Patents by Inventor Ryan Partridge

Ryan Partridge 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).

  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for virtual machine instantiation from an external peripheral device
    Patent number: 7926054
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for instantiating a virtual machine on a computer by way of a physical peripheral device is provided. A virtual machine image may be composed on a portable memory device, such as a USB-flash memory device. Insertion of the physical device in a peripheral terminal is detected by a host function or module, and the physical device is evaluated to determine whether a virtual machine is defined thereby. In the event that the physical device includes a virtual machine image, the host reads the virtual machine image from the physical device and allocates a virtual machine per the read virtual machine image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Sonderegger, Ryan Partridge
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for virtual machine instantiation from an external peripheral device
    Publication number: 20070209035
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for instantiating a virtual machine on a computer by way of a physical peripheral device is provided. A virtual machine image may be composed on a portable memory device, such as a USB-flash memory device. Insertion of the physical device in a peripheral terminal is detected by a host function or module, and the physical device is evaluated to determine whether a virtual machine is defined thereby. In the event that the physical device includes a virtual machine image, the host reads the virtual machine image from the physical device and allocates a virtual machine per the read virtual machine image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Sonderegger, Ryan Partridge