Patents by Inventor Yin Ben Xia
Yin Ben Xia 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).
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Patent number: 11556325Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Patent number: 11237811Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Publication number: 20190265961Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Patent number: 10324698Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Publication number: 20180121186Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Patent number: 9940117Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Diling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Publication number: 20160085537Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Patent number: 9220094Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8761735Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium for authenticating the identity of a caller. An authentication device authenticates a caller's identity based on received information of the caller and an identifier generation device generates an identifier containing the caller's identity. The authentication information is supplied to a mobile telephone user acting as a callee. Therefore, the callee knows the caller's identity, thereby providing a secure delivering channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jin Ling, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang, Chun Ying
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Publication number: 20140044077Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Are Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8611298Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8458392Abstract: A method and device for upgrading a guest operating system (OS) of an active Virtual Machine (VM). The method includes: replicating the active VM to generate a backup VM; upgrading a guest OS of the backup VM; merging changes to be made to a virtual disk image file during running of the active VM and changes to be made to the virtual disk image file during the upgrading; pausing the backup VM; migrating an active process of a Java application program running in the active VM into the backup VM to generate a backup process; migrating resources occupied by the active process of the Java application program into the backup VM such that the backup process occupies the same resources; and resuming running of the backup VM. The device includes: a replicating unit; an upgrading unit; a merging unit; a migrating unit; and a control unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zhi Guo Gao, Qi Ming Tian, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Patent number: 8423990Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for installing software onto a client in the NIM environment and corresponding client. Said method includes: initializing said client, wherein a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created, the virtual mapping device for scheduling between the client's memory driver and the remote NIM server with respect to the I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation for running said software to the client's memory driver or the remote NIM server; running said software on the client; acquiring the resources desired for running software; and conducting data migration operation from the NIM server to the client while running said software, wherein the migrated data is the resource data obtained from NIM server and desired for installing said software; and the software installation being completed when all the data desired for installing said software are migrated to the memory driver of the client.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Di Ling Chen, Chuang Li, Wei Lu, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Publication number: 20120294297Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Are Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8265027Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8020041Abstract: A method and a computer system for making a computer achieve high availability. The method includes running a host virtual machine on a host virtual machine container; running a servant virtual machine on the servant virtual machine container; and synchronizing the host virtual machine and the servant virtual machine by using an I/O instruction. The system includes at least two computers including a host computer and a servant computer, each computer including a virtual machine container; a virtual machine running on the virtual machine container; and a communication channel making the virtual machine container execute a virtual machine synchronization operation. The virtual machine synchronization operation of the virtual machine container is triggered by the virtual machine executing I/O instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jian Huang, Jin Ling, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang, Jian Ming Zhang
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Publication number: 20100111020Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for an access point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The method includes the AP receiving network conditions of APs within the sensing range of a terminal sent by the terminal, and the AP selecting a channel based on the received network conditions. By forwarding the network conditions of other APs which can be detected by the terminal, the method of the present invention enables an AP to select a channel from the view of a terminal to avoid conflicts at the terminal, thereby improving the available bandwidth of the terminal, and giving a better experience to users.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lin Chen, He Yuan Huang, Qian Ma, Yin Ben Xia, Yan Feng Zhu
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Publication number: 20100106885Abstract: A method and device for upgrading a guest operating system (OS) of an active Virtual Machine (VM). The method includes: replicating the active VM to generate a backup VM; upgrading a guest OS of the backup VM; merging changes to be made to a virtual disk image file during running of the active VM and changes to be made to the virtual disk image file during the upgrading; pausing the backup VM; migrating an active process of a Java application program running in the active VM into the backup VM to generate a backup process; migrating resources occupied by the active process of the Java application program into the backup VM such that the backup process occupies the same resources; and resuming running of the backup VM. The device includes: a replicating unit; an upgrading unit; a merging unit; a migrating unit; and a control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Zhi Guo Gao, Qi Ming Tian, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang
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Publication number: 20090300414Abstract: A method and a computer system for making a computer achieve high availability. The method includes running a host virtual machine on a host virtual machine container; running a servant virtual machine on the servant virtual machine container; and synchronizing the host virtual machine and the servant virtual machine by using an I/O instruction. The system includes at least two computers including a host computer and a servant computer, each computer including a virtual machine container; a virtual machine running on the virtual machine container; and a communication channel making the virtual machine container execute a virtual machine synchronization operation. The virtual machine synchronization operation of the virtual machine container is triggered by the virtual machine executing I/O instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Jian Huang, Jin Ling, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang, Jian Ming Zhang
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Publication number: 20090270073Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium for authenticating the identity of a caller. An authentication device authenticates a caller's identity based on received information of the caller and an identifier generation device generates an identifier containing the caller's identity. The authentication information is supplied to a mobile telephone user acting as a callee. Therefore, the callee knows the caller's identity, thereby providing a secure delivering channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Jin Ling, Yin Ben Xia, Zhe Xiang, Chun Ying