Patents by Inventor Victor S. Leith

Victor S. Leith 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).

  • Registration in a de-coupled environment
    Patent number: 8489564
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for registration in a de-coupled environment or system may include providing an identity of a spawned component to a manager. The method, system and computer program product may also include taking a predetermined action in response to the spawned component failing to report its status to the manager after a preset time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark P. Bonacci, Michael E. Brown, Fred T. Clewis, Victor S. Leith
  • REGISTRATION IN A DE-COUPLED ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120222049
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for registration in a de-coupled environment or system may include providing an identity of a spawned component to a manager. The method, system and computer program product may also include taking a predetermined action in response to the spawned component failing to report its status to the manager after a preset time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK P. BONACCI, MICHAEL E. BROWN, FRED T. CLEWIS, VICTOR S. LEITH
  • Registration in a de-coupled environment
    Patent number: 8224793
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for registration in a de-coupled environment or system may include providing an identity of a spawned component to a manager. The method, system and computer program product may also include taking a predetermined action in response to the spawned component failing to report its status to the manager after a preset time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark P. Bonacci, Michael E. Brown, Fred T. Clewis, Victor S. Leith
  • Secure communications system for remotely located computers
    Patent number: 5196840
    Abstract: A system for determining when a remote computer user is authorized to communicate with a host computer and to establish a ciphering key to be used for the communications session. A random number is generated at the host computer, ciphered under the user's PIN, and sent to the remote user where it is deciphered under the PIN to provide a session key. In one embodiment, this key is reciphered under the PIN, sent to the host computer, and deciphered under the PIN. The deciphered value is equal to the generated random number when the correct PIN's are used, thereby validating the user. In another embodiment, the deciphered random number at the remote user location is used as a key to cipher the PIN which is sent to the host, deciphered under the random number, and compared with the PIN existing at the host. Subsequent, ciphering can use the determined session key as a ciphering key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Victor S. Leith, James V. Stevens