Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100174757 | CREATION OF DATE WINDOW FOR RECORD SELECTION - A method for creating a date window for record selection. The method includes defining a set of parameters for calculating a date window for record selection, automatically detecting a current date, receiving input values corresponding to the defined set of parameters, from a user via a user interface, calculating and generating the date window based on the input values and the current date detected, and providing the generated date window and data records associated with the generated date window to the user via the user interface. | 07-08-2010 |
20140207938 | SERVER RESTART MANAGEMENT VIA STABILITY TIME - The stability and availability status of a server is determined by monitoring the stability time specification of the server. The stability time is set for the server and defined as a time between a starting state of the server and a stability point of the server. The server activity is monitored by an availability manager to determine an availability status of the server. Responsive to the server activity progressing to the stability point within the stability time, an embodiment determines that the server is stable. Responsive to the server activity failing to progress to the stability point within the stability time, an embodiment determines that the server is unreliable. | 07-24-2014 |
20140279969 | COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION ACCELERATOR PROTOCOL FOR SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INTEGRATION - Embodiments relate to providing a data stream interface for offloading the inflation/deflation processing of data to a stateless compression accelerator. An aspect includes transmitting a request to inflate or deflate a data stream to a compression accelerator. The request may include references to an input buffer for storing input data from the data stream, an output buffer for storing processed input data, and a state data control block for storing a stream state. The stream state is provided to the compression accelerator to continue processing the data stream responsive to the request being a subsequent request. The compression accelerator is instructed to store a current stream state in the state data control block responsive to the request being a non-final request. Accordingly, the current stream state is received from the compression accelerator responsive to the request being a non-final request. The processed input data is received from the compression accelerator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282436 | TESTING A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR A STREAMING HARDWARE DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to testing a software interface for a streaming hardware device through simulation. Methods include receiving, by a processor, a data manipulation request and a data segment associated with the data manipulation request and generating, by the software interface, an input data stream comprising control information and the data segment. The method also includes transmitting the input data stream to a simulation device and generating, by the simulation device, an output data stream in response to the input data stream, the output data stream including a delineator, control data, a manipulated data segment and a trailing delineator. The simulation device is configured to simulate the operation of the streaming hardware device by performing the data manipulation request. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282552 | SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR A SPECIALIZED HARDWARD DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure include methods, systems and computer program products for performing a data manipulation function. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a request from an application to perform the data manipulation function and based on determining that a specialized hardware device configured to perform the data manipulation function is available, the method includes determining if executing the request on the specialized hardware device is viable. Based on determining that the request is viable to execute on the specialized hardware device, the method includes executing the request on the specialized hardware device. | 09-18-2014 |
20150019725 | SERVER RESTART MANAGEMENT VIA STABILITY TIME - A computer-implemented method for monitoring server stability based on a stability time specification of a server includes specifying a stability time for the server, wherein the stability time is defined as a time between a starting state of the server and a stability point of the server. The server activity is monitored by an availability manager to determine an availability status of the server. Responsive to the server activity progressing to the stability point within the stability time, an embodiment determines that the server is stable. Responsive to the server activity failing to progress to the stability point within the stability time, an embodiment determines that the server is unreliable. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019768 | SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR A SPECIALIZED HARDWARD DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure include methods, systems and computer program products for performing a data manipulation function. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a request from an application to perform the data manipulation function and based on determining that a specialized hardware device configured to perform the data manipulation function is available, the method includes determining if executing the request on the specialized hardware device is viable. Based on determining that the request is viable to execute on the specialized hardware device, the method includes executing the request on the specialized hardware device. | 01-15-2015 |
20150058495 | COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION ACCELERATOR PROTOCOL FOR SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INTEGRATION - Embodiments relate to providing a data stream interface for offloading the inflation/deflation processing of data to a stateless compression accelerator. An aspect includes transmitting a request to inflate or deflate a data stream to a compression accelerator. The request may include references to an input buffer for storing input data from the data stream, an output buffer for storing processed input data, and a state data control block for storing a stream state. The stream state is provided to the compression accelerator to continue processing the data stream responsive to the request being a subsequent request. The compression accelerator is instructed to store a current stream state in the state data control block responsive to the request being a non-final request. Accordingly, the current stream state is received from the compression accelerator responsive to the request being a non-final request. The processed input data is received from the compression accelerator. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058829 | TESTING A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR A STREAMING HARDWARE DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to testing a software interface for a streaming hardware device through simulation. Methods include receiving, by a processor, a data manipulation request and a data segment associated with the data manipulation request and generating, by the software interface, an input data stream comprising control information and the data segment. The method also includes transmitting the input data stream to a simulation device and generating, by the simulation device, an output data stream in response to the input data stream, the output data stream including a delineator, control data, a manipulated data segment and a trailing delineator. The simulation device is configured to simulate the operation of the streaming hardware device by performing the data manipulation request. | 02-26-2015 |