Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Lyons

Andrew P. Lyons 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).

  • Patent number: 11301287
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks. An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang
  • Publication number: 20200241914
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks. An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang
  • Patent number: 10664302
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks. An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang
  • Publication number: 20180321967
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks. An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang
  • Patent number: 10095539
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks, An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang
  • Publication number: 20180024851
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for automated orchestration of complex server provisioning tasks, An orchestration-optimization system receives input that identifies a destination, platform, and pattern of tasks that together characterize a procedure for building a particular virtualized computer environment. The system selects a set of generic orchestration methods that identify in general terms each task required to build the environment. The system then embeds into the orchestration methods all currently known contextual data associated with the specified build procedure, converting the generic methods into a build-specific runlist of tasks. When the environment is ready to be built, additional environment-specific data that becomes known only at build time is inserted into placeholders previously embedded into the runlist tasks. The system then performs the sequence of runlist tasks in order to automatically build the virtualized system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua J. Barker, Mark A. Cayley, Andrew P. Lyons, A. Charlotte Wang