Patents by Inventor James C. Gentes

James C. Gentes 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).

  • System and method for monitoring an application or service group within a cluster as a resource of another cluster
    Patent number: 8464092
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for monitoring an application or service group within one cluster as a resource of another cluster are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method involves detecting an error indication generated by a first cluster (e.g., the error indication can be generated by a cluster controller or service group within the first cluster). The first cluster is implemented on a cluster resource (e.g., a virtual machine) of a second cluster. In response to detecting the error indication, restart of the cluster resource is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Gentes, Anand Hariharan, Indira M. Uppuluri
  • System and method for monitoring an application or service group within a cluster as a resource of another cluster
    Patent number: 8185776
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for monitoring an application or service group within one cluster as a resource of another cluster are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method involves detecting an error indication generated by a first cluster (e.g., the error indication can be generated by a cluster controller or service group within the first cluster). The first cluster is implemented on a cluster resource (e.g., a virtual machine) of a second cluster. In response to detecting the error indication, restart of the cluster resource is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Gentes, Anand Hariharan, Indira M. Uppuluri