Patents by Inventor Ganesh C. Balakrishnan

Ganesh C. Balakrishnan 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).

  • Modeling and simulating software contention
    Patent number: 8086437
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to modeling and simulating software contention. In aspects, a model declares properties of a scarce software object and models software components that need the scarce software object to execute. A simulator uses the model to set up data structures that track locking activity related to the software object. The simulator simulates the interaction between software components and hardware including seizing and releasing locks on the software object. The simulator may use a function or other similar mechanism to distribute seize and release operations with respect to a lock across multiple instances of the software object. The simulator may use data generated by a simulation to provide an indication of lock objects and hardware utilization, transaction latencies, and other statistics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ganesh C. Balakrishnan, Pavel A. Dournov, John M. Oslake
  • Modeling and Simulating Software Contention
    Publication number: 20090254555
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to modeling and simulating software contention. In aspects, a model declares properties of a scarce software object and models software components that need the scarce software object to execute. A simulator uses the model to set up data structures that track locking activity related to the software object. The simulator simulates the interaction between software components and hardware including seizing and releasing locks on the software object. The simulator may use a function or other similar mechanism to distribute seize and release operations with respect to a lock across multiple instances of the software object. The simulator may use data generated by a simulation to provide an indication of lock objects and hardware utilization, transaction latencies, and other statistics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ganesh C. Balakrishnan, Pavel A. Dournov, John M. Oslake