Patents by Inventor Rick A. Taylor

Rick A. Taylor 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: 7836452
    Abstract: System, method and program product for determining if a plurality of applications executed on a plurality of servers can be executed on a single server. First program instructions determine if the single server has sufficient processor power to execute the plurality of applications. Second program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a same type of operating system on the plurality of servers. Third program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a same type of middleware on the plurality of servers. The first program instructions determine peak processor utilizations and times of the peak processor utilizations for the plurality of applications, respectively, to determine whether the single server has sufficient processor power to execute the plurality of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Rick A. Taylor