Patents by Inventor Esther M. Burwell

Esther M. Burwell 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).

  • Optimizing virtual memory allocation in a virtual machine based upon a previous usage of the virtual memory blocks
    Patent number: 9292437
    Abstract: The allocation of virtual memory within a virtual machine based upon the previous mapping of virtual memory blocks to physical memory blocks is optimized. Virtual memory blocks that have been mapped to a corresponding physical memory block over virtual memory blocks that are unmapped when fulfilling an allocation request can be reallocated preferentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Esther M. Burwell, Robert L. Orr, Troy M. Volin, Douglas A. Wood
  • Automated identification of computing system resources based on computing resource DNA
    Patent number: 8219667
    Abstract: Computing resource DNA associated with a computing resource of a computing system can be received. The computing resource DNA can include one or more computing resource DNA elements representing identifying characteristics of the computing resource. A set of one or more potential matches for the received computing resource DNA can be ascertained from a set of reference data. When one or more potential matches exist, a confidence factor can be calculated for each potential match. The set of potential matches can then be refined. An optimum match for the computing resource DNA can be determined from the set of refined potential matches. The computing resource DNA can then be identified as a representation of the computing resource associated with the optimum match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Esther M. Burwell, Robert L. Orr, Troy M. Volin, Douglas A. Wood
  • AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF COMPUTING SYSTEM RESOURCES BASED ON COMPUTING RESOURCE DNA
    Publication number: 20100077401
    Abstract: Computing resource DNA associated with a computing resource of a computing system can be received. The computing resource DNA can include one or more computing resource DNA elements representing identifying characteristics of the computing resource. A set of one or more potential matches for the received computing resource DNA can be ascertained from a set of reference data. When one or more potential matches exist, a confidence factor can be calculated for each potential match. The set of potential matches can then be refined. An optimum match for the computing resource DNA can be determined from the set of refined potential matches. The computing resource DNA can then be identified as a representation of the computing resource associated with the optimum match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHARLES D. BRANT, ESTHER M. BURWELL, ROBERT L. ORR, TROY M. VOLIN, DOUGLAS A. WOOD
  • OPTIMIZING VIRTUAL MEMORY ALLOCATION IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE BASED UPON A PREVIOUS USAGE OF THE VIRTUAL MEMORY BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20100005222
    Abstract: The allocation of virtual memory within a virtual machine based upon the previous mapping of virtual memory blocks to physical memory blocks is optimized. Virtual memory blocks that have been mapped to a corresponding physical memory block over virtual memory blocks that are unmapped when fulfilling an allocation request can be reallocated preferentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHARLES D. BRANT, ESTHER M. BURWELL, ROBERT L. ORR, TROY M. VOLIN, DOUGLAS A. WOOD