Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual machine task or process management or task management/control inventions 08/07

20070204265 - Migrating a virtual machine that owns a resource such as a hardware device: A computing device has first and second virtual machines (VMs) and a resource assigned to the first VM. Each access request for the resource is forwarded thereto until the first VM is to be saved or migrated. Thereafter, each access request is forwarded to a holding queue. When the resource... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070204266 - Systems and methods for dynamically managing virtual machines: Techniques for dynamic management of virtual machine environments are disclosed. For example, a technique for automatically managing a first set of virtual machines being hosted by a second set of physical machines comprises the following steps/operations. An alert is obtained that a service level agreement (SLA) pertaining to at least... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070204267 - Throttling prefetching in a processor: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for counting demand accesses of a first thread associated with a prefetch detector to obtain a count value, accumulating the count value with an accumulated count at detector deallocation, and throttling prefetching in the first thread based on an average obtained... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070204269 - Interruptible thread synchronization method and apparatus: An interruptible thread synchronization method and apparatus are provided. The interruptible thread synchronization method includes controlling mutually exclusive access to an object by one or more threads using a monitor, and interrupting a first thread that is on standby for the monitor.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070204268 - Methods and systems for scheduling processes in a multi-core processor environment: Embodiments of the present invention provide efficient scheduling in a multi-core processor environment. In some embodiments, each core is assigned, at most, one execution context. Each execution context may then asynchronously run on its assigned core. If execution context is blocked, then its dedicated core may be suspended or powered... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group (cust. No. W/red Hat)

20070204270 - Apparatus and method for processing operations of nonvolatile memory in order of priority: Provided are an apparatus and method for processing operations of a nonvolatile memory in order of priority, more particularly, an apparatus and method for processing operations of a nonvolatile memory in order of priority, the apparatus and method capable of reducing response time and preventing frequent stops and resumptions of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070204271 - Method and system for simulating a multi-cpu/multi-core cpu/multi-threaded cpu hardware platform: Described is a system and method for loading a target operating system into a host operating system, wherein the host processing space includes a memory pool, mapping the memory pool into a plurality of processes, scheduling tasks within one of the processes to create a multitasking environment, forking the plurality... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070198976 - Transferring data between virtual machines by way of virtual machine bus in pipe mode: A computing device has a virtual machine bus (VM bus) operable in a pipe mode where all incoming data written to the VM bus from a source is passed through to be read from the VM bus by a sink, and a plurality of instantiated virtual machines (VMs). Each VM... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070198980 - Apparatus for forcibly terminating thread blocked on input/output operation and method for the same: Provided are an apparatus and a method for forcibly terminating a thread blocked on an I/O operation by terminating the I/O operation, transmitting a user-defined signal to the thread blocked on the I/O operation, and temporarily releasing the corresponding thread from a blocked state such that a ThreadDeath Exception is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070198978 - Methods and apparatus to implement parallel transactions: A computer system includes multiple processing threads that execute in parallel. The multiple processing threads have access to a global environment including i) shared data utilized by the multiple processing threads, ii) a globally accessible register or buffer of version information that changes each time a respective one of the... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070198979 - Methods and apparatus to implement parallel transactions: For each of multiple processes executing in parallel, as long as corresponding version information associated with a respective set of one or more shared variables used for computational purposes has not changed during execution of a respective transaction, results of the respective transaction can be globally committed to memory without... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070198977 - System and method for providing shared tasks amongst a plurality of individuals: A mechanism for sharing tasks is provided in which individuals in a share group may signal their intent to complete individual shared tasks and communicate that intent to other individuals in the share group. A required time for completion of the shared tasks may be associated with an individual's signaling... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20070198981 - System and method for multi-processor application support: Described are methods and mechanisms for providing application support in a multi-processor system including receiving a request to execute an application, identifying a property specifying which processor from a plurality of processors to utilize to execute the application that is associated with the application, scheduling the application for execution on... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070198983 - Dynamic resource allocation: An apparatus and a method dynamically reassign resources in a coprocessor among master processors that require service from the coprocessor. The method includes each processor, in each processor cycle, keeping track of a number of resource units required for executing operations sent to the coprocessor in that processor cycle and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070198982 - Dynamic resource allocation for disparate application performance requirements: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to dynamic computing resource allocation, and provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic resource allocation for disparate application performance requirements. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource allocation data processing system can include a shared... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20070198984 - Synchronized register renaming in a multiprocessor: Synchronized register renaming between a master processor and a coprocessor that receives operations from the master enables efficient implementation of register renaming and operation execution in the processors. An ideal and an external register allocation map are implemented in the coprocessor. When registers are no longer allocated according to the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070198986 - Load balancing for parallel tasks: Techniques for balancing processing loads when performing parallel tasks on one or more processing nodes that share memory resources are provided. For some embodiments, the techniques involve distributing work according to an alternate block cyclic distribution scheme of at least one dimension, wherein work processes are assigned to sets of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070198985 - Power system protection system: A power system protection system for preventing a voltage drop resulting from the reactive power characteristic of a power system. A main device for acquiring a system electric quantity of one or a plurality of upper substations detects a voltage drop resulting from the reactive power characteristic of the power... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070192765 - Virtual machine system: A virtual machine system managed by a current host OS virtually operating on hardware is provided that activates a spare host OS by copying the current host OS to a prescribed memory device using a live migration function when the current host OS is activated, notifies the spare host OS... Agent: Patrick G. Burns Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070192766 - Apparatus and methods for parallelizing integrated circuit computer-aided design software: A system for providing parallelization in computer aided design (CAD) software includes a computer. The computer is configured to identify a set of tasks having local independence, and assign each task in the set of tasks to be performed in parallel. The computer is further configured to perform each task... Agent: Law Offices Of Maximillian R. Peterson

