Kurt A Streifert

6393477, May 21, 2002

May 25, 2001

09/865946

Frank V. Paxhia - Binghamton NY
Kurt A. Streifert - Vestal NY

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15173

709223, 709219, 709227, 709104, 709107

An administration server system and method which is capable of managing multiple copies or instances of servers includes an administration server; an administration server instance file; an administration server read-only configuration file for storing configuration directives; an administration server read-write configuration file for storing configuration directives; a services table; a rules list; and a worker thread pool. The administration server starts a main administration thread with any override parameters read from the administration server instance file; builds the rules list from configuration files directives; and for all server attributes in the configuration files, sets up any required threads; connects to a socket specified in the configuration or attributes file, or services table; upon receiving a browser request, passes a socket descriptor to a worker thread; reads the browser request and applies the rules list to the browser request and, upon a first match, selectively processes an applicable rule; returns the output to the browser; closes the connection to the socket; and returns the worker thread to the worker thread pool.

6493749, Dec 10, 2002

Aug 17, 1998

09/135147

Frank V. Paxhia - Binghamton NY
Kurt A. Streifert - Vestal NY

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15173

709220, 345735, 709223

System and method for serving HTML pages to web browsers for the purpose of administration and configuration. A plurality of instances of WWW servers is provided, with one such instance including a configuration file which is restricted in usage and not alterable by way of any HTML configuration or administration forms. This plurality of instances of internet connection servers is managed by way of a web browser which displays and interacts with a plurality of HTML forms and corresponding common gateway interface binary programs which are provided selectively for creating and deleting instances of servers, associating a configuration file with a server instance, changing server instance start up parameters, and starting, ending, and restarting server instances.

62725181, Aug 7, 2001

Aug 17, 1998

9/135253

Gary M. Blazo - Endwell NY
Kevin D. Hall - Johnson City NY
Chung Meng - Endicott NY
Kurt A. Streifert - Vestal NY

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 900

709102

A system and method for porting a multi-threaded program to a job model. Data that needs to be shared between different jobs is globalized by storing data in a user space accessible to all of the jobs. Thread controls are replaced by job controls by replacing thread function calls by job commands wrappered to appear as functions.