US 7,519,814 B2
SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERIZATION OF APPLICATION SETSGeneral
US 7,519,814 B2
SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERIZATION OF APPLICATION SETS
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Kambiz Zand
Art Unit:
2439 Cryptography and Security
Inventors:
Donn Rochette; Paul O'Leary; Dean Huffman
Priority:
09/13/04
Filed:
09/13/04
Granted:
04/14/09
Expiration:
04/05/26
Abstract
A system is disclosed having servers with operating systems that may differ, operating in disparate computing environments, wherein each server includes a processor and an operating system including a kernel a set of associated local system files compatible with the processor. This invention discloses a method of providing at least some of the servers in the system with secure, executable, applications related to a service, wherein the applications may be executed in a secure environment, wherein the applications each include an object executable by at least some of the different operating systems for performing a task related to the service. The method of this invention requires storing in memory accessible to at least some of the servers a plurality of secure containers of application software. Each container includes one or more of the executable applications and a set of associated system files required to execute the one or more applications, for use with a local kernel residing permanently on one of the servers. The set of associated system files are compatible with a local kernel of at least some of the plurality of different operating systems. The containers of application software exclude a kernel; and some or all of the associated system files within a container stored in memory are utilized in place of the associated local system files resident on the server.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F2209/542G06F