Patent 10810050

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Prior art

Earlier patents, publications, and products that may anticipate or render the claims unpatentable.

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  1. US20040181585A1 (Pub: Sep 16, 2004)
  2. US6976090B2 (Pub: Dec 13, 2005)
  3. US20050216616A1 (Pub: Sep 29, 2005)
  4. US20050187893A1 (Pub: Aug 25, 2005)
  5. US6957262B2 (Pub: Oct 18, 2005)
  6. US20050187884A1 (Pub: Aug 25, 2005)
  7. US20030101265A1 (Pub: May 29, 2003)
  8. US20050172018A1 (Pub: Aug 4, 2005)
  9. US7020686B1 (Pub: Mar 28, 2006)
  10. US20050235282A1 (Pub: Oct 20, 2005)
  11. US20050187883A1 (Pub: Aug 25, 2005)
  12. US20050066060A1 (Pub: Mar 24, 2005)
  13. US20050216630A1 (Pub: Sep 29, 2005)
  14. US20050228892A1 (Pub: Oct 13, 2005)
  15. US20050228891A1 (Pub: Oct 13, 2005)
  16. US7134125B2 (Pub: Nov 7, 2006)
  17. US7051336B2 (Pub: May 23, 2006)
  18. US7058937B2 (Pub: Jun 6, 2006)
  19. US6970932B1 (Pub: Nov 29, 2005)
  20. US6978310B2 (Pub: Dec 20, 2005)
  21. US20060004886A1 (Pub: Jan 5, 2006)
  22. US20060004888A1 (Pub: Jan 5, 2006)
  23. US20060004889A1 (Pub: Jan 5, 2006)
  24. US20060004928A1 (Pub: Jan 5, 2006)
  25. US20060004901A1 (Pub: Jan 5, 2006)

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US Patent 10810050: Prior Art Analysis

The following prior art documents were cited against US Patent 10810050. Please note that "publication/filing date" refers to the publication date as listed on Google Patents, which is generally the relevant date for prior art purposes under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Determining which specific claim(s) a prior art reference "potentially anticipates" under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires a detailed, claim-by-claim legal analysis by a qualified patent professional. This analysis involves comparing every element of a patent claim to the disclosure of a single prior art reference to ascertain if all elements are present, either explicitly or inherently. As an AI, I cannot perform this legal determination. Therefore, for the "potential anticipation" section, I will provide a general explanation of anticipation.

General Explanation of Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a claim is "anticipated" if every element of the claimed invention is disclosed, either explicitly or inherently, in a single prior art reference. If a prior art reference anticipates a claim, that claim is not patentable. The effective filing date of US10810050 is July 1, 2016, with a priority date of August 15, 2005. Prior art published or publicly known before this priority date is relevant for anticipation.

Here is a list of the cited prior art, with their full citations, publication dates, and brief descriptions:

Cited Prior Art for US10810050B2

  1. Full Citation: US 2004/0181585 A1 to Schmidt et al.

    • Publication Date: September 16, 2004
    • Brief Description: "A system and method for creating and managing an application template from a single application installation on a first client system are provided. The application template is comprised of the application and the changes made to the system state that result from the installation of the application. The application template is then deployed across multiple client systems without reinstalling the application on each client system."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference describes managing application deployment using templates, which relates to provisioning and configuration management in virtualized environments. Its relevance would depend on whether it discloses all elements of any specific claim of US10810050, particularly those related to virtual asset provisioning and deployment.

  2. Full Citation: US 6,976,090 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: December 13, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for transparently and persistently managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent describes a system for managing virtual resources transparently and persistently, including creating and defining states for virtual resources. This broadly aligns with the virtualization management and provisioning aspects of US10810050.

  3. Full Citation: US 2005/0216616 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: September 29, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US6976090B2, this application details methods and apparatus for managing virtual resources, including their creation and state definition. This directly relates to the management of virtual environments, provisioning, and resource allocation described in US10810050.

  4. Full Citation: US 2005/0187893 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: August 25, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This is another publication by Aton et al. concerning virtual resource management, including abstraction, creation, and state definition, which touches upon the core concepts of virtualization management in US10810050.

  5. Full Citation: US 6,957,262 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: October 18, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This granted patent from Aton et al. describes fundamental virtual resource management, including the creation and management of virtual resources based on defined states. This broadly anticipates aspects of virtualization management, provisioning, and dynamic deployment as claimed in US10810050.

  6. Full Citation: US 2005/0187884 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: August 25, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Another Aton et al. publication on virtual resource management, covering creation, state definition, and overall management. It shares similar subject matter with the other Aton et al. references regarding the management of virtual environments.

