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Patent US7912873 - Topology mapping of a mulitier compute infrastructure - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA multitier topology map describes a multitier compute infrastructure. The multitier topology map identifies components from at least two different tiers of the multitier compute infrastructure and indicates relationships between components including at least one cross-tier relationship between components....http://www.google.com/patents/US7912873?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7912873 - Topology mapping of a mulitier compute infrastructureAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7912873 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/952,874Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateDec 7, 2007Priority dateJul 17, 2002Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS7337184, US20080082978Publication number11952874, 952874, US 7912873 B2, US 7912873B2, US-B2-7912873, US7912873 B2, US7912873B2InventorsYan Or, Johan Casier, Krishna Garimella, Umesh Bellur, John Koper, Shashank Joshi, Girard Chandler, Vinu SundaresanOriginal AssigneeInternational Business Machines CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (46), Non-Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (7), Classifications (12), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTopology mapping of a mulitier compute infrastructure
Application Ser. No. 10/365,185 claimed priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/396,666, “Operational Automation Platform for Component Architectures,” by Johan Casier et al., filed Jul. 17, 2002, which was incorporated by reference in its entirety in application Ser. No. 10/365,185.
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TrippMapping application dependencies at runtimeWO2013162596A1 *Apr 27, 2012Oct 31, 2013Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Mapping application dependencies at runtime* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification707/804, 709/223, 707/959, 707/954, 717/107International ClassificationG06F17/30Cooperative ClassificationY10S707/99942, Y10S707/99943, Y10S707/954, Y10S707/959, G06F17/3056European ClassificationG06F17/30S5CLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionOct 31, 2014REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedMar 22, 2015LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesMay 12, 2015FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20150322RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services