Patents by Inventor Bryan E. Thompson

Bryan E. Thompson 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: 11163597
    Abstract: A computing fabric includes one or more host computing platforms and a plurality of partitions instantiated across the one or more host computing platforms, each of the plurality of partitions allocated computing resources of the one or more host computing platforms. The computing fabric further includes a hypervisor installed on the one or more host computing platforms and managing interactions among the plurality of partitions. The plurality of partitions includes a persistent partition to which one or more storage devices are allocated, the persistent partition executing software loaded from a trusted storage location and executing from a non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J Sliwa, Bryan E Thompson, James R Hunter, John A Landis, David A Kershner
  • Patent number: 10789082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for executing multiple operating systems on a computing system without rebooting the computing system are disclosed. Embodiments may include installing a first OS and a second OS on a computing system. Embodiments may further include executing the first OS on hardware resources of the computing system. Some embodiments may also include suspending execution of the first OS, and executing the second OS on the hardware resources while execution of the first OS is suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J Sliwa, Brittney Burchett, Michael J DiDomenico, Bryan E Thompson
  • Patent number: 10592434
    Abstract: Methods and systems for securing memory within a computing fabric are disclosed. One method includes allocating memory of one or more host computing systems in the computing fabric to a partition, the partition included among a plurality of partitions, the computing fabric including a hypervisor installed on the one or more host computing platforms and managing interactions among the plurality of partitions. The method includes defining an address range associated with the memory allocated to the partition, receiving a memory operation including an address within the address range, and, based on the memory operation including an address within the address range, issuing, by the hypervisor, an indication that the memory operation is occurring at an encrypted memory location. The method also includes performing the memory operation, and performing an encryption operation on data associated with the memory operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J Sliwa, Bryan E Thompson, James R Hunter, John A Landis, David A Kershner
  • Publication number: 20170206175
    Abstract: Methods and systems for securing memory within a computing fabric are disclosed. One method includes allocating memory of one or more host computing systems in the computing fabric to a partition, the partition included among a plurality of partitions, the computing fabric including a hypervisor installed on the one or more host computing platforms and managing interactions among the plurality of partitions. The method includes defining an address range associated with the memory allocated to the partition, receiving a memory operation including an address within the address range, and, based on the memory operation including an address within the address range, issuing, by the hypervisor, an indication that the memory operation is occurring at an encrypted memory location. The method also includes performing the memory operation, and performing an encryption operation on data associated with the memory operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Sliwa, Bryan E. Thompson, James R. Hunter, John A. Landis, David A. Kershner
  • Publication number: 20170206104
    Abstract: A computing fabric includes one or more host computing platforms and a plurality of partitions instantiated across the one or more host computing platforms, each of the plurality of partitions allocated computing resources of the one or more host computing platforms. The computing fabric further includes a hypervisor installed on the one or more host computing platforms and managing interactions among the plurality of partitions. The plurality of partitions includes a persistent partition to which one or more storage devices are allocated, the persistent partition executing software loaded from a trusted storage location and executing from a non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Sliwa, Bryan E. Thompson, James R. Hunter, John A. Landis, David A. Kershner
  • Publication number: 20160179553
    Abstract: Systems and methods for executing multiple operating systems on a computing system without rebooting the computing system are disclosed. Embodiments may include installing a first OS and a second OS on a computing system. Embodiments may further include executing the first OS on hardware resources of the computing system. Some embodiments may also include suspending execution of the first OS, and executing the second OS on the hardware resources while execution of the first OS is suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J Sliwa, Brittney Burchett, Michael J. DiDomenico, Bryan E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9026865
    Abstract: Errors occurring on a hardware bus of a hypervisor-based system may be handled in software monitors in the hypervisor-based system. When an error occurs, guest partitions on the hypervisor-based system may be notified of the error through a monitor executing in each guest partition. Only guest partitions affected by the error may be shut down or provided other instructions for taking an action in response to the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Mehdi Entezari, Edward T. Cavanagh, Jr., Bryan E. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20130332922
    Abstract: Errors occurring on a hardware bus of a hypervisor-based system may be handled in software monitors in the hypervisor-based system. When an error occurs, guest partitions on the hypervisor-based system may be notified of the error through a monitor executing in each guest partition. Only guest partitions affected by the error may be shut down or provided other instructions for taking an action in response to the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Mehdi Entezari, Edward T. Cavanagh, JR., Bryan E. Thompson