  7. Full Citation: US 2003/0101265 A1 to Huang et al.

    • Publication Date: May 29, 2003
    • Brief Description: "A method, system, and program product for managing a cluster of servers are provided. A plurality of virtual servers are defined on a plurality of physical servers in the cluster. A request for a function to be performed by a virtual server is received. The request is processed by an available virtual server. The processing of the request includes selecting a physical server from the plurality of physical servers, creating a virtual server on the selected physical server, and performing the function utilizing the created virtual server."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference describes managing virtual servers within a cluster of physical servers, including selecting physical servers and creating virtual servers on demand. This directly relates to the provisioning and dynamic deployment of virtual assets in US10810050.

  8. Full Citation: US 2005/0172018 A1 to Prahlad et al.

    • Publication Date: August 4, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method, system, and program product for providing a managed environment for a component-based application are provided. A virtual machine is configured to provide an execution environment for a component-based application. An application is deployed to the virtual machine. The execution of the application is monitored. Based on the monitoring, the virtual machine is dynamically reconfigured."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Prahlad et al. describes deploying applications to virtual machines, monitoring their execution, and dynamically reconfiguring the virtual machines based on monitoring. This directly relates to the dynamic deployment, performance management, and optimization functions of US10810050.

  9. Full Citation: US 7,020,686 B1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: March 28, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing virtual resources in a network of resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to other Aton et al. patents, this describes a system for managing virtual resources, including their creation and state definition, which aligns with the core aspects of virtualization management in US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be checked if this patent were to anticipate.

  10. Full Citation: US 2005/0235282 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: October 20, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This is yet another Aton et al. publication on virtual resource management, further underscoring the existence of prior art in this domain.

  11. Full Citation: US 2005/0187883 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: August 25, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Consistent with other Aton et al. references, this outlines methods for managing virtual resources, covering abstraction, creation, and state management, all of which are relevant to the virtualization management provided by US10810050.

  12. Full Citation: US 2005/0066060 A1 to Chen et al.

    • Publication Date: March 24, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A system and method for dynamic provisioning of network services is described. In one embodiment, a service broker receives a service request from a client specifying a service-level objective (SLO). The service broker determines a plurality of candidate service environments that are capable of providing the requested service. The service broker selects one of the candidate service environments to provide the requested service and provisions the selected service environment to provide the requested service in accordance with the SLO."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This describes dynamic provisioning of network services based on service-level objectives, which aligns with the provisioning and dynamic resource allocation aspects of US10810050, particularly the Provisioning Manager and Optimizer functions.

  13. Full Citation: US 2005/0216630 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: September 29, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Another Aton et al. publication on virtual resource management, consistent with the themes of abstraction, creation, and state management of virtual resources.

  14. Full Citation: US 2005/0228892 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: October 13, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Yet another Aton et al. publication detailing virtual resource management, including creation and state definition, which is pertinent to the virtualization management claims of US10810050.

  15. Full Citation: US 2005/0228891 A1 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: October 13, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Another Aton et al. reference on the management of virtual resources, emphasizing abstraction, creation, and state management, which are core elements of US10810050.

  16. Full Citation: US 7,134,125 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: November 7, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This granted patent from Aton et al. describes systems for managing virtual resources. The content broadly covers aspects of virtualization management and resource allocation as claimed in US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  17. Full Citation: US 7,051,336 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: May 23, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Another Aton et al. granted patent on virtual resource management, focusing on creation and state definition. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  18. Full Citation: US 7,058,937 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: June 6, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Consistent with other Aton et al. patents, this describes methods for managing virtual resources, relevant to the virtualization management claims of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  19. Full Citation: US 6,970,932 B1 to D'Souza

    • Publication Date: November 29, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing virtual machines and their underlying physical resources is described. In one embodiment, a virtual machine management service allocates underlying physical resources to virtual machines and allows for dynamic reconfiguration of the allocations. The service also includes functionality to migrate virtual machines from one physical machine to another based on resource utilization."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent describes managing virtual machines and their physical resources, including dynamic allocation and migration based on resource utilization. This directly relates to the Optimizer and Dynamic Application Router components of US10810050, as well as the overall management of virtual assets and physical resources.