20070192767 - Reduced data transfer during processor context switching: Data transfer during processor context switching is reduced, particularly in relation to a time-sharing microtasking programming model. Prior to switching context of a processor having local memory from a first to a second process, a portion of the local memory that does not require transfer to system memory for proper... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20070186212 - Methods and systems for providing access to a computing environment: A method for providing access to a computing environment includes the step of receiving, by a broker machine, a request from a client machine for access to a computing environment, the request including an identification of a user of the client machine. One of a plurality of virtual machines is... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070186214 - Method of managing a task: Embodiments which provide a method of managing a task, the method involving updating a status of the task by determining a status of at least one lower level task associated with the task.... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070186213 - Task execution system: A task execution system including at least two processors has a task management table registered with an associated relationship between at least a task, a main execution processor for executing the task and an in-charge-of-stoppage processor for executing the task when the main execution processor stops, means for selecting an... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070186215 - Concurrent execution of critical sections by eliding ownership of locks: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates avoiding locks by speculatively executing critical sections of code. During operation, the system allows a process to speculatively execute a critical section of code within a program without first acquiring a lock associated with the critical section. If the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070186216 - Message driven job processing system and method: The subject application is directed to a message driven job processing system and method. Electronic documents are first stored in an associated memory. At least one document processing operation, corresponding to the stored electronic documents, is then associated with each of a plurality of job processing components. A job processing... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20070186217 - Selective transaction request processing at an interconnect during a lockout: A method includes receiving, at an interconnect, a first transaction request from a first requesting module. The first transaction request includes a request to utilize at least one system resource accessible via the interconnect. The method further includes determining potential interferences at the interconnect expected to occur as a result... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070186218 - Data processing device, data processing method and data processing program: A semiconductor device includes: multi-layer interconnection substrate having signal distribution interconnection and power supply line; and semiconductor circuit blocks installed on the multi-layer interconnection substrate for performing required operations. The multi-layer substrate includes: a third interconnection layer having interconnections extending in a first direction; a second interconnection layer having interconnections... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070180447 - Methods and systems for interacting, via a hypermedium page, with a virtual machine: A method for making a hypermedium page interactive includes the step of selecting a hyperlink on the hypermedium page displayed on a client machine, the hyperlink identifying a desired computing resource. A hyperlink configuration file is retrieved, the hyperlink configuration file corresponding to the hyperlink and identifying a virtual machine.... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070180448 - Methods and systems for providing access to a computing environment provided by a virtual machine executing in a hypervisor executing in a terminal services session: A method for providing access to a computing environment includes the step of receiving, by a broker machine, a request from a client machine for access to a computing environment, the request including an identification of a user of the client machine. One of a plurality of virtual machines is... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070180449 - Methods and systems for providing remote access to a computing environment provided by a virtual machine: A method for providing remote access to a computer environment provided by a virtual machine includes the step of receiving authentication information associated with a user of a client machine. Based on the received authentication information, a computer environment provided by a virtualized operating system and already associated with the... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070180450 - Methods and systems for selecting a method for execution, by a virtual machine, of an application program: A method for selecting a method of execution for an application includes the step of receiving credentials. A plurality of applications available to a client machine is enumerated responsive to the received credentials. A request to execute an enumerated application is received. One of a predetermined number of methods for... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070180451 - System and method for meta-scheduling: In certain aspects, the invention features a system that includes a number of grid-cluster schedulers, wherein each grid-cluster scheduler has software in communication with a number of computing resources, wherein each of the computing resources has an availability, and wherein the grid-cluster scheduler is configured to obtain a quantity of... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy

20070180452 - Load distributing system and method: Based on the load of all load distribution target computers including Web server computers (11-1 to 11-6), a server configuration management unit (151) determines the number of provisioning node (PN) computers, use of which as load distribution target computers is to be started, or use of which as load distribution... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070180453 - On demand application scheduling in a heterogeneous workload environment: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to deploying heterogeneous workloads in separate resource pools and provide a method, system and computer program product for on-demand application scheduling in a heterogeneous environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for balancing nodal allocations in... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg