Patents by Inventor Vipin BALACHANDRAN

Vipin BALACHANDRAN 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).

  • Patent number: 12137154
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage new and updated containerized network functions (CNFs). In one implementation, a management service identifies a CNF in a first repository. Once identified, the management service identifies one or more configuration parameters associated with the CNF and updates one or more files for the CN with the one or more configuration parameters. The management service then stores at least the one or more files for the CNF in a second repository. In some implementations, the management service will monitor the first repository for modifications associated with the CNF and will update the files in the second repository based on the modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: VMware LLC
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 12050931
    Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for migrating partial tree structures of virtual disks for virtual computing instances between sites in a computer system uses a compressed trie, which is created from target tree structures of virtual disks at a plurality of target sites in the computer system. For a virtual computing instance selected, the compressed trie is used to find candidate target sites based on a disk chain string of the virtual computing instance. For each candidate target site, a cost value for migrating the virtual computing instance along with a partial source tree structure of virtual disks corresponding to the virtual computing instance from the source site to the candidate target site is calculated to select a target site with a lowest cost value as a migration option to reduce storage resource usage in the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Vipin Balachandran, Hemanth Kumar Pannem
  • Publication number: 20230239374
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage new and updated containerized network functions (CNFs). In one implementation, a management service identifies a CNF in a first repository. Once identified, the management service identifies one or more configuration parameters associated with the CNF and updates one or more files for the CN with the one or more configuration parameters. The management service then stores at least the one or more files for the CNF in a second repository. In some implementations, the management service will monitor the first repository for modifications associated with the CNF and will update the files in the second repository based on the modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20230114131
    Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for migrating partial tree structures of virtual disks for virtual computing instances between sites in a computer system uses a compressed trie, which is created from target tree structures of virtual disks at a plurality of target sites in the computer system. For a virtual computing instance selected, the compressed trie is used to find candidate target sites based on a disk chain string of the virtual computing instance. For each candidate target site, a cost value for migrating the virtual computing instance along with a partial source tree structure of virtual disks corresponding to the virtual computing instance from the source site to the candidate target site is calculated to select a target site with a lowest cost value as a migration option to reduce storage resource usage in the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Vipin Balachandran, Hemanth Kumar Pannem
  • Patent number: 10809935
    Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for migrating a tree structure with multiple virtual disks and multiple virtual computing instances from a source computing environment to a destination computing environment involves handling leaf and shared virtual disks of the tree structure differently on a level-by-level basis to produce a replicated tree structure in the destination computing environment. For a leaf virtual disk, the leaf virtual disk and a virtual computing instance attached to the leaf virtual disk are replicated in the destination computing environment. For a shared virtual disk, creating a dummy virtual computing instance is created in the source computing environment and the shared virtual disk and the dummy virtual computing instance are replicated in the destination computing environment. Any dummy virtual computing instances replicated in the destination computing environment for the migration can then be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Vipin Balachandran, Hemanth Kumar Pannem
  • Publication number: 20200192594
    Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for migrating a tree structure with multiple virtual disks and multiple virtual computing instances from a source computing environment to a destination computing environment involves handling leaf and shared virtual disks of the tree structure differently on a level-by-level basis to produce a replicated tree structure in the destination computing environment. For a leaf virtual disk, the leaf virtual disk and a virtual computing instance attached to the leaf virtual disk are replicated in the destination computing environment. For a shared virtual disk, creating a dummy virtual computing instance is created in the source computing environment and the shared virtual disk and the dummy virtual computing instance are replicated in the destination computing environment. Any dummy virtual computing instances replicated in the destination computing environment for the migration can then be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Vipin BALACHANDRAN, Hemanth Kumar PANNEM
  • Patent number: 10592384
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for costing Raw-Device Mapping (RDM) disks. A pseudo-datastore is created. The pseudo-datastore represents the RDM disk. The RDM disk includes a mapping file that exposes direct access to a disk identified by a logical unit number (LUN). A unit rate is assigned to the pseudo-datastore, the unit rate representing a cost per unit of storage provided by the RDM disk. Usage of the RDM disk is monitored. A cost is calculated for the usage of the RDM disk for a period of time based on the unit rate assigned to the pseudo-datastore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Hemanth Kumar Pannem, Vipin Balachandran, Prashant Waykar, Shruti Parihar
  • Publication number: 20190391900
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for costing Raw-Device Mapping (RDM) disks. A pseudo-datastore is created. The pseudo-datastore represents the RDM disk. The RDM disk includes a mapping file that exposes direct access to a disk identified by a logical unit number (LUN). A unit rate is assigned to the pseudo-datastore, the unit rate representing a cost per unit of storage provided by the RDM disk. Usage of the RDM disk is monitored. A cost is calculated for the usage of the RDM disk for a period of time based on the unit rate assigned to the pseudo-datastore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hemanth Kumar Pannem, Vipin Balachandran, Prashant Waykar, Shruti Parihar
  • Patent number: 9898280
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing review of source code are described. The method may comprise receiving a version of source code that includes a specific change at a specific location in the version of source code that has been affected by one or more programming actions compared to a prior version of source code; and identifying a plurality of prior review requests associated with the specific change. The method may comprise assigning corresponding review points to the plurality of prior review requests; and based on the corresponding review points, selecting a code reviewer from a plurality of code reviewers who each have created or processed a subset of the plurality of prior review requests. The method may further comprise generating a review request for the specific change in the version of source code for processing by the selected code reviewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 9552274
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing recommendations to enhance the logging code in a computer program. In particular, the methods described herein can identify source code locations which lack log printing statements or contain noisy log printing statements. The methods analyze static call graph of the source code, the corresponding commit and bug history, and propose recommendations to enhance logging. The logging behavior in methods whose log printing statements have been significantly modified can be considered to be ideal. The analysis discovers such methods and quantifies their logging behavior. It then compares this logging behavior with the logging behavior of highly critical and/or less critical methods to generate logging enhancement recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 9405659
