Patents by Inventor Scott Alan Piper

Scott Alan Piper 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).

  • Aggregate power display for multiple data processing systems
    Patent number: 8055926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing aggregate power consumption information for hundreds or thousands of data processing systems interconnected in a network. In one embodiment, a method is provided that receives power consumption information for each of the data processing systems along with time intervals associated with this information. The power consumption information is analyzed to provide the power consumption of the total number of data processing systems. This is accomplished by selectively computing total power consumption for selected time values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Piper, Karen April Taylor
  • Apparatus, system, and method for cache synchronization
    Patent number: 7734582
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for cache synchronization within a multi-tier system having multiple client-server relationships. The apparatus includes a pre-synchronization module, a locking module, and a synchronization module. The pre-synchronization module receives a pre-synchronization call from an upstream node coupled to a first downstream node. The locking module locks a first cache coupled to the first downstream node in response to a synchronization call from the upstream node. The synchronization module synchronizes source data on the upstream node with cached data on the first cache. The apparatus also may include a post-synchronization module to perform any necessary cleanup activities. Advantageously, the apparatus, system, and method reduce the likelihood of a system deadlock due to premature locking of the first downstream cache, which prevents a subsequent downstream cache from synchronizing with the first cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vipul Paul, Scott Alan Piper, Sudhir Gurunandan Rao
  • AGGREGATE POWER DISPLAY FOR MULTIPLE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090222682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing aggregate power consumption information for hundreds or thousands of data processing systems interconnected in a network. In one embodiment, a method is provided that receives power consumption information for each of the data processing systems along with time intervals associated with this information. The power consumption information is analyzed to provide the power consumption of the total number of data processing systems. This is accomplished by selectively computing total power consumption for selected time values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: SCOTT ALAN PIPER, Karen April Taylori