Patents by Inventor Siljan H. Simpson

Siljan H. Simpson 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: 10908963
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20160335126
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: LANDON C. MILLER, SILJAN H. SIMPSON
  • Patent number: 9430293
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20150301867
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: LANDON C. MILLER, SILJAN H. SIMPSON
  • Patent number: 9047125
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8930523
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for stateful business application processing in an otherwise stateless service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services where each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application, where the stateful business application processing includes: configuring each service of the SOA to record state information describing the state of the service upon completion of a processing step in the business application and provide the state information to a subsequent service; and executing the business application in the SOA, including sending requests for data processing among the services, each such request including a specification of the state of the executing business application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8744887
    Abstract: An approach that manages a service oriented architecture (SOA) lifecycle organization change is provided. In one embodiment, there is a change management tool, including a retrieval component configured to retrieve a proposed change; a lifecycle defining component configured to define an SOA lifecycle based on the proposed change; a services portfolio component configured to identify a plurality of SOA shared services in services portfolio that addresses the proposed change; a stakeholder component configured to identify stakeholders having an interest in the proposed change; an impact component configured to determine impacts of the proposed change on the stakeholders; a deployment planning component configured to develop a service deployment plan and communication plan related to the proposed change; and an implementation component configured to implement the plurality of SOA shared services that addresses the proposed change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kishore Channabasavaiah, Benjamin S. Gerber, Sri Ramanathan, Siljan H. Simpson, Matthew B. Trevathan, Raghu Varadan, Nevenko Zunic
  • Patent number: 8660874
    Abstract: In general, the present invention provides a technique for IT estimation modeling of any organization. Although this estimation model is applied to SOA herein, it is not limited to solely estimating SOA activities; the maturity-based estimation modeling can be applied to other areas and disciplines, even beyond the IT industry. The maturity-based model of the present invention also offers executives and project managers a very effective estimating tool to analyze the impact of project variances. Resources do not need to be taken off projects and assigned to perform estimations, as this model acquires knowledge over time and delivers ever more precise estimates with each successive project. Executives and project managers may analyze the effects of additional staff, function changes, or other events to an overall project. Additionally, new projects may be estimated without utilizing current personnel with this adaptive learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Abdul Allam, Kishore Channabasavaiah, Kerrie L. Holley, Pawan Khera, Subhash K. Kothuru, William D. James, Sri Ramanathan, Siljan H. Simpson, Matthew B. Trevathan, Raghu Varadan, Nevenko Zunic
  • Patent number: 8244794
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product integrate Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services with resources at multiple enterprises. A processor receives and aggregates trapped messages, from an affected resource, which describe an event. The trapped aggregated message describes redundant messages about a same event. The trapped aggregated message is transcribed to create a transcribed trapped aggregated message, which is transmitted to the SOA response service to request the pre-set response. The pre-set response is translated into a protocol needed to initiate the pre-set response in an electronic element referenced by the pre-set response, and is then transmitted to the electronic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. G. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20120150980
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product integrate Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services with resources at multiple enterprises. A processor receives and aggregates trapped messages, from an affected resource, which describe an event. The trapped aggregated message describes redundant messages about a same event. The trapped aggregated message is transcribed to create a transcribed trapped aggregated message, which is transmitted to the SOA response service to request the pre-set response. The pre-set response is translated into a protocol needed to initiate the pre-set response in an electronic element referenced by the pre-set response, and is then transmitted to the electronic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: LANDON C. G. MILLER, SILJAN H. SIMPSON
  • Patent number: 8196145
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time stateful business application processing in an otherwise stateless service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services with each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application, each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes: configuring each service of the SOA to record state information describing the state of the service upon completion of a processing step in the business application and provide the state information to a subsequent service, the state information including real time processing information; and executing the business application in the SOA in real time, including sending requests for data processing among the services, each such request comprising a specification of the state of the executing business application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8140615
