Patents by Inventor Jacqueline E. Wiles

Jacqueline E. Wiles 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).

  • System and method for application resource utilization metering and cost allocation in a utility computing environment
    Patent number: 7499968
    Abstract: A system and method for application resource utilization metering and cost allocation in a utility computing environment. In one embodiment, the system may include a computational resource, a plurality of applications configured to utilize the computational resource, a metering utility configured to measure utilization of the computational resource by a given one of the plurality of applications, and a cost model configured to allocate a first portion of a cost of the computational resource to the given application dependent upon the measured utilization of the computational resource by the given application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Alexander, Jennie L. Simsick, Rachelle A. Dillon, Jeffrey W. Giedt, Margaret M. Mellott, Jacqueline E. Wiles, Tonya L. Olson