Patents by Inventor Stephen K. Kibby

Stephen K. Kibby 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: 9058241
    Abstract: A system and method allow a user to extract the set of customizations performed on an application and use these to estimate the time and effort and cost of (a) migrating to a new version of the application and/or (b) consolidating systems. The user can browse the extracted data and select configuration elements for re-use. After downloading the one or more configurations and comparing them, the user selects elements of the configurations for re-use. The first step is to scan one or more application systems and extract the configuration data using a surveyor. The method according to the invention automatically identifies configuration differences. The user then selects configuration elements for re-use. A graphic user interface (GUI) can be provided which allows the user to make these selections by dragging and dropping selected elements to a “To Be” configuration. The selected configurations are then uploaded and installed on an instance of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Chopra, SweeFen Goh, Richard Thomas Goodwin, Anca-Andreea Ivan, Stephen K. Kibby, Rakesh Mohan, Igor Naumov, Thomas Dean Rosinski, George A. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 8495620
    Abstract: A system and method allow a user to extract the set of customizations performed on an application and use these to estimate the time and effort and cost of (a) migrating to a new version of the application and/or (b) consolidating systems. The user can browse the extracted data and select configuration elements for re-use. After downloading the one or more configurations and comparing them, the user selects elements of the configurations for re-use. The first step is to scan one or more application systems and extract the configuration data using a surveyor. The method according to the invention automatically identifies configuration differences. The user then selects configuration elements for re-use. A graphic user interface (GUI) can be provided which allows the user to make these selections by dragging and dropping selected elements to a “To Be” configuration. The selected configurations are then uploaded and installed on an instance of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Chopra, SweeFen Goh, Richard Thomas Goodwin, Anca-Andreea Ivan, Stephen K. Kibby, Rakesh Mohan, Igor Naumov, Thomas Dean Rosinski, George A. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 8291380
    Abstract: A method for configuring a software package for an enterprise includes gathering desired To-be configuration requirements for a software package through at least one questionnaire; gathering current As-Is raw data for the enterprise; displaying the To-Be configuration requirements and As-Is raw data; comparing the To-Be configuration requirements and As-Is raw data; selecting final To-Be configuration requirements; and generating and executing configuration code for the software package to pre-configure the software package with the final To-Be configuration requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay, Kumar Bhaskaran, Rajesh Chopra, Christina Derra, Shiwa Fu, Ying Huang, Stephen K. Kibby, Santhosh Kumaran, Igor A. Naumov, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl
  • Publication number: 20090228512
    Abstract: A system and method allow a user to extract the set of customizations performed on an application and use these to estimate the time and effort and cost of (a) migrating to a new version of the application and/or (b) consolidating systems. The user can browse the extracted data and select configuration elements for re-use. After downloading the one or more configurations and comparing them, the user selects elements of the configurations for re-use. The first step is to scan one or more application systems and extract the configuration data using a surveyor. The method according to the invention automatically identifies configuration differences. The user then selects configuration elements for re-use. A graphic user interface (GUI) can be provided which allows the user to make these selections by dragging and dropping selected elements to a “To Be” configuration. The selected configurations are then uploaded and installed on an instance of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Rajesh Chopra, SweeFen Goh, Richard Thomas Goodwin, Anca-Andreea Ivan, Stephen K. Kibby, Rakesh Mohan, Igor Naumov, Thomas Dean Rosinski, George A. Shroeder
  • Publication number: 20090228867
    Abstract: A method for configuring a software package for an enterprise includes gathering desired To-be configuration requirements for a software package through at least one questionnaire; gathering current As-is raw data for the enterprise; displaying the To-Be configuration requirements and As-is raw data; comparing the To-Be configuration requirements and As-is raw data; selecting final To-Be configuration requirements; and generating and executing configuration code for the software package to pre-configure the software package with the final To-Be configuration requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay, Kumar Bhaskaran, Rajesh Chopra, Christina Derra (Schmidt), Shiwa S. Fu, Ying Huang, Stephen K. Kibby, Santhosh Kumaran, Igor A. Naumov, Thomas D. Rosinski, Gerhard Sigl