Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual machine task or process management or task management/control inventions 11/05

20050262504 - Method and apparatus for dynamic cpu resource management: Methods and apparatuses for dynamic CPU resource management are provided. CPU related information is collected for one or more virtual machines. CPU shares and affinity of a virtual machine are dynamically changed, as needed, based on the CPU usage information for the virtual machine and based on a specified priority...

20050262505 - Method and apparatus for dynamic memory resource management: A method and an apparatus for dynamic memory resource management are provided. Memory activity information is collected for a virtual machine. Additional memory shares are dynamically allocated to the virtual machine, as needed, based on the memory activity information for the virtual machine and based on a specified priority of...

20050262508 - Computer system and a method for controlling a computer system: In a cluster system including a plurality of operating systems operating on one computer, computer resources can be updated for and reallocated to each operating system. When the operating systems are used as active or standby operating systems, a multiple operating system management controller monitors the state of each operating...

20050262506 - Grid non-deterministic job scheduling: The present invention is method for scheduling jobs in a grid computing environment without having to monitor the state of the resource on the gird comprising a Global Scheduling Program (GSP) and a Local Scheduling Program (LSP). The GSP receives jobs submitted to the grid and distributes the job to...

20050262507 - System and method for application server with self-tuned threading model: A system and method for application server with self-tuned threading model. A server queue is used as a priority scheme, including a number of entries therein associated with received requests, and which allows the entries to have expressed priorities or share values, instead of simply the number of threads. Flexibility...

20050262509 - Method of allocating computing resources: An embodiment of a method of allocating computing resources begins with a first step of identifying applications which comprise candidates for execution on a shared computing system. In a second step, the method identifies at least one subset of the computing resources for each application. Each subset for a particular...

20050262510 - Multi-threaded processing design in architecture with multiple co-processors: A method for designing a multi-threaded processing operation that includes, e.g., multimedia encoding/decoding, uses an architecture having multiple processors and optional hardware accelerators. The method includes the steps of: identifying a desired chronological sequence of processing stages for processing input data including identifying interdependencies of said processing stages; allotting each...

20050257219 - Multiple computer architecture with replicated memory fields: The present invention discloses a modified computer architecture (50, 71, 72) which enables an applications program (50) to be run simultaneously on a plurality of computers (M1, . . . Mn). Shared memory at each computer is updated with amendments and/or overwrites so that all memory read requests are satisfied...

20050257221 - Dependency graph parameter scoping: A number of tasks are defined according to a dependency graph. Multiple parameter contexts are maintained, each associated with a different scope of the tasks. A parameter used in a first of the tasks is bound to a value. This binding includes identifying a first of the contexts according to...

20050257220 - Distributed computer: A distributed computing network is disclosed, the membership of which is determined in accordance with policy data stored at existing member nodes. A node wishing to join the distributed computing network sends profile data indicating the resources it has available for shared computation to a member node. The member node...

20050257222 - Method of virtualizing i/o resources in a computer system: A method of virtualizing hardware resources in a multiprocessor computing environment is provided. Each resource is provided a resource address. A hardware resource map is provided to store virtual resource addresses and physical resource addresses. Remapping hardware is utilized to redirect virtual addresses to physical addresses. The method of virtualizing...

20050251802 - Dynamic migration of virtual machine computer programs upon satisfaction of conditions: A system of an embodiment is disclosed that includes a number of server computing devices and a management server computing device. Each server computing device has a virtual host computer program running thereon to support one or more virtual machine computer programs. Each virtual machine computer program is able to...

20050251806 - Enhancement of real-time operating system functionality using a hypervisor: A system, method and computer program product for enhancing a real-time operating system (RTOS) with functionality normally associated with a general purpose operating system (GPOS). A hypervisor that is adapted to perform a real-time scheduling function supports concurrent execution of an RTOS and a GPOS on a system of shared...

20050251805 - Importance of semantic web resources and semantic associations between two resources: The importance of semantic web resources is determined. Some resources are classes (of the type RDFS:Class); others are non-class resources. Non-class resources belong to one or more classes while class resources are subclasses of one or more parent classes. A subjectivity score is determined for each resource of a set...

20050251803 - Method of performing kernel task upon initial execution of process at user level: An embodiment of a method of performing a kernel level task upon initial execution of a child process at a user level begins with setting an instruction pointer for an initial child process instruction to an instruction to enter a kernel level. The method continues with beginning the child process...

20050251804 - Method, data processing system, and computer program product for detecting shared resource usage violations: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for identifying a shared resource usage violation in a data processing system is provided. A set of resources are assigned to a resource group. A usage policy is defined that is associated with the resource group. A usage state associated...

20050246706 - Electronic apparatus and information notifying method: An electronic apparatus has a plurality of operating systems. The apparatus includes a setting unit which preselects a program to be displayed or recorded under control of a first operating system, and a notifying unit which makes a notification as to whether the setting unit preselects the program while an...

20050246705 - Method for dynamically allocating and managing resources in a computerized system having multiple consumers: Method for dynamically allocating and managing resources in a computerized system managed by an operating system (OS) and having multiple accounts of consumers. Portions of the virtual memory address space are allocated, whenever desired, in a swap file, for each account associated with a consumer. The memory address space is...

20050246707 - Resource manager for clients in an information distribution system: A method for processing a resource allocation request associated with an application running at a set top box, by identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request and acquiring all the identified resources if the resources are available....

20050246708 - Method of assigning virtual process identifier to process within process domain: An embodiment of a method of virtualizing a process identifier begins with creation of a child process from a parent process. The parent process creates the child process by making a system call. If the parent process executes before the child process begins to execute, at a kernel level and...

20050246709 - Concurrent system applications in a multimedia console: An operating system architecture that provides a high level of system functionality in a multimedia console through the use of concurrent system applications, while reducing the lack of control that multimedia applications have while running on the console. At power ON, a predetermined amount of system resources are reserved within...

20050246710 - Sharing of downloaded resources: In a described implementation, a production device, such as a computer, produces a shared resources container that includes shareable resources. Each resource of the shared resources container includes a part name and corresponding data. The production device downloads the shared resources container to a utilization device. The production device also...

20050246711 - Method for distributing and geographically load balancing location aware communication device client-proxy applications: A method and system for balancing server work load for cellular phone client-proxy applications in an environment where the clients change position within a given geographic area is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of mapping, monitoring, automatically re-mapping the system when required, updating a map address book, and updating...