Patents by Inventor MARC V. GREISEN

MARC V. GREISEN 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).

  • Cloud virtual machine customization using extension framework
    Patent number: 10140140
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for remotely customizing a virtual machine in a cloud computing infrastructure are provided. A VM agent component provided on a virtual machine, while in communication with a VM deployment service associated therewith, can be configured to detect an incoming configuration payload that corresponds to a selected one or more extension packages cataloged on a VM marketplace component in communication with the VM deployment service component. Employing the configuration payload, the VM agent component can initialize communication with the extension repository to retrieve the one or more extension packages for storage and installation onto the virtual machine. Upon installing the one or more extension packages, the VM agent component can be configured to communicate a status report to the VM deployment service component for provision to an administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Edward Spinks, Wakkas Rafiq, Sarat Rallapalli, Ahmed Hassan Elsayed El Baz, Kundana Palagiri, Zhidong Peng, Marc V. Greisen, Kai Han
  • CLOUD VIRTUAL MACHINE CUSTOMIZATION USING EXTENSION FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20170003994
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for remotely customizing a virtual machine in a cloud computing infrastructure are provided. A VM agent component provided on a virtual machine, while in communication with a VM deployment service associated therewith, can be configured to detect an incoming configuration payload that corresponds to a selected one or more extension packages cataloged on a VM marketplace component in communication with the VM deployment service component. Employing the configuration payload, the VM agent component can initialize communication with the extension repository to retrieve the one or more extension packages for storage and installation onto the virtual machine. Upon installing the one or more extension packages, the VM agent component can be configured to communicate a status report to the VM deployment service component for provision to an administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: AARON EDWARD SPINKS, WAKKAS RAFIQ, SARAT RALLAPALLI, AHMED HASSAN ELSAYED EL BAZ, KUNDANA PALAGIRI, ZHIDONG PENG, MARC V. GREISEN, KAI HAN