Prior art

Based on the authoritative patent text for US11656915, the most relevant prior art identified are the applications from which US11656915 claims priority and is a continuation of, as detailed in the "RELATED APPLICATIONS/PRIORITY CLAIMS" section. These applications disclose and incorporate by reference the subject matter of the present patent. The patent itself, as provided, does not contain a separate "References Cited" section.

Here are the prior art references from the "RELATED APPLICATIONS/PRIORITY CLAIMS" section of US11656915:

1. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/708,473

   • Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/708,473.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed on August 15, 2005.
   • Brief Description: This provisional application forms the earliest priority basis for the patent family related to virtual systems management, including apparatus and methods for automatic configuration management of a network, virtualization systems with inventory management of physical resources and virtual assets, and automated provisioning of virtual assets to physical resources.
   • Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Potentially anticipates all claims (Claims 1-20) of US11656915, as US11656915 claims priority to this provisional application and incorporates its contents by reference.

2. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/503,090

   • Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/503,090, entitled “Virtual Systems Management”.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed on August 10, 2006.
   • Brief Description: This application is a direct parent in the continuation chain for US11656915, providing methods and apparatus for managing one or more virtual environments independently of underlying CPU, OS, or virtualization environment, through a Control Center application that provides automatic responses to operational situations.
   • Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Potentially anticipates all claims (Claims 1-20) of US11656915, as US11656915 is a continuation of an application that is a continuation of this application, and its contents are incorporated by reference.

3. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/450,765

   • Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/450,765, entitled “Computer Network Systems to Manage Computer Network Virtualization Environments”.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed on August 4, 2014.
   • Brief Description: This application is a direct parent in the continuation chain for US11656915, covering computer network systems to manage computer network virtualization environments, including the identification, provisioning, dynamic deployment, performance measurement, and planning/forecasting of virtual assets without regard to underlying hardware or software platforms.
   • Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Potentially anticipates all claims (Claims 1-20) of US11656915, as US11656915 is a continuation of an application that is a continuation of this application, and its contents are incorporated by reference.

4. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/201,087

   • Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/201,087, entitled “Computer Network Systems to Manage Computer Network Virtualization Environments”.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed on July 1, 2016.
   • Brief Description: This application is the immediate parent of US11656915, describing computer network systems for managing virtualization environments. It details systems and methods for automatic configuration management, including inventory of physical resources and virtual assets, and automated provisioning and management based on real-time performance metrics.
   • Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Potentially anticipates all claims (Claims 1-20) of US11656915, as US11656915 is a direct continuation of this application and explicitly incorporates its contents by reference.