Michael D Alexander

US Patent:

8234410, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Jan 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/969550

Inventors:

Michael E. Alexander - Great Falls VA, US
Sri Ramanathan - Lutz FL, US
Frank A. Schaffa - Hartsdale NY, US
Matthew B. Trevathan - Kennesaw GA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709246, 709206, 709247

Abstract:

A system and method is provided to facilitate subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across same or different networks. The method includes receiving preferences from a sending client and a receiving client and receiving content of a first media type over a network. The method further includes sending the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client. The method also includes notifying at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device.

US Patent:

20090177536, Jul 9, 2009

Filed:

Jan 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/969536

Inventors:

Michael E. ALEXANDER - Great Falls VA, US
Sri Ramanathan - Lutz FL, US
Frank A. Schaffa - Hartsdale NY, US
Matthew B. Trevathan - Kennesaw GA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 14, 705 30, 705400

Abstract:

A system and method is provided to implement charging models for subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across same or different networks. The method includes receiving content of a first media type over a network from a sending client. The method further includes sending the content or a reference to the content to a receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client. The method also includes generating a billing record based on the content and user preferences of a sending client and/or a receiving client.

US Patent:

20120233227, Sep 13, 2012

Filed:

Sep 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/227650

Inventors:

Michael E. Alexander - Herndon VA, US
Jean-Claude Dispensa - La Gaude, FR
Dominique Rossi-Chevrel - La Gaude, FR
Zsolt Szalai - La Gaude, FR

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707827, 707E1701

Abstract:

Files located on local or remote storage device are retrieved by determining that a link attachment of an electronic communication received at a computer device matches a pointer of a file directory structure of the computer device. The pointer allows retrieving within the file directory structure a file link and file identification information, and then accessing a file at a local or remote storage device by the file link and using the file identification information.

US Patent:

20130031546, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Jul 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/192678

Inventors:

Vikas Agarwal - Noida, IN
Michael Edward Alexander - Great Falls VA, US
Rema Ananthanarayanan - New Delhi, IN
Sunil Goyal - Haryana, IN
Sumit Mittal - Uttar Pradesh, IN
Sougata Mukherjea - New Delhi, IN

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1, 709224

Abstract:

Methods and arrangements for on-boarding an application to a cloud. An application for hosting in a cloud environment is provided. Metadata related to the application is provided, and metadata related to the cloud is obtained. The application metadata and cloud metadata are compared, and the compatibility of the application with existing offerings of the cloud is ascertained. The application is on-boarded to the cloud.

US Patent:

20130031551, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Aug 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/598387

Inventors:

Vikas Agarwal - Noida, IN
Michael Edward Alexander - Great Falls VA, US
Rema Ananthanarayanan - New Delhi, IN
Sunil Goyal - Haryana, IN
Sumit Mittal - Uttar Pradesh, IN
Sougata Mukherjea - New Delhi, IN

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1, 709217

Abstract:

Methods and arrangements for on-boarding an application to a cloud. An application for hosting in a cloud environment is provided. Metadata related to the application is provided, and metadata related to the cloud is obtained. The application metadata and cloud metadata are compared, and the compatibility of the application with existing offerings of the cloud is ascertained. The application is on-boarded to the cloud.

Address:

2109 Morris Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Phone:

(434)2962878

VIN:

YV4SZ592571262761

Make:

VOLVO

Model:

XC70

Year:

2007

Address:

2109 Morris Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Phone:

(434)2962878

VIN:

1GYFK63827R292338

Make:

CADI

Model:

ESCA

Year:

2007