    Abstract: Techniques are described for measuring or quantifying the logging behavior in the source code of a computer program. In particular, the techniques select a method identified as exhibiting the ideal logging behavior in a computer program and then compute the overall logging quality score for the entire computer program based on the deviation in logging behaviors between the selected method and all other methods in the source code of the project. This overall logging quality score can be compared to various benchmarks of existing projects with high logging quality. If the software logging quality is found to be low, various steps can be taken by the developers to improve the logging before the software release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 9317260
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing query-by-example are described. A query module executing on the system may maintain a source code repository containing a plurality of source code files. Each of the plurality of source code files is associated with a corresponding source syntax structure generated based on said each of the plurality of source code files. The query module may receive a query snippet, and generate a query syntax structure based on the query snippet. The query module may then identify a first source code file from the plurality of source code files for being relevant to the query snippet. The being relevant to the query snippet is determined by a first relevance score which is calculated based on the query syntax structure and the first source code file's corresponding source syntax structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 9292281
    Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying the ideal or preferred logging behavior to be followed in a software development project. A numerical weight is computed for each method in the source code that can be used to rank the logging behavior of that method. The numerical weight is computed in such a way that the methods whose log printing statements have been modified more frequently receive higher numerical weights. The assumption is that since most logging enhancements are done as after thoughts during code reviews or while fixing bugs, the ideal logging behavior will be exhibited by those methods whose logging behavior was modified the most frequently. Once the methods have been ranked according to the numerical weight, the highest ranking methods can be used to provide insight to developers about the ideal logging behavior for the project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20160070568
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing review of source code are described. The method may comprise receiving a version of source code that includes a specific change at a specific location in the version of source code that has been affected by one or more programming actions compared to a prior version of source code; and identifying a plurality of prior review requests associated with the specific change. The method may comprise assigning corresponding review points to the plurality of prior review requests; and based on the corresponding review points, selecting a code reviewer from a plurality of code reviewers who each have created or processed a subset of the plurality of prior review requests. The method may further comprise generating a review request for the specific change in the version of source code for processing by the selected code reviewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Vipin BALACHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 9244717
    Abstract: A virtual computer system, including a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) running on one or more host computers, is configured to manage virtual disks in a manner to facilitate making copies of one or more virtual machines (VMs) by means of a method known as linked cloning. Techniques are disclosed for scanning a storage system to determine the set of VMs, identifying virtual disks associated with each VM, examining parent/child relationships among the virtual disks, and displaying the virtual disk hierarchy. Redundant virtual disks may be identified as the set of virtual disks that have exactly one child disk and that are not associated with a snapshot. Provisions for generating a relocate list to support migration of a linked clone may also be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Srinivasa Rao Pissay, Vipin Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20150378863
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing recommendations to enhance the logging code in a computer program. In particular, the methods described herein can identify source code locations which lack log printing statements or contain noisy log printing statements. The methods analyze static call graph of the source code, the corresponding commit and bug history, and propose recommendations to enhance logging. The logging behavior in methods whose log printing statements have been significantly modified can be considered to be ideal. The analysis discovers such methods and quantifies their logging behavior. It then compares this logging behavior with the logging behavior of highly critical and/or less critical methods to generate logging enhancement recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: VIPIN BALACHANDRAN
  • Publication number: 20150378869
    Abstract: Techniques are described for measuring or quantifying the logging behavior in the source code of a computer program. In particular, the techniques select a method identified as exhibiting the ideal logging behavior in a computer program and then compute the overall logging quality score for the entire computer program based on the deviation in logging behaviors between the selected method and all other methods in the source code of the project. This overall logging quality score can be compared to various benchmarks of existing projects with high logging quality. If the software logging quality is found to be low, various steps can be taken by the developers to improve the logging before the software release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: VIPIN BALACHANDRAN
  • Publication number: 20150378724
    Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying the ideal or preferred logging behavior to be followed in a software development project. A numerical weight is computed for each method in the source code that can be used to rank the logging behavior of that method. The numerical weight is computed in such a way that the methods whose log printing statements have been modified more frequently receive higher numerical weights. The assumption is that since most logging enhancements are done as after thoughts during code reviews or while fixing bugs, the ideal logging behavior will be exhibited by those methods whose logging behavior was modified the most frequently. Once the methods have been ranked according to the numerical weight, the highest ranking methods can be used to provide insight to developers about the ideal logging behavior for the project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: VIPIN BALACHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 9201646
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing automatic code review are described. The system receives a version of source code and processes it for potential coding issues based on a code review configuration. Upon detecting a coding issue, the system generates an automatic code review that contains a location identifying the coding issue in the version of source code and an associated review comment selected from the code review configuration. The method includes receiving a version of source code and generating a review request for a specific change in the version of source code. The method then assigns a code reviewer for handling the review request by selecting a reviewer from a subset code reviewers based on the number of times each code reviewer has been assigned to prior review requests associated with the specific change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran
  • Patent number: 9146712
    Abstract: A method is provided to automatically correct an original source code. An abstract syntax tree (AST) is created from the original source code where the AST includes AST nodes. AST node filter queries are evaluated on the AST to filter out AST nodes with defect patterns. Automatic fixes are applied to the filtered AST nodes to transform the AST. A modified source code is created by deserializing the transformed AST.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventor: Vipin Balachandran