Patents by Inventor Robin Rehrmann

Robin Rehrmann 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).

  • Accessing a shared data set
    Patent number: 12561164
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of accessing a shared data set using a shared and an exclusive lock is provided. The method includes: initiating at least one reader thread configured to perform a read operation; recording a reader thread state for the at least one reader thread in a data structure; selectively acquiring the shared lock for the at least one reader thread; implementing processing of the at least one reader thread; selectively interrupting the processing of the at least one reader thread in response to an exclusive lock request; restoring the at least one reader thread state using the reader thread state recorded in the data structure and releasing the shared lock; acquiring an exclusive lock; resuming the processing of the at least one reader thread; reacquiring the shared lock for the at least one reader thread in response to determining a releasing of the exclusive lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Rehrmann, Kim Nguyen, Eric Kass
  • ACCESSING A SHARED DATA SET
    Publication number: 20250036456
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of accessing a shared data set using a shared and an exclusive lock is provided. The method includes: initiating at least one reader thread configured to perform a read operation; recording a reader thread state for the at least one reader thread in a data structure; selectively acquiring the shared lock for the at least one reader thread; implementing processing of the at least one reader thread; selectively interrupting the processing of the at least one reader thread in response to an exclusive lock request; restoring the at least one reader thread state using the reader thread state recorded in the data structure and releasing the shared lock; acquiring an exclusive lock; resuming the processing of the at least one reader thread; reacquiring the shared lock for the at least one reader thread in response to determining a releasing of the exclusive lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Robin Rehrmann, Kim Nguyen, Eric Kass