Patents by Inventor Jeffrey David GEORGE

Jeffrey David GEORGE 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).

  • Compressed memory page selection based on a population count of a dataset
    Patent number: 9053018
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for selecting memory pages for compression based on a population count associated with their datasets are disclosed. For example, a dataset stored in a memory page of an uncompressed memory is analyzed. Based on the analyzing, a population count associated with the dataset is identified. The population count is compared to at least one threshold. Based on the comparing, the memory page is selected or rejected for compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan D. Fontenot, Jeffrey David George, Ryan P. Grimm, Joel H. Schopp, Michael T. Strosaker
  • Predictive collaboration management
    Patent number: 8943131
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing collaborations. Requests are received by a computer for collaboration on a topic. A set of experts is identified by the computer having expertise in the topic for the collaboration and having activity prior to the collaboration relating to the topic to predict a likelihood of participation by the respective expert in the collaboration. The set of experts are identified from searching a number of collections of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan D. Fontenot, Jeffrey David George, Michael Thomas Strosaker
  • COMPRESSED MEMORY PAGE SELECTION
    Publication number: 20140006745
    Abstract: Memory pages are selected for compression based on the population count associated with their datasets. For example, a dataset stored in a memory page of an uncompressed memory is analyzed. Based on the analyzing, a population count associated with the dataset is calculated. The population count is compared to at least one threshold. Based on the comparing, the memory page is selected or rejected for compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan D. FONTENOT, Jeffrey David GEORGE, Ryan P. GRIMM, Joel H. SCHOPP, Michael T. STROSAKER