Patents by Inventor Demis Flanagan

Demis Flanagan 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).

  • System boot optimizer
    Patent number: 7783875
    Abstract: A system for optimizing an operating system startup process is described. The system includes a performance monitoring tool arranged to monitor a performance parameter of a computer system and a startup control tool arranged to control startup initiation of processes based on the performance parameter monitored by the performance monitoring tool. A method of optimizing an operating system startup process is described. A computer system performance parameter is monitored. Execution of a predetermined process by the computer system is enabled if the computer system performance is outside a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chandar Kumar Oddiraju, Demis Flanagan, Frank E La Fetra
  • System boot optimizer
    Publication number: 20070016324
    Abstract: A system for optimizing an operating system startup process is described. The system includes a performance monitoring tool arranged to monitor a performance parameter of a computer system and a startup control tool arranged to control startup initiation of processes based on the performance parameter monitored by the performance monitoring tool. A method of optimizing an operating system startup process is described. A computer system performance parameter is monitored. Execution of a predetermined process by the computer system is enabled if the computer system performance is outside a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Chandar Oddiraju, Demis Flanagan, Frank La Ferta