Patents by Inventor Susan A. Pavlakis

Susan A. Pavlakis 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for file version control management
    Patent number: 7886270
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for file version control management are provided. Methods include receiving a loadset of at least one data file and activating the loadset. For each data file in the loadset, the data file is written to a target system and identified by a base name and a generation number. A symbolic link with an activation number is created in a version control file index (VCFX) to the data file written to the target system. An application view to the symbolic link is provided as the base name of the data file, and the application view to the symbolic link is limited based on an activation number of the application corresponding to the activation number of the symbolic link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert O. Dryfoos, Susan A. Pavlakis, Stephen E. Record, Glenn W. Sears, Jr.
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FILE VERSION CONTROL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080126440
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for file version control management are provided. Methods include receiving a loadset of at least one data file and activating the loadset. For each data file in the loadset, the data file is written to a target system and identified by a base name and a generation number. A symbolic link with an activation number is created in a version control file index (VCFX) to the data file written to the target system. An application view to the symbolic link is provided as the base name of the data file, and the application view to the symbolic link is limited based on an activation number of the application corresponding to the activation number of the symbolic link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert O. Dryfoos, Susan A. Pavlakis, Stephen E. Record, Glenn W. Sears