Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Schaefer

Christopher J. Schaefer 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: 10545781
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20180095780
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer
  • Patent number: 9851994
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer
  • Patent number: 9311130
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20160034294
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20160034290
    Abstract: A virtual machine data handling system includes a data handling system, a hypervisor, and a dynamically deployed virtual machine. The data handling system includes a plurality of physical computing resources (e.g., a processor and a memory). The hypervisor is implemented by the processor and the memory and deploys virtual machines from a master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is initially deployed by the hypervisor as a Linked Clone of the master image. The dynamically deployed virtual machine is subsequently dynamically deployed by the hypervisor copying a plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image until the dynamically deployed virtual machine is an independent Full Clone of the master image. The hypervisor may copy the plurality of virtual memory segments from the master image if at least one of the physical resources is operating below a utilization threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thuy Phuong Christenson, Brian R. Muras, Christopher J. Schaefer