Patents by Inventor Daniel Mathias

Daniel Mathias 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).

  • Dynamic kernel tunables
    Patent number: 7076647
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus in which a UNIX operating system can be configured or tuned without rebooting the system. Advantageously, the present invention is directed to a dynamic mechanism for updating kernel parameters which is persistent and lasts across reboots. The present invention provides a dynamic kernel tunable framework for changing tunables in a kernel without rebooting. A graphical user interface displays and is used to change graphical values and settings of dynamic tunables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Roth, Daniel Mathias, Wade J. Satterfield
  • Transactional kernel configuration
    Publication number: 20060064578
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for transactional kernel configuration. One embodiment includes a kernel configuration tool, a system file accessible by the kernel configuration tool, and program instructions executable by the kernel configuration tool to immediately and persistently apply kernel configuration changes a manner that ensures a transactional kernel configuration change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Aswin Chandramouleeswaran, Steven Roth, C.P. Kumar, Daniel Mathias, Harshavardhan Kuntur
  • Dynamic kernel tunables
    Publication number: 20020023211
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus in which a UNIX operating system can be configured or tuned without rebooting the system. Advantageously, the present invention is directed to a dynamic mechanism for updating kernel parameters which is persistent and lasts across reboots. The present invention provides a dynamic kernel tunable framework for changing tunables in a kernel without rebooting. A graphical user interface displays and is used to change graphical values and settings of dynamic tunables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Steven Roth, Daniel Mathias, Wade J. Satterfield