Patents by Inventor Walter David Butler

Walter David Butler 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).

  • Publication number: 20030233378
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reconciling resources in a managed region of a resource management system. With the apparatus and method, an object database storing objects associated with resources managed by the resource management server is queried to generate a resource file. The resource file identifies the resources managed or available in the managed region of the resource management server. A resource file is also generated for a target resource management server. The differences between the two resource files are then identified and stored in a differences file. The differences file is then used to duplicate those resources that are managed by the first resource management server but are not managed by the target resource management server. In this way, the resources available through the first resource management server will also be available through the target resource management server and services may be obtained across managed region boundaries without a change in the way the service is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Walter David Butler, Oluyemi Babatunde Saka