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Summary of U.S. Patent 8,352,584

A concise summary of United States Patent 8,352,584, titled "System for Hosting Customized Computing Clusters," is provided below, based on a review of USPTO data. No records of involvement in the CAFC 2026 dockets were found for this patent.

Title: System for Hosting Customized Computing Clusters

Assignee: GOOGLE INC.

Inventors: Urs Hoelzle, Luiz Andre Barroso, James R. Larus, Robert W. Stroud, Chandramohan A. Thekkath

Filing Date: August 9, 2011

Issue Date: January 8, 2013

Abstract:
The patent describes a system and method for efficiently managing a large number of computing clusters. The invention involves a hosting system that can receive requests to create customized computing clusters. This system then allocates resources from a shared pool to form these clusters according to the specified requirements. Each cluster is isolated from others, and the system provides a programming interface that allows for the management of the cluster as a unified entity. This approach aims to provide the benefits of a dedicated computing cluster while leveraging the efficiencies of a shared infrastructure.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims

U.S. Patent 8,352,584 contains several independent claims that define the core of the invention. In plain language, these claims cover the following concepts:

Claim 1: A method for hosting computing clusters. This involves a hosting system that receives a request to create a customized computing cluster. In response, the system allocates a set of computer resources from a larger pool of shared resources. It then configures these allocated resources to form the requested cluster and provides a way to manage the entire cluster as a single unit.

Claim 8: A computing cluster hosting system. This system includes a resource manager that keeps track of a pool of shared computing resources. It also has a cluster creation component that receives requests for customized clusters and, in coordination with the resource manager, allocates the necessary resources to build and isolate these clusters for different users.

Claim 15: A computer-readable medium containing instructions. When these instructions are executed by a computer, they perform the method of hosting computing clusters as described in Claim 1. This essentially covers the software that would implement the described system.

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