Patents by Inventor Andy R. Raffman
Andy R. Raffman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8375393Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity. Each resource consumer can specify one or more configurations for each activity.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Jai Srinivasan, Andy R. Raffman
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Patent number: 7451450Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers, e.g., using a priority-based policy. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity. Each resource consumer can specify one or more configurations, which may be ranked, for each activity. This allows the resource consumers to be dynamically changed from one configuration to another as operating conditions change.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Forrest C. Foltz, George Shaw, Dale A. Sather, Andy R. Raffman, Jai Srinivasan, Terje K. Backman, William G. Parry, David S. Bakin, Michael B. Jones, Sean C. McDowell, Jayachandran Raja, Robin Speed
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Patent number: 7337446Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. One policy is a priority-based policy that distinguishes among which applications and/or users have priority over others to use the resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Forrest C. Foltz, George Shaw, Dale A. Sather, Andy R. Raffman, Jai Srinivasan, Terje K. Backman, William G. Parry, David S. Bakin, Michael B. Jones, Sean C. McDowell, Jayachandran Raja, Robin Speed
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Patent number: 7284244Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. One policy is a priority-based policy that distinguishes among which applications and/or users have priority over others to use the resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Jai Srinivasan, Dale A. Sather, Andy R. Raffman, Michael B. Jones, Sean C. McDowell
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Patent number: 7111297Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. One policy is a priority-based policy that distinguishes among which applications and/or users have priority over others to use the resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Jai Srinivasan, Andy R. Raffman
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Patent number: 6799208Abstract: Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. One policy is a priority-based policy that distinguishes among which applications and/or users have priority over others to use the resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mukund Sankaranarayan, Forrest C. Foltz, George Shaw, Dale A. Sather, Andy R. Raffman, Jai Srinivasan, Terje K. Backman, William G. Parry, David S. Bakin, Michael B. Jones, Sean C. McDowell, Jayachandran Raja, Robin Speed