Patents by Inventor Jennifer D. Mulsow

Jennifer D. Mulsow 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).

  • Patent number: 10691312
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on collocation rules with situational enforcement policies set by a system administrator to increase flexibility in rule enforcement and to more efficiently utilize system resources. A scheduler mechanism allows a system administrator to select different collocation rules and situational enforcement policies for a group of virtual machines. The scheduler mechanism utilizes the collocation rules and the situational enforcement policies to place the virtual machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 10613887
    Abstract: Dynamically setting the order of optimization of physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An ordering policy mechanism utilizes ordering policies to set an order for the optimizer to optimize physical the hosts. The ordering policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select ordering policies. The ordering policies may include fixed ordering policies or dynamic ordering policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples
  • Patent number: 10613889
    Abstract: Dynamically setting the order of optimization of physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An ordering policy mechanism utilizes ordering policies to set an order for the optimizer to optimize physical the hosts. The ordering policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select ordering policies. The ordering policies may include fixed ordering policies or dynamic ordering policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples
  • Patent number: 10289682
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for translating messages output by processes associated with the data processing system. Language based user activities occurring via a data processing system are tracked and automatically analyzed to determine a relative priority ordering of one or more languages used by a user performing the user activities. A sequence of preferred language translation substitutions is generated for outputting messages based on results of the analysis and is automatically applied to a received message from a process associated with the data processing system to generate a translated message using one of the preferred language translation substitutions in the sequence of preferred language translation substitutions. The translated message is output via an output device of the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guoyou Chen, William B. Huber, Su Liu, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 10078428
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on collocation rules with situational enforcement policies set by a system administrator to increase flexibility in rule enforcement and to more efficiently utilize system resources. A scheduler mechanism allows a system administrator to select different collocation rules and situational enforcement policies for a group of virtual machines. The scheduler mechanism utilizes the collocation rules and the situational enforcement policies to place the virtual machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 10067803
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products configured to perform an operation comprising determining that use of a system resource of a first host system exceeds a threshold, wherein the first host system executes a plurality of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment, identifying a first virtual machine, of the plurality of virtual machines, for migration based on a first migration policy, of a plurality of migration policies, wherein the plurality of migration policies specify a respective set of rules for identifying virtual machines for migration, and migrating the first virtual machine to a second host system in the cloud computing environment to reduce the use of the system resource on the first host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples
  • Patent number: 10015051
    Abstract: Dynamically changing the aggressiveness of optimization of virtual machines on physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An aggressiveness policy mechanism periodically applies system conditions to the aggressiveness policies to create aggressiveness settings that are provided to an optimizer. The optimizer then uses the aggressiveness settings to dynamically adjust the aggressiveness of placement of virtual machines according to the aggressiveness settings and consistent with other optimization policies. The aggressiveness policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select aggressiveness policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples, Edward Shvartsman
  • Patent number: 9996385
    Abstract: Dynamically changing the aggressiveness of optimization of virtual machines on physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An aggressiveness policy mechanism periodically applies system conditions to the aggressiveness policies to create aggressiveness settings that are provided to an optimizer. The optimizer then uses the aggressiveness settings to dynamically adjust the aggressiveness of placement of virtual machines according to the aggressiveness settings and consistent with other optimization policies. The aggressiveness policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select aggressiveness policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples, Edward Shvartsman
  • Publication number: 20180074670
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on collocation rules with situational enforcement policies set by a system administrator to increase flexibility in rule enforcement and to more efficiently utilize system resources. A scheduler mechanism allows a system administrator to select different collocation rules and situational enforcement policies for a group of virtual machines. The scheduler mechanism utilizes the collocation rules and the situational enforcement policies to place the virtual machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 9916181
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing asset placement with respect to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A first set of first resource values is detected with respect to a set of assets. The first set of first resource values includes a first value. A second set of first resource values is detected with respect to the set of assets. The second set of first resource values includes a second value. The second value exceeds the first value. A set of asset weight values is detected with respect to the set of assets. The set of asset weight values indicates an asset utilization arrangement. A placement arrangement is determined for the set of assets using the first set of first resource values, the second set of first resource values, and the set of asset weight values. Accordingly, the set of assets is placed based on the placement arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Kyle L. Henderson, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Jeffrey W. Tenner
  • Patent number: 9910706
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing asset placement with respect to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A first set of first resource values is detected with respect to a set of assets. The first set of first resource values includes a first value. A second set of first resource values is detected with respect to the set of assets. The second set of first resource values includes a second value. The second value exceeds the first value. A set of asset weight values is detected with respect to the set of assets. The set of asset weight values indicates an asset utilization arrangement. A placement arrangement is determined for the set of assets using the first set of first resource values, the second set of first resource values, and the set of asset weight values. Accordingly, the set of assets is placed based on the placement arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Kyle L. Henderson, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Jeffrey W. Tenner
