Patents by Inventor Martha Ann Broyles

Martha Ann Broyles 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: 9939867
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of components and a plurality of component controllers. Each of the plurality of component controllers is associated with at least one component of the plurality of components. Each component controller is configured to compute a local power budget for the at least one component based, at least in part, on the power differential and the proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component. A service processor is configured to determine failure associated with at least one component controller of the plurality of component controllers or the at least one component associated with the at least one component controller. The service processor is configured to in response to a reset threshold not being exceeded, reset the at least one component controller without interrupting operations of any components of the at least one component that have not failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Martha Ann Broyles, Glenn Rueban Miles, Todd Jon Rosedahl, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Gregory Scott Still
  • Patent number: 9927856
    Abstract: Component power consumption is collected from each of a plurality of controllers of a node having a plurality of components. The component power consumption is provided to each of the plurality of controllers. A power differential is determined as a difference between a power cap for an apparatus and a total power consumption for the apparatus based, at least in part, on the component power consumption. A proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component associated with the at least one component controller is determined. A local power budget is computed for the at least one component based, at least in part, on the power differential and the proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component. A failure associated with the at least one component controller or the at least one component is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Martha Ann Broyles, Glenn Rueban Miles, Todd Jon Rosedahl, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Gregory Scott Still
  • Publication number: 20160378158
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of components and a plurality of component controllers. Each of the plurality of component controllers is associated with at least one component of the plurality of components. Each component controller is configured to compute a local power budget for the at least one component based, at least in part, on the power differential and the proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component. A service processor is configured to determine failure associated with at least one component controller of the plurality of component controllers or the at least one component associated with the at least one component controller. The service processor is configured to in response to a reset threshold not being exceeded, reset the at least one component controller without interrupting operations of any components of the at least one component that have not failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Martha Ann Broyles, Glenn Rueban Miles, Todd Jon Rosedahl, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Gregory Scott Still
  • Publication number: 20160378610
    Abstract: Component power consumption is collected from each of a plurality of controllers of a node having a plurality of components. The component power consumption is provided to each of the plurality of controllers. A power differential is determined as a difference between a power cap for an apparatus and a total power consumption for the apparatus based, at least in part, on the component power consumption. A proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component associated with the at least one component controller is determined. A local power budget is computed for the at least one component based, at least in part, on the power differential and the proportion of the total power consumption corresponding to the at least one component. A failure associated with the at least one component controller or the at least one component is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Martha Ann Broyles, Glenn Rueban Miles, Todd Jon Rosedahl, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Gregory Scott Still
  • Patent number: 8527795
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for improving processor performance during power supply failure are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A throttled condition of a processor is detected in a data processing system. A voltage of the electrical power being provided to the processor is reduced. The processor is un-throttled. Additionally, a frequency of electrical power being provided to the processor may also be reduced. A determination is made whether a condition that caused the throttling has been corrected. In response to the condition having been corrected, the frequency is returned to normal frequency and the voltage is returned to normal voltage. The reducing the frequency operation and reducing the voltage operation may each be performed by distinct components communicating over a data network external to the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Lee Howard, Martha Ann Broyles, Peter Adam Wendling, Raymond J Harrington, Todd Jon Rosedahl
  • Publication number: 20100083007
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for improving processor performance during power supply failure are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A throttled condition of a processor is detected in a data processing system. A voltage of the electrical power being provided to the processor is reduced. The processor is un-throttled. Additionally, a frequency of electrical power being provided to the processor may also be reduced. A determination is made whether a condition that caused the throttling has been corrected. In response to the condition having been corrected, the frequency is returned to normal frequency and the voltage is returned to normal voltage. The reducing the frequency operation and reducing the voltage operation may each be performed by distinct components communicating over a data network external to the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek Lee Howard, Martha Ann Broyles, Peter Adam Wendling, Raymond J. Harrington, Todd Jon Rosedahl