Patents by Inventor France Tremblay

France Tremblay 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).

  • CPU usage regulation
    Patent number: 7383548
    Abstract: A scheduler of central processing unit (CPU) usage arranges tasks in a plurality of classes, associating a given task with a top level class and a sub-class. Weights may be associated with sub-classes and usage targets associated with top level classes. A target CPU usage may then be determined for the given task from a weight and a target CPU usage. Once an actual usage of the CPU by the given task is determined in a first predetermined evaluation interval, a penalty duration may be determined for the given task based on the actual usage and the target CPU usage. A penalty may then be applied to the given task for the penalty duration during a second predetermined evaluation interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Gary K. Boon, Keith Dysart, Greg Waines, Mark Dapoz, France Tremblay
  • CPU usage regulation
    Publication number: 20050120104
    Abstract: A scheduler of central processing unit (CPU) usage arranges tasks in a plurality of classes, associating a given task with a top level class and a sub-class. Weights may be associated with sub-classes and usage targets associated with top level classes. A target CPU usage may then be determined for the given task from a weight and a target CPU usage. Once an actual usage of the CPU by the given task is determined in a first predetermined evaluation interval, a penalty duration may be determined for the given task based on the actual usage and the target CPU usage. A penalty may then be applied to the given task for the penalty duration during a second predetermined evaluation interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Gary Boon, Keith Dysart, Greg Waines, Mark Dapoz, France Tremblay