Patents by Inventor William John Scheid

William John Scheid 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).

  • Method, system, and program for managing database operations
    Patent number: 6898600
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for performing database operations. A request is received to access database resources from a client over a network. An entry is added to a monitor list indicating a last access time to the database by the client, wherein the entry is associated with an access of database resources in response to the received request. The monitor list is scanned to determine an entry where a difference of a current time and last access time exceeds a timeout threshold. A calling a function is indicated in the entry. The function causes an abort operation to be performed to terminate the access of database resources associated with the determined entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Fruchtman, William John Scheid, III
  • Method, system, and program for managing database operations
    Publication number: 20030217068
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for performing database operations. A request is received to access database resources from a client over a network. An entry is added to a monitor list indicating a last access time to the database by the client, wherein the entry is associated with an access of database resources in response to the received request. The monitor list is scanned to determine an entry where a difference of a current time and last access time exceeds a timeout threshold. A calling a function is indicated in the entry. The function causes an abort operation to be performed to terminate the access of database resources associated with the determined entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Fruchtman, William John Scheid