Patents by Inventor Stephanie A. Beals

Stephanie A. Beals 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 multiple versions of multiple subsystems in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 6055363
    Abstract: A parallel distributed computing system having a plurality of processors connected in a network of nodes, each node having software installed thereon, and a control workstation controlling the nodes in the network. A list of the levels of the software installed at each node is stored at the control workstation. A list of software subsystems affected by a command to be executed is stored at the nodes of the network, including the control workstation. In addition, a control script for each of said software subsystems is stored at the nodes, including the control workstation. Each control script provides a routine to be followed for the associated subsystem on the associated node or control workstation during the execution of the command. Since the control scripts are compatible with the level of software installed on the target node, the command will be performed such as to be compatible with the software installed on the target node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephanie A. Beals, Kenneth C. Briskey, Richard C. Russell
  • Method for managing multiple versions of multiple subsystems in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 5956515
    Abstract: A method for use in a parallel distributed computing system having a plurality of processors connected in a network of nodes, each node having software installed thereon, and a control workstation controlling the nodes in the network. A list of the levels of the software installed at each node is stored at the control workstation. A list of software subsystems affected by a command to be executed is stored at the nodes of the network, including the control workstation. In addition, a control script for each of said software subsystems is stored at the nodes, including the control workstation. Each control script provides a routine to be followed for the associated subsystem on the associated node or control workstation during the execution of the command. Since the control scripts are compatible with the level of software installed on the target node, the command will be performed such as to be compatible with the software installed on the target node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephanie A. Beals, Kenneth C. Briskey, Richard C. Russell