Patents by Inventor Mario Mendes de Oliveira Zimmermann

Mario Mendes de Oliveira Zimmermann 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).

  • Using stages to handle dependencies in parallel tasks
    Patent number: 8949853
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for using stages for managing dependencies between tasks executed in parallel. A request for permission to execute a task from a group or batch of tasks is received. The specified task is retrieved from a task definition list defining a task ID, stage, and maximum stage for each task in the group. If another pending or currently running task exists with a stage and maximum stage less than the stage defined for the retrieved task, then the retrieved task is not allowed to run. If no other pending or currently running task exists with a stage and maximum stage less than the stage defined for the retrieved task, then the permission to execute the specified task is given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Mario Mendes de Oliveira Zimmermann
  • USING STAGES TO HANDLE DEPENDENCIES IN PARALLEL TASKS
    Publication number: 20130036425
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for using stages for managing dependencies between tasks executed in parallel. A request for permission to execute a task from a group or batch of tasks is received. The specified task is retrieved from a task definition list defining a task ID, stage, and maximum stage for each task in the group. If another pending or currently running task exists with a stage and maximum stage less than the stage defined for the retrieved task, then the retrieved task is not allowed to run. If no other pending or currently running task exists with a stage and maximum stage less than the stage defined for the retrieved task, then the permission to execute the specified task is given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Mario Mendes de Oliveira Zimmermann