Patents by Inventor Robert F. Deuel

Robert F. Deuel 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).

  • Updating software on dormant disks
    Patent number: 8949817
    Abstract: In a method of updating software on a dormant disk, exposed files are accessed. The exposed files are exposed by mounting the dormant disk. The exposed files are scanned to determine the status of software residing on the dormant disk. The scanning is achieved without requiring booting of the dormant disk. It is determined whether an update is available for the software residing on the dormant disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Bich Cau Le, Robert F. Deuel, Sirishkumar Raghuram, Yufeng Zheng
  • Updating software on dormant disks
    Patent number: 8522228
    Abstract: In a method of updating software on a dormant disk, exposed files are accessed. The exposed files are exposed by mounting the dormant disk. The exposed files are scanned to determine the status of software residing on the dormant disk. The scanning is achieved without requiring booting of the dormant disk. It is determined whether an update is available for the software residing on the dormant disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Bich Cau Le, Robert F. Deuel, Sirish Raghuram, Yufeng Zheng
  • Maintaining the domain access of a virtual machine
    Patent number: 8250638
    Abstract: A method for maintaining domain access of a virtual machine is described. According to one embodiment, a generation of a new computer account password by an operating system is identified. The new computer account password is copied to an auxiliary storage location. An existing computer account password is replaced with the new computer account password when it is determined that a file system of the computer has been restored to a previous state. The copying of the new computer account password may be performed in response to the generation of the new computer account password. The replacing of the existing computer account password may be performed in response to the restoring of file system to the previous state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Singh, Ashish K. Hanwadikar, Robert F. Deuel, Shiqi Charlie Sun, Hui Li
  • Maintaining the Domain Access of a Virtual Machine
    Publication number: 20110191834
    Abstract: A method for maintaining domain access of a virtual machine is described. According to one embodiment, a generation of a new computer account password by an operating system is identified. The new computer account password is copied to an auxiliary storage location. An existing computer account password is replaced with the new computer account password when it is determined that a file system of the computer has been restored to a previous state. The copying of the new computer account password may be performed in response to the generation of the new computer account password. The replacing of the existing computer account password may be performed in response to the restoring of file system to the previous state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas SINGH, Ashish K. HANWADIKAR, Robert F. DEUEL, Shiqi Charlie SUN, Hui LI
  • Updating software on dormant disks
    Patent number: 7823145
    Abstract: In a method of updating software on a dormant disk, exposed files are accessed. The exposed files are exposed by mounting the dormant disk. The exposed files are scanned to determine the status of software residing on the dormant disk. The scanning is achieved without requiring booting of the dormant disk. It is determined whether an update is available for the software residing on the dormant disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Bich Cau Le, Robert F. Deuel, Sirish Raghuram, Yufeng Zheng