Patents by Inventor Ward Harold

Ward Harold 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: 20060168171
    Abstract: Method, system and computer program product for communicating information regarding a managed resource in a network data processing system. A method, in a network data processing system, for communicating information regarding a managed resource includes receiving management information regarding at least one managed resource. The received management information is converted into a specified format, and the converted management information is then sent to at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. The converted management information may then be extracted from the presence information for use in any desired manner. The invention provides a convenient mechanism for communicating status information and other appropriate information regarding a managed resource to interested parties connected to the network data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda Childress, Ward Harold, David Kumhyr, Neil Pennell, Randy Scott
  • Publication number: 20060123427
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for preventing unnecessary delays during notification delivery process in an event driven system. The unnecessary delays may be caused by waiting for event completion acknowledgments for an unbounded time. Notifications (event handle requests) may be dispatched to all interested parties in parallel. Then, handling acknowledgments from the interested parties may be gathered after a specific delay. Termination requests may be sent to non-responding parities in order to prevent indefinite waiting or an advertent notification cycle. Alternatively, non-responding parties may be removed from a list of listeners which have been registered as interesting parties for a software component in the event driven system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ward Harold, Shawn Lauzon
  • Publication number: 20060095519
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for programmatic communications via an instant messaging network. A connection is established to the instant messaging network. A script is received though the connection. The script is then executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda Childress, Ward Harold, David Kumhyr, Reid Minyen, Neil Pennell
  • Publication number: 20060095577
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for optimizing Web services binding. A request is received from a client for Web services binding information for a Web service. The current availability of the Web service requested by the client is identified in response to receiving the request to form an identified current availability. An indication of the identified current availability of the Web service is sent to the client in response to identifying the current availability of the Web service requested by the client. The client uses the indication of the identified current availability to selectively use the Web service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda Childress, David Kumhyr, Neil Pennell, Ward Harold
  • Publication number: 20060095561
    Abstract: An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for correlating system management information in a network data processing system. Monitoring an instant messaging chat group for system management information sent by a set of agents located in the network data processing system using an instant messaging system, wherein the system management information forms collected system management information, correlating the collected system management information form correlated system management information, and initiating an action based on the correlated system management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda Childress, Ward Harold, David Kumhyr, Neil Pennell
  • Publication number: 20050223287
    Abstract: A system, method and computer instructions are disclosed for routing system management information to entities or parties who are responsible for responding to the management information. If a management agent or managed resource associated with a computer-based management system desires to send event or notification information to an entity, party or person responsible for responding to the event or notification information, the management agent or managed resource can determine an identity of an entity, party or person responsible for responding to the event or notification from a prioritized “on-call list”. The management agent or managed resource can then determine the availability of the identified entity, party or person from a Presence Network, and send the event or notification information to a resource where the identified entity, party or person is currently “present”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda Childress, Ward Harold, David Kumhyr, Neil Pennell