Patents by Inventor Vernon B. Kelly

Vernon B. Kelly 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).

  • Method of facilitating workload management in a computing environment
    Patent number: 8056085
    Abstract: Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit of Work value. The Unit of Work value ensures that there is an accounting for the resources attributable to that workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon B. Kelly, Ian K. Roome
  • System and program storage device for facilitating workload management in a computing environment
    Patent number: 7996838
    Abstract: Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit of Work value. The Unit of Work value ensures that there is an accounting for the resources attributable to that workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon B. Kelly, Ian K. Roome
  • Workload management in a computing environment
    Patent number: 7836453
    Abstract: Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit of Work value. The Unit of Work value ensures that there is an accounting for the resources attributable to that workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon B. Kelly, Ian K. Roome
  • Workload management in a computing environment
    Patent number: 7346906
    Abstract: Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit of Work value. The Unit of Work value ensures that there is an accounting for the resources attributable to that workload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon B. Kelly, Ian K. Roome
  • Tracking customer defined workloads of a computing environment
    Publication number: 20040194090
    Abstract: Workloads, as defined by customers, are tracked on an individual basis. This tracking enables a customer to identify the amount of resources consumed by a particular workload. The customer defines the workload to be tracked, and that workload is tracked using a Unit of Work value. The Unit of Work value ensures that there is an accounting for the resources attributable to that workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon B. Kelly, Ian K. Roome