Patents by Inventor Carl Gebhardt

Carl Gebhardt 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).

  • Booting a computer device
    Patent number: 8370614
    Abstract: A method of booting a computing device includes, responsive to said computing device powering on, loading a first lightweight operating system on said computing device and executing an instant-on application through said lightweight operating system. The method further includes, during execution of said instant-on application, loading a hypervisor on said computing device and migrating said instant-on application to a first virtual machine executing a second lightweight operating system implemented by said hypervisor. The method further includes loading a full-feature operating system on a second virtual machine implemented by said hypervisor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris I. Dalton, Carl Gebhardt
  • BOOTING A COMPUTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110107073
    Abstract: A method of booting a computing device includes, responsive to said computing device powering on, loading a first lightweight operating system on said computing device and executing an instant-on application through said lightweight operating system. The method further includes, during execution of said instant-on application, loading a hypervisor on said computing device and migrating said instant-on application to a first virtual machine executing a second lightweight operating system implemented by said hypervisor. The method further includes loading a full-feature operating system on a second virtual machine implemented by said hypervisor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris I. Dalton, Carl Gebhardt