Patents by Inventor Mark W. Zeininger

Mark W. Zeininger 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).

  • Accelerate copying of virtual machine images
    Patent number: 8615588
    Abstract: A system, program product, and method are provided for copying a virtual machine image. An image library comprising a plurality of system images is provided by a target data processing system. A source image selection is received at the target data processing system. A given image from the image library is selected by the target system based on the received source image. The selected given image is transformed into a copy of the virtual machine image by receiving blocks from a source system that are part of the virtual machine image but not a part of the selected given image, such that only the blocks missing from the selected given image are transferred from the source system to the target system in order to form the copy of the virtual machine image. The source image is preferably a virtual data processing system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chitra Dorai, John Fortelny, William J. Hladik, Jr., Rajeev Puri, Anees A. Shaikh, Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, Mark W. Zeininger
  • Method and System to Accelerate Copying of Virtual Machine Images
    Publication number: 20120192175
    Abstract: A system, program product, and method are provided for copying a virtual machine image. An image library comprising a plurality of system images is provided by a target data processing system. A source image selection is received at the target data processing system. A given image from the image library is selected by the target system based on the received source image. The selected given image is transformed into a copy of the virtual machine image by receiving blocks from a source system that are part of the virtual machine image but not a part of the selected given image, such that only the blocks missing from the selected given image are transferred from the source system to the target system in order to form the copy of the virtual machine image. The source image is preferably a virtual data processing system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chitra Dorai, John Fortelny, William J. Hladik, JR., Rajeev Puri, Anees A. Shaikh, Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, Mark W. Zeininger