational level; a semantic graph population component that populates the semantic level of the knowledge graph based on identified parties to the respective commitments; and an operational graph population component that populates the operational level of the knowledge graph based on tracked status changes associated with the respective commitments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Constantin Mircea Adam, Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Richard Baxter Hull, Anup Kalia, Maja Vukovic, Jin Xiao
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Patent number: 7370325Abstract: An object-focused workflow system for processing a received object in accordance with a declarative workflow specification. The specification includes modules and attributes, where module execution results in the evaluation of attributes, and may include the initiation of a side-effect action performed by an external component. Whether modules are to be executed for a particular received object is determined by associated enabling conditions. Attributes may be evaluated in accordance with computation rules and a combining policy, where the computation rules specify how values are to be contributed to an attribute, and the combining policy indicates how those contributed values are combined in order to assign a value to the attribute. Tasks in the workflow system may be executed eagerly in order to improve the performance of the workflow system.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1999Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Richard Baxter Hull, Bharat Kumar, Francois Llirbat, Gang Zhou
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Patent number: 7055098Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided for use in conjunction with attribute evaluation utilizing computation rules and a combining policy. The graphical user interface displays a visual representation of the evaluation of attributes. The GUI displays a representation of the evaluation status of attributes and their associated computation rules during execution. The display may be updated dynamically to provide a user with a visual representation of the progression of attribute evaluation. The representation of evaluation status may include representations of the values assigned to, as well as the state of, data items and associated computation rules. States may be visually represented in the display in various ways, such as using various colors or labels associated with the data items and associated computation rules. Further, the particular data items and computation rules for which evaluation status is represented may be user selectable.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Richard Baxter Hull, Francois Llirbat, Eric Simon
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Publication number: 20030115545Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided for use in conjunction with attribute evaluation utilizing computation rules and a combining policy. The graphical user interface displays a visual representation of the evaluation of attributes. The GUI displays a representation of the evaluation status of attributes and their associated computation rules during execution. The display may be updated dynamically to provide a user with a visual representation of the progression of attribute evaluation. The representation of evaluation status may include representations of the values assigned to, as well as the state of, data items and associated computation rules. States may be visually represented in the display in various ways, such as using various colors or labels associated with the data items and associated computation rules. Further, the particular data items and computation rules for which evaluation status is represented may be user selectable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Richard Baxter Hull, Francois Llirbat, Eric Simon
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Patent number: 6499023Abstract: An object-focused workflow system for processing a received object in accordance with a declarative workflow specification. The specification includes modules and attributes, where module execution results in the evaluation of attributes, and may include the initiation of a side-effect action performed by an external component. Whether modules are to be executed for a particular received object is determined by associated enabling conditions. Attributes may be evaluated in accordance with computation rules and a combining policy, where the computation rules specify how values are to be contributed to an attribute, and the combining policy indicates how those contributed values are combined in order to assign a value to the attribute. Tasks in the workflow system may be executed eagerly in order to improve the performance of the workflow system.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1999Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Guozhu Dong, Richard Baxter Hull, Bharat Kumar, Francois Llirbat, Eric Simon, Jianwen Su, Gang Zhou
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Patent number: 6424948Abstract: An object-focused workflow system for processing a received object in accordance with a declarative workflow specification. The specification includes modules and attributes, where module execution results in the evaluation of attributes, and may include the initiation of a side-effect action performed by an external component. Whether modules are to be executed for a particular received object is determined by associated enabling conditions. Attributes may be evaluated in accordance with computation rules and a combining policy, where the computation rules specify how values are to be contributed to an attribute, and the combining policy indicates how those contributed values are combined in order to assign a value to the attribute. Tasks in the workflow system may be executed eagerly in order to improve the performance of the workflow system.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1999Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Inventors: Guozhu Dong, Richard Baxter Hull, Bharat Kumar, Jianwen Su, Gang Zhou
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Patent number: 6006216Abstract: A logical data architecture for fetch-intensive database applications includes a first and a second logical database. The second database includes materialized views over the first database. Updates are propagated from the first database to the second database using so-called view maintenance techniques. In preferred embodiments, the first database may be optimized for update transactions and the second database may be optimized for read transactions. At least one of the materialized views included in the second database is based on a pre-defined application read transaction. The update processing overhead associated with view maintenance is substantially performed at the first database.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1997Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Timothy G. Griffin, Richard Baxter Hull, Bharat Kumar, Daniel Francis Lieuwen, Gang Zhou
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Patent number: 5978789Abstract: A hypothetical query in a database system is transformed using algebraic equivalences involving explicit substitutions so as to produce one or more equivalent queries which can be evaluated more efficiently than the original hypothetical query. The hypothetical query may be of the form Q when {U} where Q is a relational algebra query and U is an update expression. The value assigned to the hypothetical query in a database state DB is the value that Q would return in the database state reached from DB by executing update U. One or more explicit substitutions are used to represent hypothetical database state changes, and algebraic equivalences involving the explicit substitutions are applied to the hypothetical query in order to generate at least one additional query which is equivalent to the hypothetical query. Several equivalent queries may be generated, and their estimated computation times compared, in order to select a particular equivalent query for direct evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Timothy G. Griffin, Richard Baxter Hull