Patents by Inventor Carol A. Toman

Carol A. Toman 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).

  • Patent number: 7804943
    Abstract: An exemplary method implements load management for large granularity processes on application processors, APs. First data associated with the primary processes running on each AP is periodically collected, where the first data is proportional to processor occupancy, PO, for the primary processes running on each AP. Second data associated with auxiliary processes running on each AP is periodically collected where the auxiliary processes directly support the primary processes running on the respective AP. The second data is proportional to PO for the auxiliary processes running on each AP. A processor scaling factor and an overhead scaling factor are calculated for each AP based on the first and second data, respectively. The total amount of additional PO a second AP would incur to run a first large granularity process is determined by two aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee, Christopher D. Liesen, Alejandro Maya, Barrett D. Milliken, Carol A. Toman
  • Publication number: 20080046894
    Abstract: An exemplary method implements load management for large granularity processes on application processors, APs. First data associated with the primary processes running on each AP is periodically collected, where the first data is proportional to processor occupancy, PO, for the primary processes running on each AP. Second data associated with auxiliary processes running on each AP is periodically collected where the auxiliary processes directly support the primary processes running on the respective AP. The second data is proportional to PO for the auxiliary processes running on each AP. A processor scaling factor and an overhead scaling factor are calculated for each AP based on the first and second data, respectively. The total amount of additional PO a second AP would incur to run a first large granularity process is determined by two aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee, Christopher D. Liesen, Alejandro Maya, Barrett D. Milliken, Carol A. Toman