Patents by Inventor Randall Scott Springrield

Randall Scott Springrield 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and system of forward caching for a managed client
    Patent number: 8285821
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed of forward caching for a managed client. A storage module stores a software image on a storage device of a backend server. The backend server provides virtual disk storage on the storage device through a first intermediate network point for a plurality of diskless data processing devices. Each diskless data processing device communicates directly with the first intermediate network point. The storage module caches an image instance of the software image at the first intermediate network point. A tracking module detects an update to the software image on the storage device. The storage module copies the updated software image to the first intermediate network point as an updated image instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: David Carroll Challener, Richard Wayne Cheston, Howard Locker, Randall Scott Springrield, Rod D. Waltermann