Launching an instance in a virtual computing infrastructure

US8977679B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8977679-B2
Application numberUS-201113299287-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 17, 2011
Priority dateJun 15, 2010
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Launching an instance in cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing nodes is described. At a user's home cloud system, a request is received from the user to launch an instance of an object. At the home cloud system, a designated remote cloud system is determined from a federated plurality of remote cloud systems based on the request. The request is translated into a format suitable for the designated remote cloud system. The translated request is communicated to the designated remote cloud system. The instance of the object is launched at the designated remote cloud.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed: 1. A method of launching an instance in a multi-cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing nodes, the method comprising: receiving, at a user's home cloud system, a request from the user to launch an instance of an object; determining, at the home cloud system, a designated remote cloud system from a federated plurality of remote cloud systems based on the request; translating the request into a format suitable for the designated remote cloud…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US8977679B2 cover?
Launching an instance in cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing nodes is described. At a user's home cloud system, a request is received from the user to launch an instance of an object. At the home cloud system, a designated remote cloud system is determined from a federated plurality of remote cloud systems based on the request. The request is translated into a format sui…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Van Biljon Willem Robert, Pinkham Christopher Conway, Cloran Russell Andrew, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/04. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).