Patents by Inventor Steven E. Froehlich

Steven E. Froehlich 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).

  • Method, system and program products for operationally migrating a cluster through emulation
    Patent number: 6754848
    Abstract: An updating capability updates a component of a computing environment, while maintaining the availability of the computing environment. In particular, a component of the computing environment which is associated with at least a portion of a unit of work is updated from one version to another version. Subsequently, the updated component emulates the original version, or operates in a compatibility mode, while other components of the computing environment, which are similarly associated with the same unit of work, remain at the original version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven E. Froehlich, Michael K. Coffey, Paul D. Moyer
  • Method, system and program products for operationally backing out components of a cluster through emulation
    Patent number: 6564376
    Abstract: A backing out capability backs out a component of a computing environment, while maintaining the availability of the computing environment. In particular, a component of the computing environment which is associated with at least a portion of a unit of work is backed out from one version to another version. In addition, the backed out component is capable of emulating the other version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven E. Froehlich, Michael K. Coffey, Paul D. Moyer