Patents by Inventor Kent D. Forschmiedt

Kent D. Forschmiedt 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).

  • Layered machine images
    Patent number: 10901764
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes accessing user selection data that includes selections associated with computing system resources, determining two or more machine image layers from available machine image layers to instantiate on a particular computing system resource, and determining that a particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method includes, in response to determining that the particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices, accessing a stored copy of the particular machine image layer residing in memory external to the particular computing system resource and caching the stored copy of the particular machine image layer on the one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method further includes instantiating the particular machine image layer on the particular computing system resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Tegtmeier, Eden G. Adogla, Kent D. Forschmiedt
  • LAYERED MACHINE IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150033229
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes accessing user selection data that includes selections associated with computing system resources, determining two or more machine image layers from available machine image layers to instantiate on a particular computing system resource, and determining that a particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method includes, in response to determining that the particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices, accessing a stored copy of the particular machine image layer residing in memory external to the particular computing system resource and caching the stored copy of the particular machine image layer on the one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method further includes instantiating the particular machine image layer on the particular computing system resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin A. Tegtmeier, Eden G. Adogla, Kent D. Forschmiedt
  • Layered machine images
    Patent number: 8862741
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes accessing user selection data that includes selections associated with computing system resources, determining two or more machine image layers from available machine image layers to instantiate on a particular computing system resource, and determining that a particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method includes, in response to determining that the particular machine image layer is not cached locally on one or more memory devices, accessing a stored copy of the particular machine image layer residing in memory external to the particular computing system resource and caching the stored copy of the particular machine image layer on the one or more memory devices of the particular computing system resource. The method further includes instantiating the particular machine image layer on the particular computing system resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Tegtmeier, Eden G. Adogla, Kent D. Forschmiedt