Brian M O'Connell

US Patent:

7693873, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/249531

Inventors:

Richard E. Nesbitt - Holly Springs NC, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Herbert D. Pearthree - Cary NC, US
Kevin E. Vaughan - Fuguay Varina NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707200, 707205

Abstract:

System, method and program for making same data available from different file systems to clients. The data is transferred to each of the file systems. Respective time periods required to rename the data in the file systems from a first name to a second name are estimated. The data with the first name is not available to the clients. The data with the second name is available to the clients. Renaming of the data in the file systems from the first name to the second name is scheduled. The scheduling is based at least in part on the estimated respective time periods to rename the data in the file systems. Preferably, the scheduling is timed to result in completion of the renaming of the data in all of the file systems at approximately a same time. Preferably, one of the time periods to rename the data in the file systems is based at least in part on a time period to transfer the data to a server associated with the file system and a wait time within the server to schedule the renaming.

US Patent:

7725574, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Jan 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/337744

Inventors:

Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224, 709219

Abstract:

Web pages transmitted from a server to a web browser have at least two scripts and an AJAX-technique web page update command monitoring and collecting script error conditions, and for data exchange between the browser and a server to dynamically update the web pages without interruption of interaction flow caused by a full page refresh action. An browser AJAX engine executes the update commands, intercepts script calls to the server, converts the calls to HTTP requests, receives XML data from the server, and delivers corresponding web page and cascading style sheets to the browser for display and interpretation, using a background channel asynchronous connection to send a non-cacheable error message to an error processing server.

US Patent:

7756860, Jul 13, 2010

Filed:

May 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/752401

Inventors:

Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US
Andrew Ladd Wismar - Research Triangle Park NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707718, 707721, 715221, 715234

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product for enhancing the usability of web browsers by analyzing the recent behavior of an operator while executing a search pattern on a computer network. In particular, a browser enhancement utility provides web browsers with the ability to store (for a limited time period) search terms used in a variety of web search patterns. The browser enhancement utility employs ranking algorithms to identify the relationships between searches and a ranking and matching algorithm to utilize stored search terms to find (text) matches in a web document. When the browser displays web pages after a search has occurred, the browser enhancement utility utilizes these matches in order to take actions to enhance document usability. These actions include: Highlighting terms that have been recently searched for; pre-selecting matching terms from drop down boxes or radio buttons; and focusing a web page to relevant sections of text.

US Patent:

7797690, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

Mar 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/081054

Inventors:

Richard Elderkin Nesbitt - Holly Springe NC, US
Brian Marshall O'Connell - Morrisville NC, US
Kevin Edward Vaughan - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717153, 717154

Abstract:

System, process and program product for optimizing a computer program during run time. During run time, a determination is made whether the computer program calls a method which includes a conditional evaluation of a variable which is fixed and the evaluation of the fixed variable does not result in anything productive being accomplished except to return to execution of the computer program. If so, the call to the method which includes the conditional evaluation is deleted from the computer program for subsequent iterations of the computer program. Consequently, the subsequent execution of the computer program will yield a same result as if the conditional evaluation was executed. If the evaluation of the fixed variable results in something productive being accomplished, the call to the method which includes the conditional evaluation is not deleted from the subsequent execution of the computer program.

US Patent:

7949935, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Apr 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741155

Inventors:

Nancy Lynn Friedman - Apex NC, US
Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Garfield Winston Vaughn - South Windsor CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715205, 715206, 715207, 715208, 715234, 715241

Abstract:

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing a web page. A selection of a section of text in a web page is received to form selected text. Identification information for the selected text is generated, wherein the identification information includes an identification of the selected text and a location of the selected text in the web page. The identification information is placed into a universal resource locator for the web page, wherein the universal resource locator is used to present the web page in a browser at the location.

US Patent:

7949936, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Apr 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741179

Inventors:

Nancy Lynn Friedman - Apex NC, US
Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Garfield Winston Vaughn - South Windsor CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715205, 715253

Abstract:

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for identifying advertising for a web page. In response to receiving a universal resource locator containing identification information for selected text in the web page, the web page is retrieved to form a retrieved web page. The selected text in the web page is identified. Advertisements for the web page are identified using the selected text to form identified advertisements. The identified advertisements are placed in the web page.

US Patent:

7990387, Aug 2, 2011

Filed:

Aug 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/839884

Inventors:

Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Clifford Alan Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06T 13/00
G06T 15/00
G06F 3/048
G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345473, 345474, 345475, 345629, 715706, 715757, 715777

Abstract:

The present invention provides a computer implemented method and apparatus to project a projected avatar associated with an avatar in a virtual universe. A computer receives a command to project the avatar, the command having a projection point. The computer transmits a request to place a projected avatar at the projection point to a virtual universe host. The computer renders a tab associated with the projected avatar.

US Patent:

7991892, Aug 2, 2011

Filed:

May 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/120315

Inventors:

Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Victoria L. Vogelsang - Milton NY, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709226, 709217, 709218, 709223, 709224, 709225

Abstract:

Methods, devices, services and program products are provided for selecting a printer from a plurality of printers as a function of a printer resource consumption attribute where there is a network environment comprising a plurality of printers, each of the plurality of printers having a resource consumption attribute value. A user invokes a print operation through the network environment and a processing means compares weighted resource consumption attribute values for each of the plurality of printers. Processing means automatically select at least one destination printer from the plurality of printers having a lower resource usage requirement for performing a print operation relative to at least one unselected printer of the plurality of printers. Processing means also automatically choose a destination printer as a function of an availability of each of the destination printers.