Patents by Inventor Keith A. Lowery

Keith A. Lowery 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).

  • Publication number: 20190034442
    Abstract: When requested content is available at a data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. Also, when retrieval of the content is delayed, a status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Parallel Networks LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Patent number: 10114903
    Abstract: When requested content is available at a data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. Also, when retrieval of the content is delayed, a status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Patent number: 9658895
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes providing a user interface comprising selectable boot-time configuration data and selecting, based on at least one user selection of the boot-time configuration data, a boot-time configuration for at least one node of a cluster of nodes of the computing system. The method further includes configuring the at least one node of the cluster of nodes with the selected boot-time configuration to modify at least one boot-time parameter of the at least one node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauricio Breternitz, Keith A. Lowery, Patryk Kaminski, Anton Chernoff
  • Patent number: 9602618
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A Lowery, Bryan S Chin, David A Consolver, Gregg A DeMasters
  • Publication number: 20160285995
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A Lowery, Bryan S Chin, David A Consolver, Gregg A DeMasters
  • Patent number: 9369540
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, Bryan S. Chin, David A. Consolver, Gregg A. DeMasters
  • Patent number: 9262231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes determining, based on a shared execution of a workload by a cluster of nodes of the computing system, that at least one node of the cluster of nodes operated at less than a threshold operating capacity during the shared execution of the workload. The method further includes selecting a modified hardware configuration of the cluster of nodes based on the determining such that the cluster of nodes with the modified hardware configuration has at least one of a reduced computing capacity and a reduced storage capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauricio Breternitz, Keith A. Lowery, Patryk Kaminski, Anton Chernoff
  • Patent number: 9210236
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, Bryan S. Chin, David A. Consolver, Gregg A. DeMasters
  • Patent number: 9152532
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes selecting, based on a user selection received via a user interface, a workload for execution on a cluster of nodes of the computing system. The workload is selected from a plurality of available workloads including an actual workload and a synthetic test workload. The method further includes configuring the cluster of nodes of the computing system to execute the selected workload such that processing of the selected workload is distributed across the cluster of nodes. The synthetic test workload may be generated by a code synthesizer based on a set of user-defined workload parameters provided via a user interface that identify execution characteristics of the synthetic test workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauricio Breternitz, Keith A. Lowery, Patryk Kaminski, Anton Chernoff
  • Patent number: 9124594
    Abstract: A data center determines whether requested content is available at the data center. The content is available when the content is both present at the data center and current. When the requested content is available at the data center, the data center returns the requested content to the browser. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. A status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Publication number: 20150189037
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: PARALLEL NETWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A Lowery, Bryan S Chin, David A Consolver, Gregg A DeMasters
  • Patent number: 9058183
    Abstract: Techniques for utilizing processor cores include sequestering processor cores for use independently from an operating system. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method includes executing an operating system on a first subset of cores including one or more cores of a plurality of cores of a computer system. The operating system executes as a guest under control of a virtual machine monitor. The method includes executing work for an application on a second subset of cores including one or more cores of the plurality of cores. The first and second subsets of cores are mutually exclusive and the second subset of cores is not visible to the operating system. In at least one embodiment, the method includes sequestering the second subset of cores from the operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Woller, Patryk Kaminski, Erich Boleyn, Keith A. Lowery, Benjamin C. Serebrin
  • Patent number: 9032155
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, Bryan S. Chin, David A. Consolver, Gregg A. DeMasters
  • Patent number: 8984229
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, Bryan S. Chin, David A. Consolver, Gregg A. DeMasters
  • Patent number: 8887056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, system, and apparatus for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes, based on user selections received via a user interface, configuring a cluster of nodes by selecting the cluster of nodes from a plurality of available nodes, selecting a workload container module from a plurality of available workload container modules for operation on each node of the selected cluster of nodes, and selecting a workload for execution with the workload container on the cluster of nodes. Each node of the cluster of nodes includes at least one processing device and memory, and the cluster of nodes is operative to share processing of a workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauricio Breternitz, Keith A. Lowery, Patryk Kaminski, Anton Chernoff
  • Publication number: 20140258688
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a benchmark representative of a reference process. One method involves obtaining execution information for a subset of the plurality of instructions of the reference process from a pipeline of a processing module during execution of those instructions by the processing module, determining performance characteristics quantifying the execution behavior of the reference process based on the execution information, and generating the benchmark process that mimics the quantified execution behavior of the reference process based on the performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Mauricio Breternitz, Anton Chernoff, Keith A. Lowery
  • Publication number: 20140250169
    Abstract: When requested content is available at a data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. Also, when retrieval of the content is delayed, a status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Patent number: 8756342
    Abstract: A data center (14) receives a request (22) for content from a browser (12) on a client (11). The data center determines whether the requested content is available at the data center. The content is available when the content is both present at the data center and current. The content may be expired and marked as non-available in response to an expiration command (24). When the requested content is available at the data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server (18). The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Patent number: 8725836
    Abstract: When requested content is available at a data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. Also, when retrieval of the content is delayed, a status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Parallel Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidson, Avinash C. Saxena
  • Publication number: 20140082750
    Abstract: A data center determines whether requested content is available at the data center. The content is available when the content is both present at the data center and current. When the requested content is available at the data center, the data center returns the requested content to the browser. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. A status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Parallel Networks LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Lowery, David K. Davidsson, Avinash C. Saxena