Patents by Inventor Michael C. Hollinger

Michael C. Hollinger 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: 9760386
    Abstract: A coherent computer system includes a memory shared by a processor and a coherent accelerator device (CAD). The memory includes a work queue directly accessible by the accelerator functional unit (AFU) within the CAD and by the processor utilizing the same effective addresses. The coherent computer system provides accelerator functionality when the accelerator is unavailable by implementing a virtual AFU to carryout accelerator function while the AFU is unavailable. The virtual AFU is a functional logical equivalent of the AFU and is coherent with the processor. When the AFU becomes available, the virtual AFU is disabled and the accelerator is enabled to allow the accelerator to carryout accelerator functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Hollinger
  • Publication number: 20170249231
    Abstract: A computer system may identify a source code for a program. The source code may include one or more instructions. The computer system may then receive a selection of two or more assessment metrics for evaluating the source code. The computer system may then generate an assessment score for each instruction in the source code based on the two or more assessment metrics. The computer system may then provide an assessment score indicator to for each instruction in the source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Bofferding, Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9720714
    Abstract: A coherent computer system includes a memory shared by a processor and a coherent accelerator device (CAD). The memory includes a work queue directly accessible by the accelerator functional unit (AFU) within the CAD and by the processor utilizing the same effective addresses. The coherent computer system provides accelerator functionality when the accelerator is unavailable by implementing a virtual AFU to carryout accelerator function while the AFU is unavailable. The virtual AFU is a functional logical equivalent of the AFU and is coherent with the processor. When the AFU becomes available, the virtual AFU is disabled and the accelerator is enabled to allow the accelerator to carryout accelerator functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Hollinger
  • Publication number: 20170091078
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for assessing risk of a software program and software updates to a program to prioritize verification resources, which includes receiving code for a software product for a testing assessment. The code is analyzed according to a risk assessment criteria, and the risk assessment criteria includes risk assessment factors. The risk assessment factors for the code are weighted as part of the criteria. A risk assessment score of the code is determined based on the criteria. Testing resources are allocated in response to the risk assessment score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Balaji V. Atyam, Nicholas E. Bofferding, Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Publication number: 20170091072
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for assessing risk of a software program and software updates to a program to prioritize verification resources, which includes receiving code for a software product for a testing assessment. The code is analyzed according to a risk assessment criteria, and the risk assessment criteria includes risk assessment factors. The risk assessment factors for the code are weighted as part of the criteria. A risk assessment score of the code is determined based on the criteria. Testing resources are allocated in response to the risk assessment score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Balaji V. Atyam, Nicholas E. Bofferding, Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Publication number: 20170060606
    Abstract: A coherent computer system includes a memory shared by a processor and a coherent accelerator device (CAD). The memory includes a work queue directly accessible by the accelerator functional unit (AFU) within the CAD and by the processor utilizing the same effective addresses. The coherent computer system provides accelerator functionality when the accelerator is unavailable by implementing a virtual AFU to carryout accelerator function while the AFU is unavailable. The virtual AFU is a functional logical equivalent of the AFU and is coherent with the processor. When the AFU becomes available, the virtual AFU is disabled and the accelerator is enabled to allow the accelerator to carryout accelerator functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. Hollinger
  • Publication number: 20170060607
    Abstract: A coherent computer system includes a memory shared by a processor and a coherent accelerator device (CAD). The memory includes a work queue directly accessible by the accelerator functional unit (AFU) within the CAD and by the processor utilizing the same effective addresses. The coherent computer system provides accelerator functionality when the accelerator is unavailable by implementing a virtual AFU to carryout accelerator function while the AFU is unavailable. The virtual AFU is a functional logical equivalent of the AFU and is coherent with the processor. When the AFU becomes available, the virtual AFU is disabled and the accelerator is enabled to allow the accelerator to carryout accelerator functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9459633
    Abstract: A thermal workload distribution controller receives, for each of multiple thermal controlled areas, at least one current thermal measurement from at least one separate thermostat node. The thermal workload distribution controller selects a particular thermal controlled area from among the multiple thermal controlled areas that is most optimal to receive additional heat based on the at least one current thermal measurement received for each of the thermal controlled areas. The thermal workload distribution controller distributes at least one workload to a server node associated with the particular thermal controlled area, wherein the heat dissipated by the server from executing the workload affects a thermal environment of the particular thermal controlled area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9253304
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for managing a voice communication are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, an audio phrase produced by a first user is identified in the voice communication between the first user and a second user. A determination is made whether the audio phrase is present in a policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases. Responsive to a determination that the audio phrase is present in the policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases, a communication of the audio phrase is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 9229764
    Abstract: Responsive to a hypervisor determining that insufficient local resources are available for reservation to meet a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request for a particular logical partition managed by the hypervisor in a host system, the hypervisor identifies another logical partition managed by the hypervisor in the host system that is assigned at the least one resource meeting the performance parameter specified in the reservation request. The hypervisor estimates a first cost of migrating the particular logical partition and a second cost of migrating the another logical partition to at least one other host system communicatively connected in a peer-to-peer network based on at least one previously recorded cost stored by the host system of migrating a previous logical partition to the at least one other host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin J. Cawlfield, Chang W. Chen, Mitchell P. Harding, Michael C. Hollinger, Michael R. Reddock
  • Publication number: 20150355825
