Well did a quick search and came up with these two issued in November 2016.
Intermediation of hypervisor file system and storage device models
Patent number: 9489396
Abstract: A communication model in which application(s) above a hypervisor use a file system having one data access model (e.g., a block-based file system) to access an underlying storage device having another data access model (e.g., an object-based file system). This is accomplished via an intermediary component that converts input/output requests and responses from the file system data access model into the underlying storage device data access model, and vice versa. As an example, virtual machines operating a block-based file system using a hypervisor may interface through the intermediary component with an object-based storage device. Thus, the prolific use and availability of block-based file systems may be used compatibly with highly efficient object-based storage devices.
Type: Grant
Filed: July 1, 2011
Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
Assignee: V3 SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventors: Peter Bookman, Chris R. Featherstone
Systems and methods of optimizing resources for emulation
Patent number: 9483285
Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an emulation session to emulate a computer product for a host device. A method and system involve providing a communication link between the host device and an emulation bridge module provided on an emulation server separate from the host device; providing a host resource library file including a list of the plurality of resources available on the host device to the emulation bridge module; operating the emulation bridge module to determine emulation session resources required to provide the emulation session; selecting at least one of the host device and the emulation server for providing each required emulation session resource in the emulation session resources required to provide the emulation session; and providing the emulation session using the required emulation session resources provided by at least one of the host device and the emulation server.
Type: Grant
Filed: January 15, 2013
Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
Assignee: SPHERE 3D INC.
Inventor: Giovanni Morelli, Jr.
