Patents by Inventor Mike McGrath

Mike McGrath 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).

  • Automated virtual machine image deployment and testing by accessing downloadable test packages and dynamically-changing test parameters
    Patent number: 8990813
    Abstract: A mechanism for utilizing a virtual machine cloud for automated test system deployment is disclosed. A method of embodiments of the invention includes selecting a master image used to initialize one or more virtual machines (VMs), providing a list of repository definitions and test packages to the one or more VMs, and receiving test results from executing the test packages on a computer system of the VM defined by the master image, wherein the computer system includes an operating system and one or more software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Frields, Mike McGrath, James Laska
  • Utilization of virtual machines by a community cloud
    Patent number: 8677454
    Abstract: A mechanism for utilization of virtual machines by a community cloud is disclosed. A method of the invention includes authenticating a virtual machine (VM) to be joined to a cloud environment managed by a central administrative computing device as a cloud computing resource, wherein the VM is operating on a workstation that is not a dedicated cloud computing resource, updating a database of VMs utilized as cloud computing resources with information of the VM related to its operational status, and providing instructions for the VM to operate as a cloud computing resource, the instructions based on current demand for cloud services of the cloud environment and an overall current supply of cloud computing resources presently available in the cloud environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg DeKoenigsberg, Mike McGrath
  • Mechanism for Utilization of Virtual Machines by a Community Cloud
    Publication number: 20110289555
    Abstract: A mechanism for utilization of virtual machines by a community cloud is disclosed. A method of the invention includes authenticating a virtual machine (VM) to be joined to a cloud environment managed by a central administrative computing device as a cloud computing resource, wherein the VM is operating on a workstation that is not a dedicated cloud computing resource, updating a database of VMs utilized as cloud computing resources with information of the VM related to its operational status, and providing instructions for the VM to operate as a cloud computing resource, the instructions based on current demand for cloud services of the cloud environment and an overall current supply of cloud computing resources presently available in the cloud environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Greg DeKoenigsberg, Mike McGrath
  • Mechanism for Utilizing a Virtual Machine Cloud for Automated Test System Deployment
    Publication number: 20110239214
    Abstract: A mechanism for utilizing a virtual machine cloud for automated test system deployment is disclosed. A method of embodiments of the invention includes selecting a master image used to initialize one or more virtual machines (VMs), providing a list of repository definitions and test packages to the one or more VMs, and receiving test results from executing the test packages on a computer system of the VM defined by the master image, wherein the computer system includes an operating system and one or more software applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Paul W. Frields, Mike McGrath, James Laska