Patents by Inventor John R. Planow

John R. Planow 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).

  • Method and system for migrating critical resources within computer systems
    Patent number: 9207990
    Abstract: A method and system for migrating at least one critical resource during a migration of an operative portion of a computer system are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the method includes (a) sending first information constituting a substantial copy of a first of the at least one critical resource via at least one intermediary between a source component and a destination component. The method further includes (b) transitioning a status of the destination component from being incapable of receiving requests to being capable of receiving requests, and (c) re-programming an abstraction block to include modified addresses so that at least one incoming request signal is forwarded to the destination component rather than to the source component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris M. Giles, Russ W. Herrell, John A. Morrison, John R. Planow, Joseph F. Orth, Gerald J. Kaufman, Jr., Andrew R. Wheeler, Daniel Zilavy
  • Method and system for handling interrupts within computer system during hardware resource migration
    Patent number: 8612973
    Abstract: A method and system for handling interrupts within a computer system during hardware resource migration are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the method includes (a) programming an address conversion component so that incoming interrupt signals are directed to a control component rather than to a source processing resource, and (b) accumulating the incoming interrupt signals at the control component. Additionally the method also includes, subsequent to the migration of the partition from the source processing resource to a destination processing resource, (c) sending the accumulated incoming interrupt signals to the destination processing resource, and (d) reprogramming the address conversion component so that further incoming interrupt signals are directed to the destination processing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris M. Giles, Russ W. Herrell, John A. Morrison, John R. Planow, Joseph F. Orth, Andrew R. Wheeler
  • Method and System for Migrating Critical Resources Within Computer Systems
    Publication number: 20090089787
    Abstract: A method and system for migrating at least one critical resource during a migration of an operative portion of a computer system are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the method includes (a) sending first information constituting a substantial copy of a first of the at least one critical resource via at least one intermediary between a source component and a destination component. The method further includes (b) transitioning a status of the destination component from being incapable of receiving requests to being capable of receiving requests, and (c) re-programming an abstraction block to include modified addresses so that at least one incoming request signal is forwarded to the destination component rather than to the source component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Chris M. Giles, Russ W. Herrell, John A. Morrison, John R. Planow, Joseph F. Orth, Gerald J. Kaufman, JR., Andrew R. Wheeler, Daniel Zilavy
  • Method and System for Handling Interrupts Within Computer System During Hardware Resource Migration
    Publication number: 20090083467
    Abstract: A method and system for handling interrupts within a computer system during hardware resource migration are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the method includes (a) programming an address conversion component so that incoming interrupt signals are directed to a control component rather than to a source processing resource, and (b) accumulating the incoming interrupt signals at the control component. Additionally the method also includes, subsequent to the migration of the partition from the source processing resource to a destination processing resource, (c) sending the accumulated incoming interrupt signals to the destination processing resource, and (d) reprogramming the address conversion component so that further incoming interrupt signals are directed to the destination processing resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris M. Giles, Russ W. Herrell, John A. Morrison, John R. Planow, Joseph F. Orth, Andrew R. Wheeler