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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181178 | Online batch execution Online batch processing. A job request is received from a user for processing. The job request includes a job configuration and a plurality of operations to process the data. The job configuration is extracted from the job request and stored in a configuration cache... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176492 | Synchronous adaption of asynchronous modules A program disposed on a computer readable medium, having a main program with a first routine for issuing commands in an asynchronous manner and a second routine for determining whether the commands have been completed in an asynchronous manner. An auxiliary program ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170992 | Method and system for batch processing form data The input and batch processing of data for insertion in a database. In one aspect of the invention, processing input data includes receiving data for insertion into a database, the data including data fields holding data entries. At least one of the data fields is d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171475 | Intelligent retry method using remote shell Method for issuing and monitoring a remote batch job, method for processing a batch job, and system for processing a remote batch job. The method for issuing and monitoring a remote batch job includes formatting a command to be sent to a remote server to include a s... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8126840 | Lubrication program management system and methods A system for scheduling a plurality of selected maintenance tasks. The system comprises one or more storage media and a processor. The one or more storage media store data indicative of a plurality of maintenance points, a plurality of task templates, and a pluralit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8108860 | Method for managing message flow in a multithreaded, message flow environment In one form, a method for managing message flow includes processing messages concurrently by processing nodes in a computer software application. The processing nodes include at least one set of lock acquisition, system resource access and lock release nodes interco... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8079033 | System and method for balancing information loads A method and system is provided for routing data in a system. The method includes determining an initial fixed distribution pattern, determining a queue parameter based on at least a current amount of system use and a maximum potential system use, determining a time... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074221 | Job allocation method for document production Methods and systems of processing print jobs are disclosed. A feasible route for processing each of a plurality of jobs is determined. For each feasible route, the time to process the job via the feasible route is determined. Each job is assigned to a first feasible... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8074220 | System and method for interfacing an application to a distributed transaction coordinator In certain embodiments, a method for interfacing an application to a distributed transaction coordinator includes receiving a distributed transaction request from an application in a first runtime environment. In response to the request, the application is enlisted ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060878 | Prevention of deadlock in a distributed computing environment A method for preventing deadlock in a distributed computing system includes the steps of: receiving as input a sorted set of containers defining a unique global sequence of containers for servicing process requests; populating at least one table based at least in pa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046759 | Resource allocation method and system A method of executing a bag of tasks application in a cluster over a distributed computing system, the cluster having a cluster resource manager. The method includes requesting that the cluster resource manager authorize access by a remote user of the distributed co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042111 | Information processing system and computer readable recording medium storing an information processing program A unit: (a) sets event largest possible values used for limitation of the number of tasks and/or the size of areas in a buffer; (b) generates a task without reaching the event largest possible values when receiving an event, and reserves an area in the buffer for th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032885 | Method and medium for combining operation commands into database submission groups A computer readable medium storing executable instructions includes executable instructions to: receive a continuous stream of database transactions; form batches of database transactions from the continuous stream of database transactions; combine batches of databa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024733 | Component model for batch computing in a distributed object environment A batch component model is provided within a distributed object environment. The batch component is designed to capture the iterative logic of a batch program as it reads from one or more input streams, invokes operations on other business component functions, and g... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024734 | Enabling a designer to specify workflows to process various results of execution of transactions Enabling a designer to specify workflows to process various results of execution of transactions. A user specifies the specific workflow to be executed on the corresponding result of a transaction. A transaction mapping filter then detects the occurrence of each res... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001546 | System and method for prepreparing a transaction process involving a chain of servers in a circular flow A system and method for allowing transaction callback processing to be synchronized or to take effect prior to completion of a transaction or message. Additional objects that will take part in the transaction can be registered on any server during the transaction's ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996838 | System and program storage device for facilitating workload management in a computing environment Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992148 | Issuing syncpoints during execution of a batch application to minimize or eliminate periods of record unavailability due to batch related record locking The present invention discloses a solution that automatically decomposes a batch process into multiple units of work without changing code of a pre-existing batch application. In the solution, the batch application is first analyzed to identify a set of processing s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979858 | Systems and methods for executing a computer program that executes multiple processes in a multi-processor environment Systems and methods are provided for executing a computer program that performs multiple processes in a multi-processor environment. A client computer may be used to execute a process manager software application for generating computer instructions that identify a ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7958091 | Method for fast bulk loading data into a database while bypassing exit routines System, method, computer program for fast bulk loading data into database while bypassing exit routines. Method for bulk loading of data into database tables with exit routines defined for operations on such tables, method characterized by existence of exit routines... