Patents by Inventor Thomas Carr Storms

Thomas Carr Storms 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).

  • Product-Centric Automatic Software Identification in z/OS Systems
    Publication number: 20120011083
    Abstract: A software identification manager selects a unique software module that corresponds to a single knowledge base software product. Next, the software identification manager determines that one or more software modules included in a raw inventory corresponds to the unique software module and, in turn, the software identification manager includes the single knowledge base software product into a refined group of knowledge base software products. The software identification manager then matches one of the knowledge base software products included in the refined group of knowledge base software products to one of the related raw inventory software modules. Once the software identification manager identifies a match, the software identification manager stores a module identification entry in a storage area and associates the matched raw inventory software module to the matched knowledge base software product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Carr Storms, Steven R. Youchnow