James Richard Thorpe

US Patent:

7065744, Jun 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/047792

Inventors:

Kevin S. Barker - Raleigh NC, US
John E. Diller - Apex NC, US
James L. Gay - Apex NC, US
Margaret M. Hedstrom - Raleigh NC, US
Carol J. Persche - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad R. Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US
John W. Sweitzer - Austin TX, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717109

Abstract:

A system and method for converting management models to specific console interfaces is provided. A plug-in builder process is used to read a management definition object. The plug-in builder process derives display information and method information from the management definition object. Console interface information is used to take the management definition object and transform it into a format suitable for the selected consoles. The management definition object information includes information used to display tree nodes in a management console. The plug-in builder process retrieves methods from the management definition object that corresponds to the displayed nodes. In this manner, when a user selects a tree node from a management console, the method included in the management definition object that was written to support the displayed node is executed. National language files can be used by the plug-in builder process in order to support various national languages used by users.

US Patent:

7177793, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/047793

Inventors:

Kevin S. Barker - Raleigh NC, US
John E. Diller - Apex NC, US
Margaret M. Hedstrom - Raleigh NC, US
Carol J. Persche - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad R. Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/20

US Classification:

704 8, 704 9, 704 5

Abstract:

NLS translations can be provided by extracting translatable strings from the management definition object, such as a CIM MOF file, and writing the strings into one or more translation files. A unique identifier is assigned to each translatable string. The identifier is included in the management definition object as well as the various translation files. By creating unique identifiers, a particular translated string can be found in one of the translation files. In this manner, different users can specify different languages. Display text is retrieved by retrieving the identifier located in the management definition object. The translation file corresponding to the user's preferred language is then searched for the translated string. Translated strings can be gathered for display panels when the product is packaged. Translated strings can also be gathered at runtime when called for by a particular display panel or other display object.

US Patent:

7191404, Mar 13, 2007

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/046940

Inventors:

Kevin S. Barker - Raleigh NC, US
John E. Diller - Apex NC, US
James L. Gay - Apex NC, US
Margaret M. Hedstrom - Raleigh NC, US
Carol J. Persche - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad R. Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US
John W. Sweitzer - Austin TX, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715760, 715765, 717105, 717145

Abstract:

A generic management definition object, described using a CIM MOF file or an Extensible Markup Language document, can be used to format display panels that are independent of a management console. A generic integration layer is created between the management data and the display and behavior of such data. A transformation engine is used to convert data definitions included in management data to a formatted structure that is stored in a repository. A translation engine renders the formatted structure into graphical user interface constructs that are independent of any particular management console architecture. The transformation and translation engines coordinate a set of processes that facilitate the display and manipulation of the management data object's data model. GUI display panels that support the management model are generated in a console neutral manner so that the same panels are displayed from a variety of management consoles.

US Patent:

7240326, Jul 3, 2007

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/047784

Inventors:

Kevin S. Barker - Raleigh NC, US
John E. Diller - Apex NC, US
Margaret M. Hedstrom - Raleigh NC, US
Carol J. Persche - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad R. Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 3/00
G06F 17/50

US Classification:

717105, 715764, 703 1

Abstract:

CIM elements are retrieved from the management definition object and a determination is made as to whether the element is a non-instance element or an instance element. If the element is a non-instance element and a qualifier is found in the management object, then the corresponding name is used. If the qualifier is not found, then the CIM element name is used. If the element is an instance element and a qualifier is found then the name corresponding to the qualifier is used. If there is no qualifier then a determination is made as to the number of non-propagated key properties. If there is one non-propagated key property then the value of the property is used. If there are more than one non-propagated key properties, then a display name is constructed from each non-propagated key property and its corresponding value.

US Patent:

7882142, Feb 1, 2011

Filed:

Jun 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422105

Inventors:

Benjamin M. Parees - Durham NC, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US
Prasad R. Vishnubhotla - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707802, 707803, 707807

Abstract:

A method for generating and modifying a datastore may include identifying all processes associated with an observation model and identifying any metrics associated with each process to be recorded. The method may also include automatically constructing a database schema to store the metric data and provide appropriate interrelations between the processes.

US Patent:

20030135661, Jul 17, 2003

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/047312

Inventors:

Kevin Barker - Raleigh NC, US
John Diller - Apex NC, US
Margaret Hedstrom - Raleigh NC, US
Carol Persche - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F009/00

US Classification:

709/316000

Abstract:

A plug-in builder process is performed using a management definition object. A management definition object is evaluated. The results of the evaluation may include one or more panel files that display information pertaining to the product corresponding to the management definition object and may also include extraction of translatable strings from the management model. Translatable strings are stored in translation template files for translation into national languages. Target consoles are selected representing those consoles for which plug-in data is created which allows the target consoles to interface with display information and methods included in the management definition object. Console plug-in data that describes the interfaces used by the selected target consoles is read in order to generate plug-in code that will interface with the selected consoles. The plug-in code, display panels, and national language translations are packaged onto a distributable media that is installed by customers.

US Patent:

20080027966, Jan 31, 2008

Filed:

Jul 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/459714

Inventors:

Benjamin M. Parees - Durham NC, US
James Thorpe - Cary NC, US
Prasad Vishnubhotla - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707102

Abstract:

A method for creation of a database structure and associated cube may include identifying all processes associated with an observation model and identifying any metrics associated with each process to be recorded. The method may also include constructing a database schema to store the metric data and provide appropriate interrelations between the processes. The method may further include creating a cube model and a cube based on the database schema that can be queried to provide desired output information.