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953716 | Method for determining participation in a distributed transaction A method and system for determining whether a plurality of participants who are participating in a distributed transaction have registered their intention to commit their part of the transaction with a transaction manager, the method comprising the steps of: receivi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7945910 | Dynamic registration of batch files by abstract selection criteria To detect files which are generated unnecessarily or no longer required, and for reliable file versioning, in a batch-processing-oriented environment, a dynamic batch processing system is proposed. The system includes a batch processing control component to process ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937703 | Stateless server-side automation of web service requests using dynamically generated web service interfaces Methods, computer programs, and systems for processing a request through a web service on a server are provided. The method includes receiving a batch request from a client. The batch request includes a plurality of sub-requests that each specifies an operation to b... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930699 | Task roster A task roster. A task roster can include a visual list of component tasks, the component tasks collectively forming a high-level task; a specified sequence in which the component tasks are to be performed; and, one or more visual status indicators, each visual statu... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913255 | Background thread processing in a multithread digital signal processor Techniques for the design and use of a digital signal processor, including processing transmissions in a communications (e.g., CDMA) system. The disclosed method and system provide background thread processing in a multithread digital signal processor for background... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908604 | Synchronization method and program for a parallel computer Barrier synchronization between multiprocessors is performed at high speed while reducing overhead of parallel processing without adding any special hardware mechanism. A parallel computer synchronization method is provided to synchronize threads through barrier syn... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904905 | System and method for efficiently executing single program multiple data (SPMD) programs A system and method is disclosed for efficiently executing single program multiple data (SPMD) programs in a microprocessor. A micro single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit is located within the microprocessor. A job buffer that is coupled to the micro SIMD uni... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7886297 | Program control process for an information processing apparatus In an information processing apparatus which executes first and second threads which executes methods, the first thread transmits a stop instruction for terminating execution of the second thread to the second thread. In response to the reception of the stop instruc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873604 | Batch recovery of distributed transactions A recovery manager detects that a distributed transaction is unresolved for a first participant of said distributed transaction. The recovery manager identifies that the distributed transaction is unresolved for a second participant of said distributed transaction. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870552 | System and method of providing a fixed time offset based dedicated co-allocation of a common resource set Disclosed are a system, method and computer-readable medium relating to managing resources within a compute environment having a group of nodes or computing devices. The method comprises, for each node in the compute environment: traversing a list jobs having a fixe... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865529 | Batch processing apparatus There are provided a batch processing apparatus and a batch processing method capable of significantly reducing the burden on a system designer, a system administrator, and an operator operating the system as well as significantly reducing the development cost. The ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7844966 | System and method for generating computing system job flowcharts A system and method for automatically generating flowcharts based on jobs within a mainframe job scheduling system is disclosed. The system may be interfaced through a web browser over a network (e.g., Internet) in order to configure a job flowchart request. The sys... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7818745 | Dynamic transaction control within a host transaction processing system A method and system is provided to dynamically adjust system administration criteria based upon current conditions of a transaction processing system. Granular autonomic administrative action relative to varying conditions results in more flexible response to partic... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7797702 | Preventing execution of remotely injected threads A legitimate process utilizes thread local storage (TLS) functionality to prevent a malicious thread from executing in its address space. The legitimate process includes a thread white list that identifies the entry point addresses of threads executed by the process... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793292 | Compact batch viewing techniques for use in batch processes A data collection and viewing application provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7774780 | Systems and methods for automatic retry of transactions The feature of automatic retry of container-managed transactions configures the container to allow automatic retries of container-managed transactions that have been rolled back due to exceptions thrown at runtime. More specifically, on a per method basis, the conta... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765549 | Distributing batches of items in a workflow Systems and techniques for distributing items for processing include receiving a request for a batch of items to be processed and determining whether a number of available items exceeds a first predetermined threshold. A batch of the available items is sent in respo... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757234 | Methods and software for a batch processing framework for wizard-based processes Disclosed herein are systems and techniques to provide for batch processing of wizards. In general, the techniques may include a computer-implemented method that comprises presenting a wizard to a user to perform a step-by-step process, with each step associated wit... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7739252 | Read/write lock transaction manager freezing A transaction manager may be paused so that transactions managed by the transaction manager are prevented from making transactional state changes. When all transactions being coordinated by a transaction manager are paused, the transaction manager may be said to be ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730487 | Synchronizing transaction ambient state among multiple transaction managers The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for synchronizing ambient state among multiple transaction managers. A coordinating transaction manager establishes transaction ambient state for an application initiated transaction. T... | 06/01/2010 |
