Patent for Enabling Multi-Tenancy for a Commerce Server Published Online

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A patent for a method to enable multi-tenancy for a commerce server has been published online, according to a report from VerticalNews. The patent, filed by inventors Bhogal, Navjot S., Kapu Veera, Raghava Reddy, Mungi, Ashish, and Viswanathan, Ram, describes a method for managing multiple users of a system. The report cites a quote from the background information provided by the inventors, stating that managing multiple users of a system is an inaccurate process with little flexibility.

The patent describes a method comprising receiving software comprising an operating system, integrated development environment (IDE) software, and database software; provisioning a virtual image instance of the operating system, IDE software, and database software to a virtual instance; generating a plurality of user IDs for access to the operating system instance; installing commerce server middleware software as a user-specific setup; configuring the IDE software; associating the workspaces with the user IDs; configuring the commerce server middleware software; configuring the database software; and mapping the user IDs with the workspaces, profiles for the commerce server middleware software, data sources, and the virtual databases.

Key Takeaways:

  • The inventors identified a need for a method to manage multiple users of a system in an accurate and flexible process.
  • The patent describes a method for managing multiple users of a system using a computer processor.
  • The method comprises receiving software, provisioning a virtual image instance, generating user IDs, installing commerce server middleware software, configuring the IDE software, and mapping the user IDs with the workspaces, profiles, data sources, and the virtual databases.
  • The patent provides a computer program product with a computer-readable storage device storing a computer-readable program code.
  • The computer-readable program code implements a method for receiving software, provisioning a virtual image instance, generating user IDs, configuring the IDE software, configuring the commerce server middleware software, configuring the database software, and mapping the user IDs with the workspaces, profiles, data sources, and the virtual databases.
  • The patent provides a computer system comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit.

Statistics:

  • The patent was filed on August 21, 2012.
  • The patent was published online on February 17, 2015.
  • The patent number is 8959482.
  • The assignee of the patent is International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY).
  • The report is based on information obtained from the background information and summary provided by the inventors.

Sources:

  • Bhogal, Navjot S.; Kapu Veera, Raghava Reddy; Mungi, Ashish; Viswanathan, Ram. Enabling Multi-Tenancy for a Commerce Server. U.S. Patent Number 8959482, filed August 21, 2012, and published online on February 17, 2015. Patent URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8959482.PN.&OS=PN/8959482RS=PN/8959482
  • VerticalNews. Patent for Enabling Multi-Tenancy for a Commerce Server Published Online. Alexandria, VA. VerticalNews, 2015.