Lawrence A Ho

US Patent:

56491123, Jul 15, 1997

Filed:

Jan 30, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/593551

Inventors:

John D. Yeager - San Jose CA
Lawrence Y. Ho - Morgan Hill CA
Chester R. Stevens - San Jose CA
James T. Brady - San Jose CA
David T. Wang - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15177
G06F 1342

US Classification:

3952001

Abstract:

Updating of control code is accomplished in multiple nodes of a computing system while the computing system remains in operation. Each node includes a processor, memory, a first version of a control code unit and an engineering change level indication for the control code unit. The method comprises the steps of: installing a revised version of the control code unit with converter code modules in a first node, the converter code modules enabling and performing first and second interface functions during communications between the first node and other nodes in the system. The first node is then operated to perform a function which requires communication with other nodes, the converter code module in the first node initially determining an engineering change level value stored in another node and, if the engineering change level values in the nodes match, communicating with the other node through the first interface function. If the engineering change level values are found not to match, communications occur with the other node through the use of the second interface function, enabling both nodes to communicate even though different level code changes are present. A sequencer is also provided in the computing system which enables updating of all nodes in a specified sequence so as to simplify the requirements placed upon the converter code module.

US Patent:

20210390528, Dec 16, 2021

Filed:

Aug 27, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/459115

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ritu Panchal - Fremont CA, US
Aravind Babu Ginjupalli - Fremont CA, US
Darpan Dewan - Foster City CA, US
Lawrence Tsien-Yrun Ho - Foster City CA, US
Praveen Kumar Prathy - Foster City CA, US
Todd Sawyer - San Francisco CA, US
Ann T. Wang Reed - Burlingame CA, US
Rajive Gupta - Union City CA, US
Raman Chinnappan - Foster City CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/40
G06Q 20/38
H04L 29/06
H04W 12/08
G06Q 20/10

Abstract:

A computing apparatus including: a processing system to process a predetermined type of operations using a predetermined communication protocol on a first network connecting a terminal in a first geographical region and a resource controller in a second geographical region; a communication portal to communicate using a second network; and a data store coupled with the processing system. The communication portal communicates via the second network with the mobile device to establish, in the data store, a resource correlation record associating a first resource controlled by the resource controller in the second geographical region with a second resource. The resource correlation record includes locale dependent parameters. In response to a communication initiated in the terminal for an operation of the predetermined type using the first resource, the processing system applies the second resource to the operation in accordance with the resource correlation record using at least the locale dependent parameters.

US Patent:

20160125384, May 5, 2016

Filed:

Nov 4, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/932855

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ritu Panchal - Fremont CA, US
Rajive Gupta - Union City CA, US
Aravind Babu Ginjupalli - Fremont CA, US
Raman Chinnappan - Foster City CA, US
Darpan Dewan - Foster City CA, US
Lawrence Tsien-Yrun Ho - Foster City CA, US
Praveen Kumar Prathy - Foster City CA, US
Todd Sawyer - San Francisco CA, US
Ann T. Wang Reed - Burlingame CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/38
G06Q 20/40
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A computing apparatus including: a processing system to process a predetermined type of operations using a predetermined communication protocol on a first network connecting a terminal in a first geographical region and a resource controller in a second geographical region; a communication portal to communicate using a second network; and a data store coupled with the processing system. The communication portal communicates via the second network with the mobile device to establish, in the data store, a resource correlation record associating a first resource controlled by the resource controller in the second geographical region with a second resource. The resource correlation record includes locale dependent parameters. In response to a communication initiated in the terminal for an operation of the predetermined type using the first resource, the processing system applies the second resource to the operation in accordance with the resource correlation record using at least the locale dependent parameters.