Patents by Inventor Gregory Lincoln Smith

Gregory Lincoln Smith 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).

  • Resource capacity monitoring and reporting
    Patent number: 8712950
    Abstract: Embodiments provide capacity estimates for components of a computing environment, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes using residual capacity estimates and smooth averages to provide point-in-time capacity estimates for resources of a computing environment. In one embodiment, a computing environment includes a capacity manager that can operate under processor control to provide capacity estimates for a collection of resources as part of a capacity monitoring and planning process. Other embodiments are included and available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Lincoln Smith, Christopher Michael Mitchell, Smiral Shah
  • RESOURCE CAPACITY MONITORING AND REPORTING
    Publication number: 20110270795
    Abstract: Embodiments provide capacity estimates for components of a computing environment, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes using residual capacity estimates and smooth averages to provide point-in-time capacity estimates for resources of a computing environment. In one embodiment, a computing environment includes a capacity manager that can operate under processor control to provide capacity estimates for a collection of resources as part of a capacity monitoring and planning process. Other embodiments are included and available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Lincoln Smith, Christopher Michael Mitchell, Smiral Shah