Patents by Inventor Stephen Craig Hughes

Stephen Craig Hughes 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 independently executing computer tasks that are interrelated by dataflow
    Patent number: 6044394
    Abstract: A complex task is managed by controlling the independent, cooperating components that make up the complex task. This control includes, for instance, pre-run dynamic validation of the components of the complex task; programmatic determination of the proper order to start, stop or delete one or more of the components; post-run automatic recovery from a terminated component; and/or automatic collection of information regarding the independent, cooperating components, such that the overall status of the complex task is obtained and understood. The control is provided through a centralized mechanism that enables easy configuration, control and monitoring of the independent, cooperating components of a complex task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William S. Cadden, Iwao Hatanaka, Stephen Craig Hughes