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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Steven D. Cook, Saint Paul, OR (US);
Inventor:
Steven D. Cook, Saint Paul, OR (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/52 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G07F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30171 (2013.01); G06F 9/465 (2013.01); G06F 9/52 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); G06F 17/30224 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 21/604 (2013.01); G06F 11/1435 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for mediating access to a shared object in a naive computer system having a shared-nothing operating system layered on a shared file system. At least one primary token is utilized as a tool to mediate ownership of one or more shared objects in the naive system. A secondary token is created and utilized to mediate ownership of one or more shared objects. The secondary token created and utilized in limited circumstances, such as when the owner of the primary token ceases communicating with one or more requesters of the primary token.