Robert F Pryor

US Patent:

6654888, Nov 25, 2003

Filed:

Dec 31, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/476657

Inventors:

Thomas Edward Cooper - Louisville CO
Robert Franklin Pryor - Boulder CO

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 900

US Classification:

713190, 380201, 380277, 717174, 714 38, 713162

Abstract:

According to one aspect of the invention, a method of creating a trial software product on a target system is provided. The method consists of intercepting file system calls from an installation process associated with a full software product and, responsive to a write request from the installation process, encrypting data associated with the write request if the write request is associated with one of a predetermined set of critical product files. The predetermined set of critical product files including those product files comprising the full software product that have been identified as files to which access is to be controlled.

US Patent:

6854061, Feb 8, 2005

Filed:

Oct 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/272140

Inventors:

Thomas Edward Cooper - Louisville CO, US
Robert Franklin Pryor - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L009/00

US Classification:

713190, 380201, 380277, 380278, 380284, 713162, 714 38, 717174

Abstract:

According to one aspect of the invention, a method of creating a trial software product on a target system is provided. The method consists of intercepting file system calls from an installation process associated with a full software product and, responsive to a write request from the installation process, encrypting data associated with the write request if the write request is associated with one of a predetermined set of critical product files. The predetermined set of critical product files including those product files comprising the full software product that have been identified as files to which access is to be controlled.

US Patent:

7047309, May 16, 2006

Filed:

Jan 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/043053

Inventors:

Gerald Walter Baumann - Surprise AZ, US
Robert Franklin Pryor - Lynn Haven FL, US
Marc Steinbrecher - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709232, 709231, 709233, 37039541, 37911407, 725 96

Abstract:

Available bandwidth utilization during transfer of large files over a TCP/IP network is improved by load balancing data streams and dynamically controlling the number of data streams utilized. A determination is made of the optimum number of data streams for a particular data file transfer in the early stage of transmission. An initial number of data streams, which is one unless otherwise specified or determined, is used to transmit one or more file segments, each on a different data stream, immediately followed by a second initial number of data streams, which is at least two greater than the initial number of data streams, is used to transmit another portion of the large data file. During each transmission, individual and aggregate transmission bandwidths are determined. Responsive to a determination that the latest aggregate transmission bandwidth is significantly different from the previous aggregate transmission bandwidth, the number of data streams is modified.

US Patent:

7487353, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

May 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/850997

Inventors:

Robert Franklin Pryor - Lynn Haven FL, US
Marc Lawrence Steinbrecher - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/12

US Classification:

713170, 713168, 726 3, 726 7

Abstract:

A method for transferring data between a first computer and a second computer is provided. The first computer sends a request to start a session, an encrypted session ID, and an encrypted hash value to the second computer. The second computer receives the request, decrypts the encrypted hash value, independently determines a hash value and compares the independently determined value to the decrypted value. If they match, the second computer starts a session with the first computer. Subsequently, the first computer sends a request to download or upload data, an encrypted ID, an identity of the file, and an encrypted hash value to the second computer in a second connection in the session. The second computer receives the request, decrypts the encrypted hash value, independently determines a hash value and compares the independently determined value to the decrypted value. If they match, the second computer processes the request.

US Patent:

8346775, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/872819

Inventors:

Sandra K. Johnson - Cary NC, US
Grant D. Miller - Superior CO, US
Robert F. Pryor - Lynn Haven FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707739, 707812

Abstract:

The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for managing information. A request to store text in a table in a database is received. A determination is made as to whether a first collection of textual information having a first concept that is related to a second concept for the text is present in the database responsive to receiving the request containing the text. The text is associated with the first collection of textual information in the database responsive to a determination that the first collection of textual information in the database having the first concept that is related to the second concept for the text is present in the database. A second collection for the data with a third concept that is related to the second concept for the text within the degree of relatedness is created.

US Patent:

20080147876, Jun 19, 2008

Filed:

Dec 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/612575

Inventors:

Daniel Allen Campbell - Longmont CO, US
Robert Franklin Pryor - Lynn Haven FL, US
John Bradley Simmons - Westminister CO, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709232

Abstract:

System, method and program for managing download of a file. A current request to establish a session is received. In the session, there is a request to download the file beginning at a specified location after a start of the file. The current request does not specify a fixed length of the requested download. A length of the file to be downloaded is estimated based on prior requests to download the file beginning at other respective locations. In response to the current request, the estimated length of the file is downloaded beginning at the specified location. In response to downloading the estimated length of the file beginning at the specified location, the download of the file is suspended for a time window. If the session corresponding to the current request is not terminated within the time window, then download of the file is automatically resumed following the length in further response to the current request. If the session corresponding to the current request is terminated within the time window, then download of the file is not automatically resumed following the length in further response to the current request.

US Patent:

20080163191, Jul 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/616334

Inventors:

LeeAnn L. Kania - Loveland CO, US
Joy L. Mann - West Sand Lake NY, US
Robert F. Pryor - Lynn Haven FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717173

Abstract:

Through methods, systems and program codes, a file download URL is used to navigate to a download server, the download server downloading or not downloading a file to a party in response to the URL without communicating with a backend server or performing a party demographic information look-up, the download server also logging a complete download of the file to a party pointer database file. Download URL formation may be dependent upon approval of party demographic information. URL signed parameter strings comprise file name, party pointer, expiration and file type parameters. Download reporting comprises searching a database for party pointers associated with successful file downloads, compiling pointers associated with successful downloads and generating an export file for a downloaded file listing parties from demographic information indexed by associated pointers. In one aspect, a download server logs a flat file into a database in response a complete file download.

US Patent:

20090089574, Apr 2, 2009

Filed:

Dec 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/331700

Inventors:

Robert Franklin PRYOR - Lynn Haven FL, US
Marc Lawrence STEINBRECHER - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713150

Abstract:

A system, method and program product for transferring data between a first computer and a second computer. A first request to start a session is received. An encrypted hash value in the first request is decrypted and a hash value for the information in the first request is independently determined. The independently determined hash value is compared to the decrypted hash value, and if there is match, a session with the first computer is started. Subsequently, a second request is received and the encrypted hash value in the second request is decrypted. A hash value for the information in the second request is independently determined. The independently determined hash value is compared to the decrypted hash value, and if there is match, the second computer processes a request to at least partially download or upload a file.