Patents by Inventor Biwen LI

Biwen LI 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: 10846134
    Abstract: An example method to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first host in a first fault domain and a second host in a second fault domain may include determining whether a primary virtualized computing instance and a secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The secondary virtualized computing instance may be configured as a backup for the primary virtualized computing instance and supported by the first host. The method may further include: in response to determination that the primary virtualized computing instance and secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting, from the second fault domain, the second host based on comparing a resource availability of each of a plurality of hosts that include the first host and the second host; and migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first fault domain to the second fault domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Wu, Pin Xie, Shi Chen, Biwen Li, Yan Su
  • Patent number: 10652125
    Abstract: System and method for managing multiple Remote-office and Branch-office (ROBO) sites use a central management computer to monitor operation statuses of host computers within the multiple ROBO sites and in response to a communication disruption in a particular ROBO site of the multiple ROBO sites, determining a cause of the communication disruption based on the operation statuses of the host computers within the particular ROBO site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Qianyi Zheng, Edward Xu, Biwen Li, Dao Tao
  • Publication number: 20180314554
    Abstract: An example method to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first host in a first fault domain and a second host in a second fault domain may include determining whether a primary virtualized computing instance and a secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The secondary virtualized computing instance may be configured as a backup for the primary virtualized computing instance and supported by the first host. The method may further include: in response to determination that the primary virtualized computing instance and secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting, from the second fault domain, the second host based on comparing a resource availability of each of a plurality of hosts that include the first host and the second host; and migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first fault domain to the second fault domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojin WU, Pin XIE, Shi CHEN, Biwen LI, Yan SU
  • Patent number: 10031778
    Abstract: An example method is described to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first fault domain and a second fault domain. The method may comprise determining whether a first primary virtualized computing instance and a first secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The method may comprise: in response to determination that the first primary virtualized computing instance and first secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting a second secondary virtualized computing instance from the second fault domain; migrating the first secondary virtualized computing instance from a first host to a second host; and migrating the second secondary virtualized computing instance from the second host to the first host, thereby swapping the first secondary virtualized computing instance in the first fault domain with the second secondary virtualized computing instance in the second fault domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: VMware, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Wu, Pin Xie, Shi Chen, Biwen Li, Yan Su
  • Patent number: 10019330
    Abstract: An example method is described to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first fault domain and a second fault domain. The method may comprise determining whether a primary virtualized computing instance and a secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The secondary virtualized computing instance may be configured as a backup for the primary virtualized computing instance and supported by a first host. The method may further comprise: in response to determination that the primary virtualized computing instance and secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting, from the second fault domain, a second host based on a resource availability of the second host; and migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first host to the second host, thereby migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first fault domain to the second fault domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Wu, Pin Xie, Shi Chen, Biwen Li, Yan Su
  • Publication number: 20170289005
    Abstract: System and method for managing multiple Remote-office and Branch-office (ROBO) sites use a central management computer to monitor operation statuses of host computers within the multiple ROBO sites and in response to a communication disruption in a particular ROBO site of the multiple ROBO sites, determining a cause of the communication disruption based on the operation statuses of the host computers within the particular ROBO site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Qianyi Zheng, Edward Xu, Biwen Li, Dao Tao
  • Publication number: 20170168906
    Abstract: An example method is described to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first fault domain and a second fault domain. The method may comprise determining whether a primary virtualized computing instance and a secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The secondary virtualized computing instance may be configured as a backup for the primary virtualized computing instance and supported by a first host. The method may further comprise: in response to determination that the primary virtualized computing instance and secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting, from the second fault domain, a second host based on a resource availability of the second host; and migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first host to the second host, thereby migrating the secondary virtualized computing instance from the first fault domain to the second fault domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaojin WU, Pin XIE, Shi CHEN, Biwen LI, Yan SU
  • Publication number: 20170168905
    Abstract: An example method is described to provide fault tolerance in a virtualized computing environment with a first fault domain and a second fault domain. The method may comprise determining whether a first primary virtualized computing instance and a first secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain. The method may comprise: in response to determination that the first primary virtualized computing instance and first secondary virtualized computing instance are both in the first fault domain, selecting a second secondary virtualized computing instance from the second fault domain; migrating the first secondary virtualized computing instance from a first host to a second host; and migrating the second secondary virtualized computing instance from the second host to the first host, thereby swapping the first secondary virtualized computing instance in the first fault domain with the second secondary virtualized computing instance in the second fault domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaojin WU, Pin XIE, Shi CHEN, Biwen LI, Yan SU
  • Patent number: D1051325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Biwen Li
  • Patent number: D1054540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventor: Biwen Li