Patents by Inventor Basil Thomas

Basil Thomas 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).

  • Resource-based scheduler
    Publication number: 20080086734
    Abstract: Resource-based scheduling of computer jobs is disclosed. A computer job is scheduled based on utilization of a resource and a utilization criterion that the computer job has pertaining to the resource, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Craig Jensen, Andrew Staffer, Basil Thomas, Richard Cadruvi
  • Method, system, and apparatus for scheduling computer micro-jobs to execute at non-disruptive times
    Publication number: 20070294695
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus to divide a computing job into micro-jobs and allocate the execution of the micro-jobs to times when needed resources comply with one or more idleness criteria is provided. The micro-jobs are executed on an ongoing basis, but only when the resources needed by the micro-jobs are not needed by other jobs. A software program utilizing this methodology may be run at all times while the computer is powered up without impacting the performance of other software programs running on the same computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Craig Jensen, Andrew Staffer, Basil Thomas