Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Vanderham

Timothy D. Vanderham 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).

  • Thread timeout coordination method and system
    Patent number: 8433824
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method associates a timeout used by a client computer sending a work request with a maximum amount of time that the server computer should spend processing the work request. The server computer dynamically reacts to diverse, incoming client load requirements without using a static processing timeout on the server computer side. Resources may be made available for other work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Claudia S. Barrett, Jason J. Durheim, Timothy D. Vanderham
  • Thread Timeout Coordination Method and System
    Publication number: 20090248782
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method associates a timeout used by a client computer sending a work request with a maximum amount of time that the server computer should spend processing the work request. The server computer dynamically reacts to diverse, incoming client load requirements without using a static processing timeout on the server computer side. Resources may be made available for other work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Claudia S. Barrett, Jason J. Durheim, Timothy D. Vanderham