Patents by Inventor David L. Oppenheimer

David L. Oppenheimer 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).

  • Scheduling in computer clusters
    Patent number: 8843929
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assigning computing tasks to computers in a group is disclosed. The method includes determining, for each computer in a group of computers, an ability of the computer to execute tasks expected to be received by the group of computers; generating an ability indicator for each computer based on the ability determination for the computer; and assigning an incoming computing task to one of the computers using the ability indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Oppenheimer, Monika H. Henzinger, Robin A. Radez