  • Patent number: 9886176
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on collocation rules with situational enforcement policies set by a system administrator to increase flexibility in rule enforcement and to more efficiently utilize system resources. A scheduler mechanism allows a system administrator to select different collocation rules and situational enforcement policies for a group of virtual machines. The scheduler mechanism utilizes the collocation rules and the situational enforcement policies to place the virtual machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 9733971
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on a preferred host list that may be generated from preferred host identifiers to more efficiently utilize system resources and serve the needs of different workloads. A host identifiers mechanism allows a system administrator to select preferred host identifiers for each virtual machine or a group of virtual machines. The host identifiers mechanism in conjunction with an optimizer periodically adjusts the placement of virtual machines according to the preferred host identifiers and consistent with optimization policies. Further, the preferred host identifiers may include a time component so that the preferred host resources can be periodically updated and can dynamically change over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples
  • Patent number: 9733970
    Abstract: Placement of virtual machines on physical hosts is based on a preferred host list that may be generated from preferred host identifiers to more efficiently utilize system resources and serve the needs of different workloads. A host identifiers mechanism allows a system administrator to select preferred host identifiers for each virtual machine or a group of virtual machines. The host identifiers mechanism in conjunction with an optimizer periodically adjusts the placement of virtual machines according to the preferred host identifiers and consistent with optimization policies. Further, the preferred host identifiers may include a time component so that the preferred host resources can be periodically updated and can dynamically change over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples
  • Publication number: 20170220560
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for translating messages output by processes associated with the data processing system. Language based user activities occurring via a data processing system are tracked and automatically analyzed to determine a relative priority ordering of one or more languages used by a user performing the user activities. A sequence of preferred language translation substitutions is generated for outputting messages based on results of the analysis and is automatically applied to a received message from a process associated with the data processing system to generate a translated message using one of the preferred language translation substitutions in the sequence of preferred language translation substitutions. The translated message is output via an output device of the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Guoyou Chen, William B. Huber, Su Liu, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 9678951
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for translating messages output by processes associated with the data processing system. Language based user activities occurring via a data processing system are tracked and automatically analyzed to determine a relative priority ordering of one or more languages used by a user performing the user activities. A sequence of preferred language translation substitutions is generated for outputting messages based on results of the analysis and is automatically applied to a received message from a process associated with the data processing system to generate a translated message using one of the preferred language translation substitutions in the sequence of preferred language translation substitutions. The translated message is output via an output device of the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guoyou Chen, William B. Huber, Su Liu, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Patent number: 9672209
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for translating messages output by processes associated with the data processing system. Language based user activities occurring via a data processing system are tracked and automatically analyzed to determine a relative priority ordering of one or more languages used by a user performing the user activities. A sequence of preferred language translation substitutions is generated for outputting messages based on results of the analysis and is automatically applied to a received message from a process associated with the data processing system to generate a translated message using one of the preferred language translation substitutions in the sequence of preferred language translation substitutions. The translated message is output via an output device of the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guoyou Chen, William B. Huber, Su Liu, Jennifer D. Mulsow
  • Publication number: 20170147399
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products configured to perform an operation comprising determining that use of a system resource of a first host system exceeds a threshold, wherein the first host system executes a plurality of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment, identifying a first virtual machine, of the plurality of virtual machines, for migration based on a first migration policy, of a plurality of migration policies, wherein the plurality of migration policies specify a respective set of rules for identifying virtual machines for migration, and migrating the first virtual machine to a second host system in the cloud computing environment to reduce the use of the system resource on the first host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph W. CROPPER, Jennifer D. MULSOW, Taylor D. PEOPLES
  • Publication number: 20170149611
    Abstract: Dynamically changing the aggressiveness of optimization of virtual machines on physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An aggressiveness policy mechanism periodically applies system conditions to the aggressiveness policies to create aggressiveness settings that are provided to an optimizer. The optimizer then uses the aggressiveness settings to dynamically adjust the aggressiveness of placement of virtual machines according to the aggressiveness settings and consistent with other optimization policies. The aggressiveness policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select aggressiveness policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples, Edward Shvartsman
  • Publication number: 20170116011
    Abstract: Dynamically setting the order of optimization of physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An ordering policy mechanism utilizes ordering policies to set an order for the optimizer to optimize physical the hosts. The ordering policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select ordering policies. The ordering policies may include fixed ordering policies or dynamic ordering policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Jennifer D. Mulsow, Taylor D. Peoples