Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Simms

Thomas E. Simms 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).

  • Offline restructuring of DEDB databases
    Patent number: 9128976
    Abstract: An IMS DEDB database restructure operation creates an empty offline DEDB having the desired structure. The offline database is populated with data from a source (online) database while keeping the source database online (i.e., available for access and update operations). Updates to the source database made during this process are selectively processed in parallel with the offline DEDB load operation. When the contents of the offline database is substantially the same as the source or online database, the source database is taken offline, final updates to the offline database are applied whereafter the offline database is brought online, thereby replacing the source database. It is significant to note that updates occurring to the source or online DEDB are applied to the offline DEDB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry J. Bristol, Bruce H. Mansur, William P. Kimball, Thomas E. Simms
  • OFFLINE RESTRUCTURING OF DEDB DATABASES
    Publication number: 20140172786
    Abstract: An IMS DEDB database restructure operation creates an empty offline DEDB having the desired structure. The offline database is populated with data from a source (online) database while keeping the source database online (i.e., available for access and update operations). Updates to the source database made during this process are selectively processed in parallel with the offline DEDB load operation. When the contents of the offline database is substantially the same as the source or online database, the source database is taken offline, final updates to the offline database are applied whereafter the offline database is brought online, thereby replacing the source database. It is significant to note that updates occurring to the source or online DEDB are applied to the offline DEDB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry J. BRISTOL, Bruce H. MANSUR, William P. KIMBALL, Thomas E. SIMMS
  • Offline restructuring of DEDB databases
    Patent number: 8700566
    Abstract: An IMS DEDB database restructure operation creates an empty offline DEDB having the desired structure. The offline database is populated with data from a source (online) database while keeping the source database online (i.e., available for access and update operations). Updates to the source database made during this process are selectively processed in parallel with the offline DEDB load operation. When the contents of the offline database is substantially the same as the source or online database, the source database is taken offline, final updates to the offline database are applied whereafter the offline database is brought online, thereby replacing the source database. It is significant to note that updates occurring to the source or online DEDB are applied to the offline DEDB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry J. Bristol, Bruce H. Mansur, William P. Kimball, Thomas E. Simms
  • Offline Restructuring of DEDB Databases
    Publication number: 20110071982
    Abstract: An IMS DEDB database restructure operation creates an empty offline DEDB having the desired structure. The offline database is populated with data from a source (online) database while keeping the source database online (i.e., available for access and update operations). Updates to the source database made during this process are selectively processed in parallel with the offline DEDB load operation. When the contents of the offline database is substantially the same as the source or online database, the source database is taken offline, final updates to the offline database are applied whereafter the offline database is brought online, thereby replacing the source database. It is significant to note that updates occurring to the source or online DEDB are applied to the offline DEDB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Mansur, Larry J. Bristol, William P. Kimball, Thomas E. Simms