Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Stephan Hodges

Jeffrey Stephan Hodges 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).

  • System and method for automated provisioning of VMware image instances
    Patent number: 8365166
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning virtual machines for a demonstration are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a scheduling server for enabling a user to schedule a demonstration by selecting a demonstration set and related details using a scheduling web page and a plurality of provisioning servers each connected to the scheduling server via an Internet connection, each of the provisioning servers having stored thereon a plurality of demonstration sets each comprising at least one VM. Responsive to selection of a demonstration set by the user, the scheduling server selects one of the provisioning servers to host the scheduled demonstration and notifies the selected provisioning server of details regarding the scheduled demonstration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Stephan Hodges
  • System and method for automated provisioning of FMware image instances
    Publication number: 20080201709
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning virtual machines for a demonstration are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a scheduling server for enabling a user to schedule a demonstration by selecting a demonstration set and related details using a scheduling web page and a plurality of provisioning servers each connected to the scheduling server via an Internet connection, each of the provisioning servers having stored thereon a plurality of demonstration sets each comprising at least one VM. Responsive to selection of a demonstration set by the user, the scheduling server selects one of the provisioning servers to host the scheduled demonstration and notifies the selected provisioning server of details regarding the scheduled demonstration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Stephan Hodges