Patents by Inventor Michael John Garrison

Michael John Garrison 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).

  • DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGE MANAGEMENT FOR CLOUD COMPUTING
    Publication number: 20160062788
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Samar Choudhary, Michael John Garrison, Michael McKay
  • Distributed virtual machine image management for cloud computing
    Patent number: 9218193
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Samar Choudhary, Michael John Garrison, Michael McKay
  • Distributed virtual machine image management for cloud computing
    Patent number: 9218194
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Samar Choudhary, Michael John Garrison, Michael McKay
  • DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGE MANAGEMENT FOR CLOUD COMPUTING
    Publication number: 20150020065
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Samar Choudhary, Michael John Garrison, Michael McKay
  • DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGE MANAGEMENT FOR CLOUD COMPUTING
    Publication number: 20150020067
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention and provide a method for distributed virtual machine (VM) image management in a cloud computing management includes receiving in a hypervisor executing in memory of a host computer, a request for VM image data from a VM and determining whether or not the requested VM image data is present in a local cache of either the hypervisor of the host computer or in a cache of a hypervisor of a peer host. The method additionally includes retrieving the requested VM image data from a seed image in a remote data store in the cloud computing environment only when it is determined that the VM image data neither is present in the local cache of the hypervisor of the host computer nor is present in the cache of the hypervisor of the peer host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Charles D. Brant, Samar Choudhary, Michael John Garrison, Michael McKay