Patents by Inventor Simon David McMahon

Simon David McMahon 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).

  • Guaranteeing a single copy of a shared assembly per process
    Patent number: 8412852
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and a data processing system access a version of shared assembly in a componentized environment, wherein multiple versions of the shared assembly exist concurrently in a single process, and wherein each version of the shared assembly comprises an assembly stub and an assembly implementation. A call to an assembly stub of the shared assembly is received. The call is then forwarded from the assembly stub to an identified assembly implementation using a proxy pointer. A function table structure is then retuned from the identified assembly implementation, wherein the function table structure contains implementation symbols from the identified assembly implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Wallace Gray, Alexander John Hennekam, Peter Reginald Horner, Simon David McMahon, Michael James Thomas, Peter Thoedore Waltenberg
  • Method for Guaranteeing a Single Copy of A Shared Assembly Per Process In a Unix Environment
    Publication number: 20100199289
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and a data processing system access a version of shared assembly in a componentized environment, wherein multiple versions of the shared assembly exist concurrently in a single process, and wherein each version of the shared assembly comprises an assembly stub and an assembly implementation. A call to an assembly stub of the shared assembly is received. The call is then forwarded from the assembly stub to an identified assembly implementation using a proxy pointer. A function table structure is then retuned from the identified assembly implementation, wherein the function table structure contains implementation symbols from the identified assembly implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Wallace Gray, Alexander John Hennekam, Peter Reginald Horner, Simon David McMahon, Michael James Thomas, Peter Thoedore Waltenberg