Patents by Inventor William J. Huie
William J. Huie 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).
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Patent number: 9465656Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for scheduler penalty for swapping activity. Exemplary embodiments include a memory management method, including identifying a first process from an active queue, identifying a second process from the active queue, tracking attributes associated with the first and second processes, determining whether at least one of the first and second processes are constraining system memory and penalizing at least one of the first and second processes in response to at least one of the first and second processes constraining the system memory.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Patent number: 9323309Abstract: A computing system is provided and includes recording media relative to which input/output (I/O) operations are executable, and a processor, disposed in signal communication with the recording media, which is configured to execute the I/O operations and to evaluate power requirements associated with executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium. The processor includes a computer-readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to schedule the executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium or to refuse the executions of the I/O operations in accordance with the evaluated power requirements.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20140351610Abstract: A computing system is provided and includes recording media relative to which input/output (I/O) operations are executable, and a processor, disposed in signal communication with the recording media, which is configured to execute the I/O operations and to evaluate power requirements associated with executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium. The processor includes a computer-readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to schedule the executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium or to refuse the executions of the I/O operations in accordance with the evaluated power requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Patent number: 8880908Abstract: A computing system is provided and includes recording media relative to which input/output (I/O) operations are executable, and a processor, disposed in signal communication with the recording media, which is configured to execute the I/O operations and to evaluate power requirements associated with executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium. The processor includes a computer-readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to schedule the executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium or to refuse the executions of the I/O operations in accordance with the evaluated power requirements.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20140006310Abstract: A method, system and program product for providing distribution of customer feedback pertaining to an aspect of a retail environment. The method includes creating either a text, an audio or visual tag for inputting into a tool, feedback from customers using a plurality of devices, the tag including either a product-related or a location-related tag that can be used to extrapolate on the feedback. The method further includes identifying respective locations of customers, collecting in real-time the feedback inputted by the customers and providing a user, a customer that has provided feedback or not, access to the feedback collected based on either an inquiry submitted to the tool by the user or based on a current location of the user identified by the tool. The method further includes retrieving in real-time a subset of the feedback collected based on either the inquiry submitted or the current location of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, William J. Huie, Jenny S. Li, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 8589875Abstract: A computer readable medium is provided and has instructions stored thereon, which, when executed cause a processor of a computing system to execute a method of controlling the computing system. The method includes iteratively running a workload over a period of time, the workload being defined by software components of a software repository of the computing system, measuring power consumption associated with the running of the workload with each iteration and storing data indicative of the power consumption, analyzing the data and identifying, from a result of the analysis, power consumption changes over the period of time, generating a regression profile based on the power consumption changes, and managing the software components in accordance with the regression profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard, Paul E. Sonnenberg
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Patent number: 8527307Abstract: A method, system and program product for providing distribution of customer feedback pertaining to an aspect of a retail environment. The method includes creating either a text, an audio or visual tag for inputting into a tool, feedback from customers using a plurality of devices, the tag including either a product-related or a location-related tag that can be used to extrapolate on the feedback. The method further includes identifying respective locations of customers, collecting in real-time the feedback inputted by the customers and providing a user, a customer that has provided feedback or not, access to the feedback collected based on either an inquiry submitted to the tool by the user or based on a current location of the user identified by the tool. The method further includes retrieving in real-time a subset of the feedback collected based on either the inquiry submitted or the current location of the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, William J. Huie, Jenny S. Li, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 8300022Abstract: A dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system includes a first display having a first touch screen, a second display having a second touch screen, the second display being operatively connected to the first display, at least one sensor operatively associated with one of the first and second displays. The at least one sensor detects a physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens. The dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system further includes a controller linked to the at least one sensor. The controller sets a display of the other of the first and second touch screens based on the physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Patent number: 8220032Abstract: Using an authentication server to discover one or more additional authentication servers and to dynamically establish a trust relationship with the one or more additional authentication servers. The authentication server searches for the one or more additional authentication servers to discover one or more sources of authentication tokens, and inspects an incoming authentication request from the one or more additional authentication servers to determine if the request is carrying one or more authentication tokens from a newly discovered realm. Once the authentication server determines a newly discovered realm to be trustworthy, the authentication server receives a directory schema from the newly discovered realm and compares the received directory schema with a known directory schema retrieved by the authentication server to identify an intersection of the received directory schema and the known directory schema.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Michael E. Browne, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard, Kyle M. Smith
