Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual machine task or process management or task management/control inventions 07/07

20070174836 - System for controlling computer and method therefor: In an information processing system that has a computer communicable with a terminal for sending a predetermined request and equipped with not less than two virtual computer for processing the request received from the terminal, and an operation management apparatus communicable with the virtual computers and for performing a reset... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070174837 - Apparatus and method for redundant software thread computation: An apparatus and method for redundant software thread computation. In one embodiment, the method includes the replication of an application into two communicating threads, a leading thread and a trailing thread. In one embodiment, the trailing thread repeats computations performed by the leading thread to detect transient faults, referred to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070174839 - Method and system for managing programs within systems: A program management method for managing a number of task processing of execution when a computer for executing the task processing of a received request executes the task processing with a plurality of programs which extend across a plurality of processes, wherein a memory unit of the computer manages a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070174838 - Tuning of work to meet performance goal: Techniques are provided for tuning work. In response to identifying a trigger for a work, automatic tuning is invoked. The trigger indicates that a performance goal for the work has been missed. The work is analyzed. A tuning operation is selected for the work based on a tuning history. The... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Ibm54

20070174840 - Determining the level of availability of a computing resource: Data is collected relating to the availability of a computing resource such as data identifying a start event that indicates that the computing resource became available for use and data identifying a stop event that indicates that the computing resource became unavailable for use. The data relating to the availability... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070169120 - Mechanism to transition control between components in a virtual machine environment: In some embodiments, the invention efficiently manages, sets up, controls and performs communication between isolated components using portals. In a platform having virtualization architecture, a component in a first virtual machine requests a service to be performed by a component in a second virtual machine. A privileged system layer validates... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070169121 - System, method and program to migrate a virtual machine: A system, method and program product for migrating a first virtual machine from a first real computer to a second real computer or from a first LPAR to a second LPAR in a same real computer. Before migration, the first virtual machine comprises an operating system and an application in... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070169123 - Lock-free dual queue with condition synchronization and time-outs: Systems and methods for operating software data structures are provided. In one embodiment, lock-free dual queues with conditional synchronization and time-outs are described. The lock-free dual queues of various embodiments of the present invention are accessible by one or more consumer threads and one or more producing threads. The consuming... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070169122 - Un-synchronized pool for software components: A method is described that involves creating an instance of a software component for the substantially private use of a thread. A pool of software component instances is available to the thread.... Agent: Sap/blakely

20070169124 - Method, system and program product for detecting and managing unwanted synchronization: A method, system and program product for minimizing unwanted synchronizations in a multithreading program. Program functions in a multithreading program that should not be synchronized are identified as input tails, e.g., manually identified. An invocation graph is constructed for the multithreading program with nodes identified as head nodes and tail... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Peterson, Jr. Yorktown

