Patents by Inventor Luc R. Smolders

Luc R. Smolders 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).

  • Graphical Display of CPU Utilization
    Publication number: 20090213122
    Abstract: A method for graphically displaying central processing unit consumption for at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition including displaying CPU utilization or consumption of at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition in a variable-size colored pie chart. The pie chart shows time spent in at least one of user mode, operating system mode, I/O wait mode, or idle mode, with each mode being represented by a different color. An entitlement indicator is displayed for the effective minimum capacity of the at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bret R. Olszewski, Luc R. Smolders
  • Method for graphical display of CPU utilization
    Patent number: 7460122
    Abstract: A method for graphically displaying central processing unit consumption for at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition including displaying CPU utilization or consumption of at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition in a variable-size colored pie chart. The pie chart shows time spent in at least one of user mode, operating system mode, I/O wait mode, or idle mode, with each mode being represented by a different color. An entitlement indicator is displayed for the effective minimum capacity of the at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Luc R. Smolders, Bret R. Olszewski