Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Virtual machine task or process management
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-07
2010-12-07
Jalil, Neveen Abel (Department: 2165)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac
Virtual machine task or process management
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849462
ABSTRACT:
Virtual machine image files are stored in a virtual machine storage by a virtual machine image file server. Users at virtual machine clients connect to the virtual machine image file server and are presented with a list of the available virtual machine image files in a virtual machine image store. Users of the virtual machine clients are able to select the desired virtual machine image, and begin executing in the selected virtual machine environment as soon as the selected virtual machine image file begins downloading to the client computer. When a virtual machine image file is selected for storage it is divided into several segments. Each segment is compared with segments of previously stored virtual machine image files already in storage. For example, only non-duplicate segments are stored.
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Teodosiu Dan
Traut Eric
Abel Jalil Neveen
Microsoft Corporation
Pulliam Christyann R
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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