    Abstract: Recording the video display of an application independently of the video displays of other applications and regardless of the characteristics of the video display—for example, regardless of whether the application is running in the foreground or the background or whether its display is fully visible, partially visible, or not visible at all on a monitor or other display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20150355801
    Abstract: Recording the video display of an application independently of the video displays of other applications and regardless of the characteristics of the video display—for example, regardless of whether the application is running in the foreground or the background or whether its display is fully visible, partially visible, or not visible at all on a monitor or other display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 9176508
    Abstract: A thermal workload distribution controller receives, for each of multiple thermal controlled areas, at least one current thermal measurement from at least one separate thermostat node. The thermal workload distribution controller selects a particular thermal controlled area from among the multiple thermal controlled areas that is most optimal to receive additional heat based on the at least one current thermal measurement received for each of the thermal controlled areas. The thermal workload distribution controller distributes at least one workload to a server node associated with the particular thermal controlled area, wherein the heat dissipated by the server from executing the workload affects a thermal environment of the particular thermal controlled area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9158310
    Abstract: A thermal control system for a data center room, for controlling an ambient temperature in the data center room to meet an ambient temperature set point, receives multiple ambient temperature votes from multiple fan controllers positioned in the data center room each for controlling fan speeds for at least one separate fan from among multiple fans each positioned within a separate system from among multiple systems within the data center room. The thermal control system sets the ambient temperature set point to a lowest ambient temperature specified in the multiple ambient temperature votes, such that the thermal control system and fan controllers operate as independent systems, but are integrated for selecting an ambient temperature that minimizes the power required for controlling a thermal environment in the data center room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9158311
    Abstract: A thermal control system for a data center room, for controlling an ambient temperature in the data center room to meet an ambient temperature set point, receives multiple ambient temperature votes from multiple fan controllers positioned in the data center room each for controlling fan speeds for at least one separate fan from among multiple fans each positioned within a separate system from among multiple systems within the data center room. The thermal control system sets the ambient temperature set point to a lowest ambient temperature specified in the multiple ambient temperature votes, such that the thermal control system and fan controllers operate as independent systems, but are integrated for selecting an ambient temperature that minimizes the power required for controlling a thermal environment in the data center room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger
  • Patent number: 9110705
    Abstract: Responsive to a hypervisor determining that insufficient local resources are available for reservation to meet a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request for a particular logical partition managed by the hypervisor in a host system, the hypervisor identifies another logical partition managed by the hypervisor in the host system that is assigned at the least one resource meeting the performance parameter specified in the reservation request. The hypervisor estimates a first cost of migrating the particular logical partition and a second cost of migrating the another logical partition to at least one other host system communicatively connected in a peer-to-peer network based on at least one previously recorded cost stored by the host system of migrating a previous logical partition to the at least one other host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin J. Cawlfield, Chang W. Chen, Mitchell P. Harding, Michael C. Hollinger, Michael R. Reddock
  • Publication number: 20150169354
    Abstract: Responsive to a hypervisor determining that insufficient local resources are available for reservation to meet a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request for a particular logical partition managed by the hypervisor in a host system, the hypervisor identifies another logical partition managed by the hypervisor in the host system that is assigned at the least one resource meeting the performance parameter specified in the reservation request. The hypervisor estimates a first cost of migrating the particular logical partition and a second cost of migrating the another logical partition to at least one other host system communicatively connected in a peer-to-peer network based on at least one previously recorded cost stored by the host system of migrating a previous logical partition to the at least one other host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin J. Cawlfield, Chang W. Chen, Mitchell P. Harding, Michael C. Hollinger, Michael R. Reddock
  • Patent number: 9049293
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for routing an incoming voice call in real time is presented. A call is received from a caller to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the call failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a short range wireless query signal is transmitted to determine if an other wireless communication device is within a predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. If the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device receives a response from the other wireless telecommunication device indicating that the other wireless telecommunication device is within the predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, then the call is rerouted to the other wireless telecommunication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Patent number: 9026422
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for controlling a fidelity of a simulation of a computer system. A model of the system is received that has a plurality of components. A representation of the plurality of individual components of the system is generated. A component is assigned to be a fidelity center having a highest possible associated fidelity value. Fidelity values are assigned to each other component in the plurality of individual components based on an affinity of the other component to the fidelity center. The system is simulated based on assigned fidelity values to the components in the plurality of individual components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Aarts, Ched D. Hays, Michael C. Hollinger, Jason S. Ma, Jose L. Ortiz, Gundam Raghuswamyreddy
  • Patent number: 8965772
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser including displaying an icon representing a speech command type and displaying an icon representing the input state of the speech command. In typical embodiments, the icon representing a speech command type and the icon representing the input state of the speech command also includes attributes of a single icon. Typical embodiments include accepting from a user a speech command of the speech command type, changing the input state of the speech command, and displaying another icon representing the changed input state of the speech command. Typical embodiments also include displaying the text of the speech command in association with the icon representing the speech command type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Cross, Jr., Michael C. Hollinger, Igor R. Jablokov, Benjamin D. Lewis, Hilary A. Pike, Daniel M. Smith, David W. Wintermute, Michael A. Zaitzeff