Patents by Inventor Anke Robeller

Anke Robeller 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).

  • Method for counting events in a computer system
    Patent number: 8321868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for counting events in an information technology system which performs one or more threads of executions, wherein an event counter is introduced comprising: a progress counter to be used across multiple threads of execution, counting the number of events emitted by one or more actions with a logical and dependency which occur in different threads of execution; and a local counter to be used within a single thread of execution counting the number of events emitted by one or more actions which occur within a single thread of execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Friess, Anke Robeller
  • Method for Counting Events
    Publication number: 20090178041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for counting events in an information technology system which performs one or more threads of executions, wherein an event counter is introduced comprising: a progress counter to be used across multiple threads of execution, counting the number of events emitted by one or more actions with a logical and dependency which occur in different threads of execution; and a local counter to be used within a single thread of execution counting the number of events emitted by one or more actions which occur within a single thread of execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Friess, Anke Robeller