Patents by Inventor Cecil C. Smith

Cecil C. Smith 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).

  • Processing performance analyzer and process manager
    Patent number: 10025624
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for z Integrated Information Processors (zIIP) processing performance analysis and process management. In some embodiments, at least a portion of an application may be executed using a general-purpose processor of a mainframe computing device, wherein the at least the portion of the application comprises a zIIP-enabled process. A first set of data associated with the general-purpose processor may be collected. At least a portion of the application may be executed using a zIIP of the mainframe computing device. A second set of data associated with the zIIP may be collected. An efficiency percentage may be calculated using the first set of data and the second set of data. A portion of the application may be authorized to execute on the zIIP based on the efficiency percentage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam T. Bishop, Glenn P. Crawford, Rocky D. McMahan, Cecil C. Smith
  • PROCESSING PERFORMANCE ANALYZER AND PROCESS MANAGER
    Publication number: 20170286177
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for z Integrated Information Processors (zIIP) processing performance analysis and process management. In some embodiments, at least a portion of an application may be executed using a general-purpose processor of a mainframe computing device, wherein the at least the portion of the application comprises a zIIP-enabled process. A first set of data associated with the general-purpose processor may be collected. At least a portion of the application may be executed using a zIIP of the mainframe computing device. A second set of data associated with the zIIP may be collected. An efficiency percentage may be calculated using the first set of data and the second set of data. A portion of the application may be authorized to execute on the zIIP based on the efficiency percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Adam T. Bishop, Glenn P. Crawford, Rocky D. McMahan, Cecil C. Smith