Patents by Inventor Gerald C. Chen
Gerald C. Chen 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).
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Patent number: 11604630Abstract: A cloud computing environment provides the ability to deploy a web application that has been developed using one of a plurality of application frameworks and is configured to execute within one of a plurality of runtime environments. The cloud computing environment receives the web application in a package compatible with the runtime environment and dynamically binds available services by appropriately inserting service provisioning data into the package. The cloud computing environment then packages an instance of the runtime environment, a start script and the package into a web application deployment package, which is then transmitted to an application. The application container unpacks the web application deployment package, installs the runtime environment, loads the web application package into the runtime environment and starts the start script, thereby deploying the web application in the application container.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen
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Patent number: 11496523Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 11100253Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Matthew David Ginzton, Matthew B. Eccleston, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Gerald C. Chen, Nick Michael Ryan
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Publication number: 20210132929Abstract: A cloud computing environment provides the ability to deploy a web application that has been developed using one of a plurality of application frameworks and is configured to execute within one of a plurality of runtime environments. The cloud computing environment receives the web application in a package compatible with the runtime environment and dynamically binds available services by appropriately inserting service provisioning data into the package. The cloud computing environment then packages an instance of the runtime environment, a start script and the package into a web application deployment package, which is then transmitted to an application. The application container unpacks the web application deployment package, installs the runtime environment, loads the web application package into the runtime environment and starts the start script, thereby deploying the web application in the application container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen
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Publication number: 20210099491Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 10817273Abstract: A cloud computing environment provides the ability to deploy a web application that has been developed using one of a plurality of application frameworks and is configured to execute within one of a plurality of runtime environments. The cloud computing environment receives the web application in a package compatible with the runtime environment and dynamically binds available services by appropriately inserting service provisioning data into the package. The cloud computing environment then packages an instance of the runtime environment, a start script and the package into a web application deployment package, which is then transmitted to an application. The application container unpacks the web application deployment package, installs the runtime environment, loads the web application package into the runtime environment and starts the start script, thereby deploying the web application in the application container.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen
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Patent number: 10805351Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Publication number: 20190188418Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Matthew David GINZTON, Matthew B. ECCLESTON, Srinivas KRISHNAMURTI, Gerald C. CHEN, Nick Michael RYAN
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Patent number: 10216961Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Matthew David Ginzton, Matthew B. Eccleston, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Gerald C. Chen, Nick Michael Ryan
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Publication number: 20180302442Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 9942277Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 9772831Abstract: A cloud computing environment provides the ability to deploy a web application that has been developed using one of a plurality of application frameworks and is configured to execute within one of a plurality of runtime environments. The cloud computing environment receives the web application in a package compatible with the runtime environment (e.g., a WAR file to be launched in an application server, for example) and dynamically binds available services by appropriately inserting service provisioning data (e.g., service network address, login credentials, etc.) into the package. The cloud computing environment then packages an instance of the runtime environment, a start script and the package into a web application deployment package, which is then transmitted to an application (e.g., container virtual machine, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen
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Publication number: 20170208096Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 9560079Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 9390286Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Matthew David Ginzton, Matthew B. Eccleston, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Gerald C. Chen, Nick Michael Ryan
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Publication number: 20160154949Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Matthew David GINZTON, Matthew B. ECCLESTON, Srinivas KRISHNAMURTI, Gerald C. CHEN, Nick Michael RYAN
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Patent number: 9250887Abstract: A cloud computing environment provides the ability to deploy a web application that has been developed using one of a plurality of application frameworks and is configured to execute within one of a plurality of runtime environments. The cloud computing environment receives the web application in a package compatible with the runtime environment and dynamically binds available services by appropriately inserting service provisioning data (e.g., service network address, login credentials, etc.) into the package. The cloud computing environment then packages an instance of the runtime environment, a start script and the package into a web application deployment package, which is then transmitted to an application (e.g., container virtual machine, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Patent number: 9071522Abstract: A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization's policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization's policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.Inventors: Mark Lucovsky, Derek Collison, Vadim Spivak, Gerald C. Chen, Ramnivas Laddad
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Publication number: 20140351956Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Matthew David GINZTON, Matthew B. ECCLESTON, Srinivas KRISHNAMURTI, Gerald C. CHEN, Nick Michael RYAN
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Patent number: 8812876Abstract: An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Matthew David Ginzton, Matthew B. Eccleston, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Gerald C. Chen, Nick Michael Ryan