Theresa Elliot Brown

US Patent:

6499739, Dec 31, 2002

Filed:

Nov 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/716534

Inventors:

Theresa A. Brown - Hawthorne NJ 07506

International Classification:

A63F 300

US Classification:

273242, 273243, 273248, 273432

Abstract:

A restaurant theme board game and a method of play, includes a playing surface; a playing piece for each player, and a course to be traversed by the playing pieces. The course includes waitress stations, each players playing piece occupying a respective station. Each waitress station includes tables wherein each player required to traverse the tables of its waitress station five times to complete five levels. Each level must be traversed within a predetermined period of time. Question cards must be answered by each player during that players turn in order for the players playing piece to proceed along tables of the players station. Money awards are given for correctly answering the questions. The first player who completely traverses the tables for each level within the predetermined time period and accumulates more rewards than any other player, wins the game.

US Patent:

20130173878, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Feb 22, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/774959

Inventors:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY, US
Theresa M. Brown - Tucson AZ, US
Lokesh M. Gupta - Tucson AZ, US
Carol S. Mellgren - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/06
G06F 12/10

US Classification:

711162, 711203

Abstract:

A data preservation function is provided which, in one embodiment, includes indicating by a map, usage of a particular map extent range by a relationship between a source extent range of storage locations on a source storage device containing data to be preserved in the source extent range, and a target extent range mapped to the map particular extent range. In another aspect, in response to receipt of a data preservation command, a data preservation operation is performed including determining whether a map indicates availability of a map extent range mapped to the identified target extent range. Upon determining that a particular map indicates availability of a map extent range mapped to the identified target extent range, a relationship between the identified source extent range and the identified target extent range is established. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.