Patents by Inventor Karen Crippes
Karen Crippes 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).
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Patent number: 11720368Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Publication number: 20210191734Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Patent number: 10956172Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Publication number: 20180246730Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Patent number: 9983887Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Patent number: 9690685Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device for performance management by terminating application programs that consume an excessive amount of system resources is described. The device receives a resource consumption threshold and a detection period. The device further monitors a resource usage of an application program. The device determines whether the resource usage of the application program exceeds the resource consumption threshold for the detection period. The device further terminates the application program when the resource usage exceeds the resource consumption threshold for the detection period.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Drew A. Schmitt, Russell A. Blaine, Karen Crippes
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Publication number: 20160357572Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
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Publication number: 20160299840Abstract: One or more memory coalitions of software processes are created and used to decide whether to perform memory reduction operations on a data processing system. One method in one embodiment includes adding a newly launched second process to an existing memory coalition in response to determining that the second process should be part of a memory coalition that includes a first process. In response to determining that available system memory (e.g. DRAM) is low, the system determines which memory coalition of foreground applications uses the most amount of system memory and then performs one or more memory reduction operations on that memory coalition in order to make more system memory available to other processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, Lionel Desai, Jeremy Andrus, Karen Crippes, Joseph Auricchio
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Patent number: 9465734Abstract: One or more memory coalitions of software processes are created and used to decide whether to perform memory reduction operations on a data processing system. One method in one embodiment includes adding a newly launched second process to an existing memory coalition in response to determining that the second process should be part of a memory coalition that includes a first process. In response to determining that available system memory (e.g. DRAM) is low, the system determines which memory coalition of foreground applications uses the most amount of system memory and then performs one or more memory reduction operations on that memory coalition in order to make more system memory available to other processes.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, Lionel Desai, Jeremy Andrus, Karen Crippes, Joseph Auricchio
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Publication number: 20150347262Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device for performance management by terminating application programs that consume an excessive amount of system resources is described. The device receives a resource consumption threshold and a detection period. The device further monitors a resource usage of an application program. The device determines whether the resource usage of the application program exceeds the resource consumption threshold for the detection period. The device further terminates the application program when the resource usage exceeds the resource consumption threshold for the detection period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Drew A. Schmitt, Russell A. Blaine, Karen Crippes