Patents by Inventor Fabian Kulmann

Fabian Kulmann 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).

  • Processing unit subtype configuration
    Patent number: 11360756
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a software image file set and a capacity requirement at a software image distribution system. A software image is generated based on the software image file set. A license record is generated based on the capacity requirement. The software image and the license record are provided to an external interface of the software image distribution system. An installation action is triggered by the software image distribution system on to a machine based on a request of an ordering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabian Kulmann, Angel Nunez Mencias, Benno Schuepferling, Jakob Christopher Lang
  • PROCESSING UNIT SUBTYPE CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20200364057
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a software image file set and a capacity requirement at a software image distribution system. A software image is generated based on the software image file set. A license record is generated based on the capacity requirement. The software image and the license record are provided to an external interface of the software image distribution system. An installation action is triggered by the software image distribution system on to a machine based on a request of an ordering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Fabian Kulmann, Angel Nunez Mencias, Benno Schuepferling, Jakob Christopher Lang
  • Processing unit subtype configuration
    Patent number: 10789073
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a request to boot a software image on a machine including a plurality of processing units having different characteristics. A processing unit subtype identifier is extracted from a license record for the machine. The processing unit subtype identifier includes a software image type and an allocation of the processing units of the processing unit subtype. A processing unit capability of the machine is queried. The software image is enabled with the allocation of the processing units based on verifying that a software image identifier of the software image matches the software image type from the processing unit subtype identifier, and the processing unit capability of the machine meets the allocation of the processing units from the processing unit subtype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabian Kulmann, Angel Nunez Mencias, Benno Schuepferling, Jakob Christopher Lang
  • PROCESSING UNIT SUBTYPE CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20200192677
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a request to boot a software image on a machine including a plurality of processing units having different characteristics. A processing unit subtype identifier is extracted from a license record for the machine. The processing unit subtype identifier includes a software image type and an allocation of the processing units of the processing unit subtype. A processing unit capability of the machine is queried. The software image is enabled with the allocation of the processing units based on verifying that a software image identifier of the software image matches the software image type from the processing unit subtype identifier, and the processing unit capability of the machine meets the allocation of the processing units from the processing unit subtype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Fabian Kulmann, Angel Nunez Mencias, Benno Schuepferling, Jakob Christopher Lang