20070169125 - Task scheduling policy for limited memory systems: A system, method, and program product for scheduling applications in a data processing system. The method of the invention includes a step of monitoring memory availability within the data processing system during execution of one or more applications. The method further includes recording a memory usage history for one or... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070169126 - Multi-processor system and program for causing computer to execute controlling method of multi-processor system: A multi-processor system with a plurality of unit processors includes: a request accepting section for accepting a first request and a second request, wherein the first request is a request to execute a program that can be executed in any of said unit processors and the second request is a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070169127 - Method, system and computer program product for optimizing allocation of resources on partitions of a data processing system: A method, system and computer program product for optimizing allocation of resources to partitions of a data processing system are disclosed. The method includes creating a first virtual central processing unit and a second virtual central processing unit, wherein at least one of the set of the first virtual processing... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070162907 - Methods for assisting computer users performing multiple tasks: A method for assisting multi-tasking computer users includes receiving from a user a specification of a task being performed by the user or an indication of completion of a task, collecting state changes in multiple executing programs, predicting a current task being performed by the user based on a recent... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070162906 - Programmatic control of tasks in a programmable logic controller: System and method for modifying properties of tasks on a programmable logic controller. Input specifying modification of a property of a task included in a programmable logic controller (PLC) may be received. The property of the task may be modified based on the input, and the task may halt or... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070162908 - Behavior-based resource capacity adjustment method for business processes: According to an embodiment of the invention, a method includes steps of deriving a process-based resource adjustment model for the process; monitoring the process for the number of users using each of steps of the process at time t0; calculating the number of users that will using each of the... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20070162909 - Reserving resources in an operating system: Techniques for reserving resources in an operating system are provided. The techniques include receiving an indication of an authorization setting specifying a directive and identifying at least a resource, an action, and a principal, configuring to apply the specified directive in relation to the identified action and resource when the... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20070162911 - Multi-core multi-thread processor: In one embodiment, a processor is provided. The processor includes at least two cores, where each of the cores include a first level cache memory. Each of the cores are multi-threaded. In another embodiment, each of the cores includes four threads. In another embodiment a crossbar is included. A plurality... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070162910 - Program processing system, program processing method, and computer program: In starting a session, a block ID is assigned to the respective blocks in which session is divided into tasks in every function, and a task lookup table which is a quick reference table for the block ID and a task ID is formed. In performing a message communication, a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070157197 - Delivering interrupts directly to a virtual processor: Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for delivering an interrupt to a virtual processor are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an interface to receive an interrupt request, delivery logic, and exit logic. The delivery logic is to determine, based on an attribute of the interrupt request, whether the... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070157198 - Interrupt processing in a layered virtualization architecture: Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for processing interrupts in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a recognition logic, window logic, and evaluation logic. The event logic is to recognize an interrupt request. The window logic is to determine whether an interrupt window is... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070157201 - Cpu resource manager: The systems disclosed allow an STB to manage a CPU as a resource. Further, users can be notified of the CPU status and presented with options to modify CPU resource preferences. The systems disclosed allow an STB to manage the CPU when the CPU is running tasks and applications such... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070157199 - Efficient task scheduling by assigning fixed registers to scheduler: Task scheduling in a processing system having a main memory and a processor having a plurality of software-configurable registers is disclosed. The processor may be a synergistic processing unit (SPU) of a cell processor. The processing system operates under the control of a kernel and a program code. A subset... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20070157202 - Ensuring progress in a system that supports execution of obstruction-free operations: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that ensures that progress is made in an environment that supports execution of obstruction-free operations. During execution, when a process pi invokes an operation, the system checks a panic flag, which indicates whether a progress-ensuring mechanism is to be activated. If... Agent: Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070157203 - Information management system with two or more interactive enforcement points: A method and apparatus for controlling document access and application usage using centrally managed rules. The rules are stored and manipulated in a central rule database via a rule server. Policy enforcers are installed on client systems and/or on servers and perform document access and application usage control for both... Agent: Aka Chan LLP

20070157204 - Process instance serialization: Method and system for serializing access to datasets, suitable for use in a workflow management system which executes multiple business processes, wherein a single process instance is enabled to invoke web services which may update datasets of different storages holding redundant information. Business Process Execution Language for Web Services allows... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070157200 - System and method for generating a lock-free dual queue: A method of supporting condition synchronization for a shared data structure so as to provide concurrent access. A protocol is provided between a thread creating a request as part of a remove operation and a thread fulfilling a request as part of an add operation. The protocol provides for the... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070157206 - Load balancing for multi-threaded applications via asymmetric power throttling: A first execution time of a first thread executing on a first processing unit of a multiprocessor is determined. A second execution time of a second thread executing on a second processing unit of the multiprocessor is determined, the first and second threads executing in parallel. Power is set to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070157205 - Method and system for reviewing tasks assigned to a user: In a method and system for reviewing tasks assigned to a user, upon a user command, a computer system identifies records of sets assigned to the user. The computer system traverses at least one link in each set record that identifies at least one task record assigned to the respective... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070157207 - Hardwired scheduler for low power wireless device processor and method for using the same: The present invention relates to a hardwired scheduler for low power wireless device processor and a method for using the same wherein, for a processor used in a sensor node, ubiquitous small node and a wireless communication device which require a low power consumption, a storage of the currently running... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070157209 - Broadcast receiving terminal and program execution method: Under a resource manager, unexpected blocking is prevented without calling a handler for resolving a resource contention, by assigning a priority level depending on the program that has requested for a reservation of a resource as well as by assigning a special priority level which permits a reservation of a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070157208 - Device, system and method of managing a resource request: Embodiments of the present invention provide a resource management mechanism to monitor the availability of resources, detect the cause of a rejection, distinguish between different types of rejections, and manage the different types accordingly. For example, a queue manager in accordance with embodiments of the invention may be able to... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070157210 - Information system, load control method, load control program and recording medium: One objective of the present invention is to provide appropriate load control in accordance with processing times required for transactions, on individual application servers, in an information system that includes a plurality of application servers and a database server. The present invention provides an information system that includes: a process... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts