Patents by Inventor Thomas E. O'Brien

Thomas E. O'Brien 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: 8447735
    Abstract: A backup program running on a computing device receives a search query. The backup program transmits the search query to a search program. The backup program receives search results corresponding to the search query from the search program. The search results include a list of data objects stored on a storage device and that satisfy the search query. The backup program backs up one or more selected data objects of the list of data objects. The backup program can periodically and automatically without user interaction retransmit the search query to the search program, and receive updated search results corresponding to the search query from the search program. The updated search results include an updated list of data objects stored on the storage device that satisfy the search query. The backup program can then back up the data objects within the updated list of data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean X. Yu, Yan Xiao, Thomas E. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20120150810
    Abstract: A backup program running on a computing device receives a search query. The backup program transmits the search query to a search program. The backup program receives search results corresponding to the search query from the search program. The search results include a list of data objects stored on a storage device and that satisfy the search query. The backup program backs up one or more selected data objects of the list of data objects. The backup program can periodically and automatically without user interaction retransmit the search query to the search program, and receive updated search results corresponding to the search query from the search program. The updated search results include an updated list of data objects stored on the storage device that satisfy the search query. The backup program can then back up the data objects within the updated list of data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Jean X. Yu, Yan Xiao, Thomas E. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 7970741
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting file data is provided that combines or merges revision based backup with backup based on time intervals. One embodiment is directed to a method for protecting data contained in a file of a computer system, wherein the computer system is useable to create multiple successive file versions. The method comprises the steps of specifying a maximum number of file versions that can be stored collectively at first and second storage locations, and apportioning the maximum number into a first number of file versions and a second number of file versions. The method further comprises storing the most recent of the multiple file versions, up to a number equal to the first number, at the first storage location. A number of file versions respectively created before the stored most recent versions, up to a number equal to the second number, are stored at the second storage location, over a pre-specified time period and in accordance with a pre-specified strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher V. Lazzaro, Thomas E. O'Brien, Borna Safabakhsh
  • Patent number: 6992951
    Abstract: Provided is a permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems seismic sensors. The system includes and expandable backbone, multiple hubs and sensor lines. The sensor lines include multiple sensor modules that include 3-C accelerometers and a hydrophone for providing a 4-C sensor module output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Input/Output, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. O'Brien, Magne Oldervoll, Leon Lovheim, Allen J. Bishop, William P. Campbell, Ronald G. Schmidt, Douglas S. Wheeler, Geoffrey M. Nightingale
  • Publication number: 20040156267
    Abstract: Provided is a permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems seismic sensors. The system includes and expandable backbone, multiple hubs and sensor lines. The sensor lines include multiple sensor modules that include 3-C accelerometers and a hydrophone for providing a 4-C sensor module output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Input/Output, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. O'Brien, Magne Oldervoll, Leon Lovheim, Allen J. Bishop, William P. Campbell, Ronald G. Schmidt, Douglas S. Wheeler, Geoffrey M. Nightingale
  • Patent number: 4477800
    Abstract: A cable TV security system utilizes three radio frequency signals as three data communication channels. One downstream channel is provided as a polling channel in available spectrum space in the standard FM band. Two upstream channels are provided in the return portion of the cable spectrum. One of the upstream channels is a polling response channel, and the other is an alarm channel. Subscriber security units transmit on the polling return channel in response to downstream command messages on the polling channel. Alarm conditions are immediately transmitted on the alarm channel so that system response to an alarm condition is fast and substantially independent of the number of subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas E. O'Brien