Patents by Inventor Marcin Mirecki

Marcin Mirecki 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).

  • Use of cloning in maintenance of virtual appliances
    Patent number: 9003392
    Abstract: Maintenance of a virtual appliance is provided. The virtual appliance comprises a set of software components each one installed on a corresponding virtual machine. A maintenance descriptor is provided comprising an indication of a new level of at least each one of the software components to be updated thereto. For each software component indicated in the maintenance descriptor, a current level is determined of the software component that is installed on the corresponding virtual machine. A set of old ones of the software components to be actually updated is determined according to a comparison between the corresponding current levels and new levels. The virtual appliance is then cloned. The cloned virtual appliance is updated by updating each old software component thereof to the new level. The virtual appliance is now replaced by the updated cloned virtual appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Coporation
    Inventors: Mauro Arcese, Giuseppe Ciano, Antonio Di Cocco, Luigi Pichetti, Marcin Mirecki