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Publication number: 20110140991Abstract: A multi-monitor configuration system may include a plurality of monitors and a sensor carried by each of the plurality of monitors. The system may also include a controller to detect and/or configure the plurality of monitors to display at least one video signal image based upon individual monitor parameters provided by each respective sensor to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20100318965Abstract: A computer readable medium is provided and has instructions stored thereon, which, when executed cause a processor of a computing system to execute a method of controlling the computing system. The method includes iteratively running a workload over a period of time, the workload being defined by software components of a software repository of the computing system, measuring power consumption associated with the running of the workload with each iteration and storing data indicative of the power consumption, analyzing the data and identifying, from a result of the analysis, power consumption changes over the period of time, generating a regression profile based on the power consumption changes, and managing the software components in accordance with the regression profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard, Paul E. Sonnenberg
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Publication number: 20100299540Abstract: A computing system is provided and includes recording media relative to which input/output (I/O) operations are executable, and a processor, disposed in signal communication with the recording media, which is configured to execute the I/O operations and to evaluate power requirements associated with executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium. The processor includes a computer-readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to schedule the executions of the I/O operations relative to each individual recording medium or to refuse the executions of the I/O operations in accordance with the evaluated power requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20100257530Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for scheduler penalty for swapping activity. Exemplary embodiments include a memory management method, including identifying a first process from an active queue, identifying a second process from the active queue, tracking attributes associated with the first and second processes, determining whether at least one of the first and second processes are constraining system memory and penalizing at least one of the first and second processes in response to at least one of the first and second processes constraining the system memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20100177047Abstract: A dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system includes a first display having a first touch screen, a second display having a second touch screen, the second display being operatively connected to the first display, at least one sensor operatively associated with one of the first and second displays. The at least one sensor detects a physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens. The dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system further includes a controller linked to the at least one sensor. The controller sets a display of the other of the first and second touch screens based on the physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Eli M. Dow, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard
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Publication number: 20090193508Abstract: Using an authentication server to discover one or more additional authentication servers and to dynamically establish a trust relationship with the one or more additional authentication servers. The authentication server searches for the one or more additional authentication servers to discover one or more sources of authentication tokens, and inspects an incoming authentication request from the one or more additional authentication servers to determine if the request is carrying one or more authentication tokens from a newly discovered realm. Once the authentication server determines a newly discovered realm to be trustworthy, the authentication server receives a directory schema from the newly discovered realm and compares the received directory schema with a known directory schema retrieved by the authentication server to identify an intersection of the received directory schema and the known directory schema.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Michael E. Browne, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard, Kyle M. Smith
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Publication number: 20090187962Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods for providing policy-driven, adaptive, multi-factor authentication procedures. A pool of potential authentication challenges is defined. Each of the potential authentication challenges is assigned a category and a weighted difficulty level. One or more authentication challenges are selected from the pool of potential authentication challenges using one or more security policies that are based upon the assigned category and the assigned weighted difficulty level, wherein a quantity of authentication challenges is determined using the one or more security policies. One or more historical access patterns are utilized in conjunction with the selected one or more authentication challenges to authenticate a user, wherein the historical access patterns include at least one of an access time or an access location. One or more dummy challenges are used to authenticate the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Brenneman, Michael E. Browne, William J. Huie, Sarah J. Sheppard, Kyle M. Smith
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Publication number: 20090112683Abstract: A method, system and program product for providing distribution of customer feedback pertaining to an aspect of a retail environment. The method includes creating either a text, an audio or visual tag for inputting into a tool, feedback from customers using a plurality of devices, the tag including either a product-related or a location-related tag that can be used to extrapolate on the feedback. The method further includes identifying respective locations of customers, collecting in real-time the feedback inputted by the customers and providing a user, a customer that has provided feedback or not, access to the feedback collected based on either an inquiry submitted to the tool by the user or based on a current location of the user identified by the tool. The method further includes retrieving in real-time a subset of the feedback collected based on either the inquiry submitted or the current location of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, William J. Huie, Jenny S. Li, Clifford A. Pickover