Patents by Inventor Ruth A. Allen

Ruth A. Allen 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).

  • Method and system for managing data and users of data in a data processing system
    Patent number: 5465359
    Abstract: A method and system for managing information in a data processing system is provided. The data processing system includes one or more operating systems coupled to a coupling facility. Stored within the coupling facility is data, which is accessed by one or more users. The status of those users are also stored in the coupling facility. A number of operating system services are provided for recording the users' status and managing the data and the users of the data. The data may include cache, list and/or lock structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruth A. Allen, Lisa M. Goetze, Jeffrey M. Nick, Kelly B. Pushong, David H. Surman, Michael D. Swanson