Patents by Inventor Vittorio Castelli

Vittorio Castelli 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 and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks
    Patent number: 8250265
    Abstract: A method of transmitting compressed data from a main memory to an input/output adaptor (IOA)/input/output processor (IOP), includes sending compressed memory directory information to the IOA/IOP and copying a content of the memory to the IOA/IOP using a direct memory access (DMA) operation, without decompressing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Method and apparatus for prediction of computer system performance based on types and numbers of active devices
    Patent number: 8234229
    Abstract: A method for predicting a subsequent resource utilization in a computer system having a plurality of devices includes the step of monitoring, over a period of time, a contemporaneous resource utilization and a number of active devices to obtain monitored values of the contemporaneous resource utilization and the number of active devices. The subsequent resource utilization is predicted, based upon the monitored values of the contemporaneous resource utilization and the number of active devices. Additionally, methods are described herein for identifying resource saturation and predicting the effects of adding a new device in a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek, Joy Aloysius Thomas
  • Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks
    Patent number: 8230139
    Abstract: In a computer system supporting memory compression, wherein memory compressed data is managed in units of memory sectors of size S, wherein data is stored on disk in a different compressed format, and wherein data on said disk is managed in units of disk sectors of size D, a method for storing memory compressed data on a compressed disk includes combining at least one of compressed memory directory information, a system header, compressed data controls, and pads into a data structure having a same size S as a memory sector, grouping the data structure and the data contained in the desired memory sectors into groups of D/S items, and storing each of the groups in a separate disk sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING MEMORY COMPRESSED DATA ONTO MEMORY COMPRESSED DISKS
    Publication number: 20120131273
    Abstract: In a computer system supporting memory compression, wherein memory compressed data is managed in units of memory sectors of size S, wherein data is stored on disk in a different compressed format, and wherein data on said disk is managed in units of disk sectors of size D, a method for storing memory compressed data on a compressed disk includes combining at least one of compressed memory directory information, a system header, compressed data controls, and pads into a data structure having a same size S as a memory sector, grouping the data structure and the data contained in the desired memory sectors into groups of D/S items, and storing each of the groups in a separate disk sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Method for aligning demonstrated user actions with existing documentation
    Patent number: 8176422
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions. The apparatus includes an alignment device for computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions based on at least one similarity metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Eugene Rogan Creswick, Tessa A. Lau, Daniel A. Oblinger
  • System, method, and computer readable media for replicating virtual universe objects
    Patent number: 8161002
    Abstract: A system, a method and a computer readable media for replicating virtual universe objects are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes determining a first set of VU objects associated with a first user. The method further includes determining replication priority values for the first set of VU objects utilizing predetermined priority value rules. Each VU object of the first set of VU objects has a replication priority value. The method further includes determining a second set of VU objects from the first set of VU objects based on the replication priority values associated with the first set of VU objects. The method further includes replicating the second set of VU objects from a primary VU computer server to a first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Steven M. Harrison, Brian M. O'Connell, Clifford A. Pickover, Keith R. Walker
  • Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks
    Patent number: 8161206
    Abstract: In a computer system supporting memory compression and wherein data is stored on a disk in a different compressed format, and wherein an IOA (input/output adaptor)/IOP (input/output processor) selectively reads from and writes to a main memory through a direct memory access (DMA) operation, a method for transmitting compressed data from the IOA/IOP to the main memory includes reserving a set of free memory sectors to contain the data in said main memory, sending to the IOA/IOP addresses of said memory sectors, copying the data from the IOA/IOP to said memory sectors using said DMA operation, constructing at the IOA/IOP compressed memory directory information defining how and where the data is stored in memory, sending the memory directory information to a memory controller, and storing the memory directory information in the compressed memory directory structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Methods and apparatus for customizing user-interface control in existing application
    Patent number: 8046754
    Abstract: Techniques for altering application user-interface controls are provided. More particularly the customization of a new or existing user-interface control in an application user-interface is provided. In one aspect of the invention, a method for customizing user-interface controls of an existing application comprises the recording of a procedure description performed by a user in the application user-interface. A new or modified application user-interface control relating to the procedure description is then installed in the existing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Tessa A. Lau, Daniel A. Oblinger
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING MEMORY COMPRESSED DATA ONTO MEMORY COMPRESSED DISKS
    Publication number: 20110185132
    Abstract: In a computer system supporting memory compression and wherein data is stored on a disk in a different compressed format, and wherein an IOA (input/output adaptor)/IOP (input/output processor) selectively reads from and writes to a main memory through a direct memory access (DMA) operation, a method for transmitting compressed data from the IOA/IOP to the main memory includes reserving a set of free memory sectors to contain the data in said main memory, sending to the IOA/IOP addresses of said memory sectors, copying the data from the IOA/IOP to said memory sectors using said DMA operation, constructing at the IOA/IOP compressed memory directory information defining how and where the data is stored in memory, sending the memory directory information to a memory controller, and storing the memory directory information in the compressed memory directory structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING MEMORY COMPRESSED DATA ONTO MEMORY COMPRESSED DISKS
