Patents by Inventor Alex Dow

Alex Dow 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).

  • System and method for multi-mission prioritization using cost-based mission scheduling
    Patent number: 7895071
    Abstract: Described is a system for multi-mission scheduling. The system is configured to compile a list of missions, where each mission includes at least one task. Additionally, each mission has a mission value associated with it such that the mission value reflects an ordering priority of the mission. The system also compiles a list of available resources that can be utilized to complete the tasks. The resources have, varying capabilities of completing tasks. Based on the lists, the system allocates and schedules the resources to complete tasks within the missions to maximize a total mission value of completed missions. Thus, the system schedules multiple missions to maximize the value of completed missions given available resources, whereby a mission is scheduled when the totality of its tasks have been allocated a sufficient amount of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Deepak Khosla, Alex Dow
  • Method, system, and computer program product for multi-mission scheduling
    Publication number: 20080040190
    Abstract: Described is a system for multi-mission scheduling. The system is configured to compile a list of missions, where each mission includes at least one task. Additionally, each mission has a mission value associated with it such that the mission value reflects an ordering priority of the mission. The system also compiles a list of available resources that can be utilized to complete the tasks. The resources have, varying capabilities of completing tasks. Based on the lists, the system allocates and schedules the resources to complete tasks within the missions to maximize a total mission value of completed missions. Thus, the system schedules multiple missions to maximize the value of completed missions given available resources, whereby a mission is scheduled when the totality of its tasks have been allocated a sufficient amount of resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Deepak Khosla, Alex Dow