Patents by Inventor Werner Ederer

Werner Ederer 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).

  • Data storage method and system
    Patent number: 8005982
    Abstract: A method and computer system is provided for storing a data file in a peer-to-peer network of computer systems according to a selectable service level. Each computer system offers storage services at one of a set of service levels, the method comprising assigning to each of the computer systems respective peer identifiers from a metric space in such a way that the distance between peer identifiers of computer systems offering storage at the same service level is smaller than between peer identifiers of computer systems offering storage at different service levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Werner Ederer, Benno Staebler, Steffen Koenig
  • Method and system for autonomic self-learning in selecting resources for dynamic provisioning
    Patent number: 7788639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of provisioning of electronic computing resources via a network to a client, and in particular to a method for automatically selecting resources in for application environments consisting of a multitude of resources, wherein a resource managing component is provided for associating specific, selected resource combinations to the application environment, wherein a list of qualifying working combinations of the resource combinations is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Boas Betzler, Mark Dettinger, Werner Ederer
  • DATA STORAGE METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070133554
    Abstract: A method and computer system is provided for storing a data file in a peer-to-peer network of computer systems according to a selectable service level. Each computer system offers storage services at one of a set of service levels, the method comprising assigning to each of the computer systems respective peer identifiers from a metric space in such a way that the distance between peer identifiers of computer systems offering storage at the same service level is smaller than between peer identifiers of computer systems offering storage at different service levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: WERNER EDERER, Benno Staebler, Steffen Koenig
  • Method and system for autonomic self-learning in selecting resources for dynamic provisioning
    Publication number: 20050071107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of provisioning of electronic computing resources via a network to a client, and in particular to a method for automatically selecting resources in for application environments consisting of a multitude of resources, wherein a resource managing component is provided for associating specific, selected resource combinations to the application environment, wherein a list of qualifying working combinations of the resource combinations is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Boas Betzler, Mark Dettinger, Werner Ederer
  • Method and system for digital rights management in content distribution application
    Publication number: 20030079133
    Abstract: The invention described herein introduces a system which binds the content to a person or any other entity like a company. So duplication of the content and rendering of content is only allowed to a well defined number of devices. The devices used in a system according to the present invention are provided for playing unencrypted content as well. Thus, users are enabled to play their currently existing audio CDs with the same device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerd Breiter, Oliver Petrik, Werner Ederer, Jonathan Munson, Giovanni Pacifici, Alaa S. Youssef, Abdelsalam Helal