    Publication number: 20110179197
    Abstract: A method of transmitting compressed data from a main memory to an input/output adaptor (IOA)/input/output processor (IOP), includes sending compressed memory directory information to the IOA/IOP and copying a content of the memory to the IOA/IOP using a direct memory access (DMA) operation, without decompressing the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks
    Patent number: 7979602
    Abstract: A method (and system) of storing information, includes storing main memory compressed information onto a memory compressed disk, where pages are stored and retrieved individually, without decompressing the main memory compressed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Method for providing dynamic process step annotations
    Patent number: 7962847
    Abstract: A system and method for obtaining a process definition; determining the current process; determining the current process step; determining whether a whether a user has requested creation or modification of an annotation of the current process or step; receiving information from the user for creating the annotation when a user has requested creation of an annotation; and displaying the annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter K. Malkin, Thomas D. Erickson, Wendy A. Kellogg, Brent Tzion Hailpern, Lawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Daniel A. Oblinger
  • Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks
    Patent number: 7958289
    Abstract: A method (and system) of storing information, includes storing main memory compressed information onto a memory compressed disk, where pages are stored and retrieved individually, without decompressing the main memory compressed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline Benveniste, Vittorio Castelli, Peter A. Franaszek
  • Systems and methods for structural clustering of time sequences
    Patent number: 7933740
    Abstract: Arrangements and methods for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between different time series via employing the structural features is determined. The different time series may be partitioned into clusters based on the at least one distance, and/or the k closest matches to a given time series query based on the at least one distance may be returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Michail Vlachos, Philip S. Yu
  • Methods and apparatus for customizing user-interface control in existing application
    Patent number: 7890948
    Abstract: Techniques for altering application user-interface controls are provided. More particularly the customization of a new or existing user-interface control in an application user-interface is provided. In one aspect of the invention, a method for customizing user-interface controls of an existing application comprises the recording of a procedure description performed by a user in the application user-interface. A new or modified application user-interface control relating to the procedure description is then installed in the existing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Inernational Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Tessa A. Lau, Daniel A. Oblinger
  • Systems for structural clustering of time sequences
    Patent number: 7890294
    Abstract: Arrangements are provided for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between different time series via employing the structural features is determined. The different time series may be partitioned into clusters based on the at least one distance, and/or the k closest matches to a given time series query based on the at least one distance may be returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Michail Vlachos, Philip S. Yu
  • Indicating physical site energy usage through a virtual environment
    Patent number: 7873485
    Abstract: Real world energy usage can be reduced using a virtual environment. A virtual universe energy conservation system (“system”) can determine comprehensive energy usage at a physical site where a client accessing a virtual universe is located. The system can determine that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds an energy usage threshold. The system can also notify a virtual universe user account associated with the client that the comprehensive energy usage at the physical site exceeds the energy usage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Robert Wisniewski
  • MANAGING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL WORLD ACCOUNTS FROM A SINGLE VIRTUAL LOBBY INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100333031
    Abstract: A virtual lobby client automatically interfaces with multiple virtual world instances, each provided by a separate virtual world provider from among a plurality of virtual world providers, each interfaced with to access a separate one from among a plurality of virtual world accounts, to retrieve a separate selection of inventory items from each of the plurality of virtual world accounts. The virtual lobby client renders an inventory directory index of each separate selection of inventory items collectively within a single lobby interface of the virtual lobby client with at least one selectable option for managing each of the items in the inventory directory from the single lobby interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: VITTORIO CASTELLI, RICK A. HAMILTON, II, BRIAN M. O'CONNELL, CLIFFORD A PICKOVER, KEITH R. WALKER
  • PEER-TO-PEER BASED CONTENT DELIVERY IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    Publication number: 20100306675
    Abstract: The present invention permits performance adjustment in a virtual universe. In particular, the invention proposes a mixed server-based/peer-to-peer approach, in which transmission responsibilities are shifted towards peer-to-peer computing as the number of avatars within a region increases. The invention may foster fluid business transactions (e.g., sales) during times of high avatar load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vittorio Castelli, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Clifford A. Pickover, Keith R. Walker
  • Film airbags
    Patent number: 7820566
    Abstract: Inflatable airbag for a vehicle which is deployed in the event of an accident involving the vehicle to provide protection for an occupant of the vehicle includes a plurality of ribbons coupled together to define an enclosed, fluid-retaining space and a layer of film laminated on at least one of an outer side of the woven ribbons and an inner side of the ribbons. The ribbons may be made from polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester or polyamide and the layers of film may be made from polyethylene, polyurethane, polyester or polyamide. The ribbons and layers of film may be made of the same or different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Automotive Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breed, Wendell C. Johnson, Ryan H. Breed, Vittorio Castelli