    Abstract: A Consolidated Business Service (CBS) manages an interface between Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services and resources used by at least one enterprise customer. The CBS utilizes an Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) layer that includes: a bi-directional portal between Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services and enterprise resources used by at least one enterprise customer; an aggregating logic for aggregating incoming and outgoing messages from the SOA services and the enterprise resources; a strategy set of rules that define pre-set responses to an event described by one or more of the incoming messages from the enterprise resources, wherein the pre-set responses are provided by a SOA response service from the SOA services; and a delegation logic for delegating the pre-set responses to agents in the affected resources, wherein the agents are software logic that have been pre-deployed, from the ESM layer to the affected resources, for executing the pre-set responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. G. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20110106575
    Abstract: In general, the present invention provides a technique for IT estimation modeling of any organization. Although this estimation model is applied to SOA herein, it is not limited to solely estimating SOA activities; the maturity-based estimation modeling can be applied to other areas and disciplines, even beyond the IT industry. The maturity-based model of the present invention also offers executives and project managers a very effective estimating tool to analyze the impact of project variances. Resources do not need to be taken off projects and assigned to perform estimations, as this model acquires knowledge over time and delivers ever more precise estimates with each successive project. Executives and project managers may analyze the effects of additional staff, function changes, or other events to an overall project. Additionally, new projects may be estimated without utilizing current personnel with this adaptive learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Abdul Allam, Kishore Channabasavaiah, Kerrie L. Holley, Pawan Khera, Subhash K. Kothuru, William D. James, Sri Ramanathan, Siljan H. Simpson, Matthew B. Trevathan, Raghu Varadan, Nevenko Zunic
  • Publication number: 20100228587
    Abstract: An approach that manages an SOA lifecycle organization change is provided. In one embodiment, there is a change management tool, including a retrieval component configured to retrieve a proposed change; a lifecycle defining component configured to define an SOA lifecycle based on the proposed change; a services portfolio component configured to identify a plurality of SOA shared services in services portfolio that addresses the proposed change; a stakeholder component configured to identify stakeholders having an interest in the proposed change; an impact component configured to determine impacts of the proposed change on the stakeholders; a deployment planning component configured to develop a service deployment plan and communication plan related to the proposed change; and an implementation component configured to implement the plurality of SOA shared services that addresses the proposed change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kishore Channabasavaiah, Benjamin S. Gerber, Sri Ramanathan, Siljan H. Simpson, Matthew B. Trevathan, Raghu Varadan, Nevenko Zunic
  • Publication number: 20090327389
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for stateful business application processing in an otherwise stateless service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services where each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application, where the stateful business application processing includes: configuring each service of the SOA to record state information describing the state of the service upon completion of a processing step in the business application and provide the state information to a subsequent service; and executing the business application in the SOA, including sending requests for data processing among the services, each such request including a specification of the state of the executing business application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20090328039
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time business application processing in a service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services, each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application where each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and deterministic real time business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes configuring the business application with real time processing information and executing the business application in the SOA in accordance with the real time processing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20090328040
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for deterministic real time stateful business application processing in an otherwise stateless service-oriented architecture (‘SOA’), the SOA including SOA services with each SOA service carrying out a processing step of the business application, each SOA service is a real time process executable on a real time operating system of a generally programmable computer and business application processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes: configuring each service of the SOA to record state information describing the state of the service upon completion of a processing step in the business application and provide the state information to a subsequent service, the state information including real time processing information; and executing the business application in the SOA in real time, including sending requests for data processing among the services, each such request comprising a specification of the state of the executing business application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Landon C. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20090281861
    Abstract: A Consolidated Business Service (CBS) manages an interface between Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services and resources used by at least one enterprise customer. The CBS utilizes an Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) layer that includes: a bi-directional portal between Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services and enterprise resources used by at least one enterprise customer; an aggregating logic for aggregating incoming and outgoing messages from the SOA services and the enterprise resources; a strategy set of rules that define pre-set responses to an event described by one or more of the incoming messages from the enterprise resources, wherein the pre-set responses are provided by a SOA response service from the SOA services; and a delegation logic for delegating the pre-set responses to agents in the affected resources, wherein the agents are software logic that have been pre-deployed, from the ESM layer to the affected resources, for executing the pre-set responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Landon C.G. Miller, Siljan H. Simpson