  20. Full Citation: US 6,978,310 B2 to Aton et al.

    • Publication Date: December 20, 2005
    • Brief Description: "A method and apparatus for managing one or more virtual resources are disclosed. An administrative resource is used to abstract the resources managed by the resource management system. A request is received to manage a virtual resource. A virtual resource is created on an available actual resource responsive to the request. A state for the virtual resource is defined that includes management information related to the virtual resource. The virtual resource is managed according to the defined state."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Another Aton et al. patent on virtual resource management, covering creation, state definition, and ongoing management, relevant to the claims of US10810050.

  21. Full Citation: US 2006/0004886 A1 to Kageyama et al.

    • Publication Date: January 5, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method for automatically configuring a virtual machine in a virtual machine system is provided. The method includes receiving virtual machine configuration information from a management server, and configuring a virtual machine based on the virtual machine configuration information. The method further includes booting the virtual machine and providing a network interface to the virtual machine."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Kageyama et al. describes automatic configuration of virtual machines based on received configuration information, which aligns with the provisioning and configuration management aspects of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  22. Full Citation: US 2006/0004888 A1 to Kageyama et al.

    • Publication Date: January 5, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method for managing virtual machines in a virtual machine system is provided. The method includes detecting a status of a virtual machine, and based on the detected status, performing a remedial action on the virtual machine. The remedial action may include migrating the virtual machine to another host system, restarting the virtual machine, or restoring the virtual machine from a backup."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This describes managing virtual machine status and performing remedial actions, such as migration or restart, which is highly relevant to the dynamic deployment and performance management functions (Dynamic Application Router, Performance Manager) of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  23. Full Citation: US 2006/0004889 A1 to Kageyama et al.

    • Publication Date: January 5, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method for managing virtual machines in a virtual machine system is provided. The method includes detecting a load of a physical host system, and based on the detected load, migrating a virtual machine from the physical host system to another physical host system. The method further includes dynamically adjusting resources allocated to virtual machines on the physical host system."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Kageyama et al. details load-based migration and dynamic resource adjustment for virtual machines, directly addressing dynamic resource allocation and optimization functions of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  24. Full Citation: US 2006/0004928 A1 to Kageyama et al.

    • Publication Date: January 5, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A system and method for creating and managing virtual machine templates in a virtual machine system are provided. The virtual machine templates include configuration information for virtual machines. The system allows for creation of new virtual machines from the templates and for modification of existing templates."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This describes creating and managing virtual machine templates for configuration, which is relevant to the provisioning and configuration management aspects of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

  25. Full Citation: US 2006/0004901 A1 to Kageyama et al.

    • Publication Date: January 5, 2006 (Note: This publication date is after the priority date of US10810050, but it might claim an earlier filing date or be a continuation/divisional of an earlier application that serves as prior art.)
    • Brief Description: "A method for managing virtual machines in a virtual machine system is provided. The method includes detecting an event associated with a virtual machine, and based on the detected event, performing an automated action on the virtual machine. The automated action may include starting, stopping, suspending, or resuming the virtual machine."
    • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Kageyama et al. describes event-driven automated actions for virtual machine management, aligning with the automatic responses to operational situations and dynamic management features of US10810050. The effective prior art date would need to be verified.

Most Relevant Prior Art

Without a detailed, claim-by-claim analysis, it is challenging to definitively identify the most relevant prior art. However, based on the brief descriptions, the following references appear to be highly relevant due to their direct focus on managing virtual resources, provisioning, and dynamic allocation, which are central themes of US10810050:

  • US 2005/0172018 A1 (Prahlad et al.): This reference specifically mentions deploying applications to virtual machines, monitoring execution, and dynamic reconfiguration based on monitoring, which directly maps to the Dynamic Application Router, Performance Manager, and Optimizer functions of US10810050.
  • US 2003/0101265 A1 (Huang et al.): This describes managing virtual servers within a cluster, including selecting physical servers and creating virtual servers on demand, which is a foundational aspect of the provisioning and dynamic deployment in US10810050.
  • US 6,970,932 B1 (D'Souza): This patent details allocating physical resources to virtual machines, dynamic reconfiguration, and migration based on resource utilization, which are key functions of the Optimizer and Dynamic Application Router in US10810050.
  • The Aton et al. series of patents (e.g., US6976090B2, US20050216616A1, US6957262B2): These collectively describe systems for transparently and persistently managing virtual resources, including their creation and state definition, forming a broad basis for virtual systems management.

These references demonstrate that various aspects of virtual machine and virtual resource management, including provisioning, dynamic allocation, monitoring, and reconfiguration, were known in the art prior to the priority date of US10810050. The inventive step of US10810050 would therefore likely reside in the specific combination of its modular components, their cross-platform independence, and the high-level policy-driven automation across diverse virtual environments as described in its claims.

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