Patents by Inventor Edward P. Clarke

Edward P. Clarke 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).

  • Managing electric power consumption by configuring elements of a distributed computing system
    Patent number: 8321704
    Abstract: A method and system for managing electric power consumption by elements of a distributed computing system comprises: determining one or more system metrics that relate to electric power usage as consumed by elements of a configured distributed environment; determining a system value in response to the one or more system metrics, the value determined according to one or more value criteria; and, while in-progress applications are being run in the computing environment, evaluating one or more potential changes in the distributed computing environment and determining an alternate system value based on the changes; and, re-configuring elements of the distributed computing environment dynamically while the computing environment is operating, in accordance with a determined alternate system value. The re-configuring elements step is in accordance with a potential change operative to alter electric power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward P. Clarke, Jr., Lorraine M. Herger, Marcel-Catalin Rosu, Frank A. Schaffa, Edith H. Stern
  • MANAGING ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION BY CONFIGURING ELEMENTS OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100174931
    Abstract: A method and system for managing electric power consumption by elements of a distributed computing system comprises: determining one or more system metrics that relate to electric power usage as consumed by elements of a configured distributed environment; determining a system value in response to the one or more system metrics, the value determined according to one or more value criteria; and, while in-progress applications are being run in the computing environment, evaluating one or more potential changes in the distributed computing environment and determining an alternate system value based on the changes; and, re-configuring elements of the distributed computing environment dynamically while the computing environment is operating, in accordance with a determined alternate system value. The re-configuring elements step is in accordance with a potential change operative to alter electric power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward P. Clarke, JR., Lorraine M. Herger, Marrcel-Catalin Rosu, Frank A. Schaffa, Edith H. Stern
  • Method and system of configuring elements of a distributed computing system for optimized value
    Patent number: 7720968
    Abstract: A method and system for configuring elements of a distributed computing system based on evaluations of their value add and cost impact. The system and method for configuring elements of a distributed computing system comprises the steps of: determining one or more system metrics that relate to hardware and/or software elements of a configured distributed system; determining a system value in response to one or more system metrics, the value determined according to one or more value criteria; and, re-configuring elements of the distributed computing environment according to said determined system value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward P. Clarke, Jr., Lorraine M. Herger, Marrcel-Catalin Rosu, Frank A. Schaffa, Edith H. Stern
  • Method and system of configuring elements of a distributed computing system for optimized value
    Publication number: 20040221038
    Abstract: A method and system for configuring elements of a distributed computing system based on evaluations of their value add and cost impact. The system and method for configuring elements of a distributed computing system comprises the steps of: determining one or more system metrics that relate to hardware and/or software elements of a configured distributed system; determining a system value in response to one or more system metrics, the value determined according to one or more value criteria; and, re-configuring elements of the distributed computing environment according to said determined system value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward P. Clarke, Lorraine M. Herger, Marrcel-Catalin Rosu, Frank A. Schaffa, Edith H. Stern