Patents by Inventor Jacob J. Smalts

Jacob J. Smalts 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).

  • Battery charge measurement algorithm management
    Patent number: 9664746
    Abstract: A method of backing up data from an electronic system is disclosed. The method may include detecting an operating mode of the battery subsystem that is a maintenance discharge cycle operating mode and in response, calculating, using a first algorithm, the available battery capacity relative to a minimum battery capacity. The method may also include detecting an operating mode of the battery subsystem that is a normal operating mode and in response, calculating, using a second algorithm, the available battery capacity relative to a maximum battery capacity. The method may also include comparing the available battery capacity to a battery capacity sufficient to complete a backup operation, detecting a backup trigger condition and in response to the backup trigger condition and the available battery capacity being sufficient to complete a backup operation, backing up, data from the electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian P. Glover, Jacob J. Smalts, Brent W. Yardley
  • BATTERY CHARGE MEASUREMENT ALGORITHM MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160266979
    Abstract: A method of backing up data from an electronic system is disclosed. The method may include detecting an operating mode of the battery subsystem that is a maintenance discharge cycle operating mode and in response, calculating, using a first algorithm, the available battery capacity relative to a minimum battery capacity. The method may also include detecting an operating mode of the battery subsystem that is a normal operating mode and in response, calculating, using a second algorithm, the available battery capacity relative to a maximum battery capacity. The method may also include comparing the available battery capacity to a battery capacity sufficient to complete a backup operation, detecting a backup trigger condition and in response to the backup trigger condition and the available battery capacity being sufficient to complete a backup operation, backing up, data from the electronic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Adrian P. Glover, Jacob J. Smalts, Brent W. Yardley