Patents by Inventor James A. G. Greenfield

James A. G. Greenfield 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).

  • Allocating computing resources
    Patent number: 10289453
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for allocating computing resources. A request to allocate a computing resource in a collection of networked computing devices is obtained. It is determined whether the request can be fulfilled according to a current configuration of the networked computing devices. A reconfiguration of one or more of the networked computing devices to a different configuration is initiated in order to fulfill the request. The reconfiguration is initiated when a value associated with the request exceeds a cost associated with fulfilling the request. The reconfiguration is initiated in response to determining that the request cannot be fulfilled according to the current configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric P. Wei, Eric J. Brandwine, Andrew B. Dickinson, James A G Greenfield, Diwakar Gupta
  • Dynamic resource zone mapping
    Patent number: 9602360
    Abstract: Techniques, including systems and methods, for organizing access to computing resources include dynamically mapping identifiers of data zones to data zones. A request for initiation of one or more computing resources is received. The request specifies an identifier of a data zone. Responsive to the request, the specified identifier is mapped to a data zone. The requested computing resources are initiated in the data zone to which the identifier was mapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. G. Greenfield, Eric P. Wei, Diwakar Gupta, Paul C. Schattauer
  • Determining and using probable instance lifetimes
    Patent number: 8881142
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes accessing a request to instantiate a virtual machine from a user, accessing virtual machine lifetime data, and determining, based at least in part on the virtual machine lifetime data, a probable lifetime for the virtual machine. The virtual machine lifetime data includes actual lifetime data for a prior virtual machine that was previously instantiated. The actual lifetime data indicates an amount of time that the prior virtual machine was operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Reid, James A. G. Greenfield
  • Dynamic resource zone mapping
    Patent number: 8606922
    Abstract: Techniques, including systems and methods, for organizing access to computing resources include dynamically mapping identifiers of data zones to data zones. A request for initiation of one or more computing resources is received. The request specifies an identifier of a data zone. Responsive to the request, the specified identifier is mapped to a data zone. The requested computing resources are initiated in the data zone to which the identifier was mapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. G. Greenfield, Eric P. Wei, Diwakar Gupta, Paul C. Schattauer