Patents by Inventor Selma Steinhoff

Selma Steinhoff 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).

  • Managing reconfigurations of distributed computing systems
    Patent number: 11665067
    Abstract: A computer manages reconfigurations of a Byzantine fault-tolerant, distributed computing system comprising a network of first nodes adhering to a given consensus protocol at a reconfiguration service. The computer services the network by receiving a request of change of status of a second node with respect to the network. The computer informs at least a subset of the first nodes of the received request. The computer obtains an approval of the request, whereby at least a subset of the first nodes collectively approve the change of status as a result of contributions processed according to the given consensus protocol. The computer updates a configuration log according to request approvals obtained by servicing the network. The computer addresses requests of clients about configurations of the network based on the updated configuration log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matej Pavlovic, Chrysoula Stathakopoulou, Selma Steinhoff, Marko Vukolić
  • MANAGING RECONFIGURATIONS OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220385549
    Abstract: A computer manages reconfigurations of a Byzantine fault-tolerant, distributed computing system comprising a network of first nodes adhering to a given consensus protocol at a reconfiguration service. The computer services the network by receiving a request of change of status of a second node with respect to the network. The computer informs at least a subset of the first nodes of the received request. The computer obtains an approval of the request, whereby at least a subset of the first nodes collectively approve the change of status as a result of contributions processed according to the given consensus protocol. The computer updates a configuration log according to request approvals obtained by servicing the network. The computer addresses requests of clients about configurations of the network based on the updated configuration log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Matej Pavlovic, Chrysoula Stathakopoulou, Selma Steinhoff, Marko Vukolic