Patents by Inventor Terence J. Quinn

Terence J. Quinn 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).

  • Staging a file within a distributed computing system
    Patent number: 8099454
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for staging a file within a distributed computing system are disclosed that include defining a topology of the network; mapping each computer to a network location in the topology of the network; selecting, in dependence upon the topology of the network and the network locations of the computers in the network, one or more servers on which to stage the file for use by clients in the network; and staging the file on the one or more selected servers. The distributed computing system includes a plurality of computers coupled for data communications through a data communications network, the distributed computing system also includes files of computer data and computer program instructions for use by the computers, the computers include clients that use the files and servers capable of functioning as staging locations for files for use by the computers in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Achtermann, Todd Gerlach, Terence J. Quinn, Patrick L. Woods
  • Staging A File Within A Distributed Computing System
    Publication number: 20090037428
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for staging a file within a distributed computing system are disclosed that include defining a topology of the network; mapping each computer to a network location in the topology of the network; selecting, in dependence upon the topology of the network and the network locations of the computers in the network, one or more servers on which to stage the file for use by clients in the network; and staging the file on the one or more selected servers. The distributed computing system includes a plurality of computers coupled for data communications through a data communications network, the distributed computing system also includes files of computer data and computer program instructions for use by the computers, the computers include clients that use the files and servers capable of functioning as staging locations for files for use by the computers in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Achtermann, Todd Gerlach, Terence J. Quinn, Patrick L. Woods