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20100125665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides a data consumer that manages a plurality of data collectors, wherein each data collector resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and extracts performance data from a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource using an operating contract. The operating contract includes one or more metric descriptors, wherein each metric descriptor specifies one or more resources associated with the set of Virtual Machines. In addition, a push manager allows the data consumer to register performance data items that need to be handled, wherein the push manager calls the data consumer to process the performance data items at each time the periodic interval elapse. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125844 | RESOURCE BROKER SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYING AND MANAGING SOFTWARE SERVICE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. The system includes a plurality of resource broker agents. Each resource broker agent resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and can be used to manage the software processes and compute resources running in the computing environment. Each resource broker agent is responsible for starting a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource and performing resource metering control. The system also includes a virtual machine pool that communicates with the plurality of resource broker agents to create and manage the set of virtual machines for each resource broker agent and collect data. | 05-20-2010 |
20120303805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values. | 11-29-2012 |
20130042239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF A VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY BUILDER - A virtual assembly builder for use in virtualization environments, which can be used as a tool for virtualizing installed components in a reference environment, modifying those components if necessary, and then deploying them into another/target environment. Using the virtual assembly builder, a user (e.g., an administrator) can capture the configuration and product/component binaries of existing software components into software appliance artifacts. Appliances can be grouped, and their relationships defined, into software assembly artifacts. Logical connections between appliances within an assembly can be reconfigured by a process of assembly editing. When a desired assembly configuration has been achieved, the assembly can be prepared for, and deployed into, the target environment. | 02-14-2013 |
20130239109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOR A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can support security management in a computing environment that includes one or more virtualized machines to which one or more applications can be deployed. The system can include a plurality of agents, wherein each agent resides on one of a plurality of machines in the computing environment and operates to manage software processes and resources running in the computing environment. The system also includes a controller that collects data from the plurality of agents about current operating performance of the computing environment, and uses the data gathered to enforce policies and to deploy services in a way that honors one or more service level agreements of the deployed services. Furthermore, the communication between each of the plurality of agents and the controller can be secured with a mutual authentication method, and the communication between an agent and an application is secured with a one-way authentication method. | 09-12-2013 |
20130318235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values. | 11-28-2013 |
20140075437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY BUILDER FOR USE WITH A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for providing a virtual assembly builder for use with a cloud computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the system can include a virtual assembly builder component which maintains a repository of virtual assembly archives, wherein each virtual assembly can include a metadata and one or more virtual machine templates that can be used to instantiate an instance of the assembly; and a virtual assembly builder deployer provided as a web service or other interface, which enables operations for uploading virtual assemblies to the repository, registering virtual assemblies with cloud components, and/or managing deployment instances defined by an assembly. | 03-13-2014 |
20140101665 | OPERATION CONTROL FOR DEPLOYING AND MANAGING SOFTWARE SERVICE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics. | 04-10-2014 |
20150063355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DATA SERVICE ADDRESSING IN AN ENGINEERED SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE AND APPLICATION EXECUTION - A system and method can support data service address resolution in a network environment. An intermediate node can receive an incoming data packet from a source node, wherein the incoming data packet targets a destination node, and wherein the incoming data packet includes a global identifier for the destination node and a local identifier for the intermediate node. Furthermore, the intermediate node can obtain local addressing information for the destination node based on the global identifier for the destination node. Then, the intermediate node can send an outgoing data packet to the destination node based on the obtained local addressing information for the destination node. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063356 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HOST CHANNEL ADAPTER (HCA) FILTERING IN AN ENGINEERED SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE AND APPLICATION EXECUTION - A system and method can provide a data service in a network environment. The network environment can include a node, which supports a data service component that can provide a data service. Additionally, a filter can be provided on a networking device, such as a host channel adaptor (HCA) that is associated with the node. The networking device operates to use the filter to identify one or more packets targeting the data service component without protocol termination. Furthermore, the filter can forward said one or more packets to the data service component. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DATA SERVICE IN AN ENGINEERED SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE AND APPLICATION EXECUTION - A system and method can provide a data service in a network environment. The system can provide a data service component on a node in the network environment, wherein the network environment includes a plurality of nodes interconnected via a network fabric. Furthermore, the system can use a native packet forwarding mechanism to direct a data flow in the network fabric to said data service component on the node. Then, the system can use said data service component to process one or more data packets in the data flow in the network fabric. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DATA FLOW IN AN ENGINEERED SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE AND APPLICATION EXECUTION - A system and method can provide a data service in a network environment. A subnet administrator can receive a path record resolution request from a source node, wherein the source node uses the path record resolution request to obtain an address of a destination node. Furthermore, the subnet administrator can provide an address of an intermediate node to the source node, wherein the intermediate node provides the data service. Then, the source node can send one or more data packets in a data flow to the intermediate node based on the address of the intermediate node. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080219019 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHT - An exterior mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a signal light or security light that provides illumination at a side of the vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a housing with a reflective element, and may include a positioning device for adjusting the position of the reflective element in the housing. The signal light includes a light source and may be adapted to project light from a non-folding portion or support member of the mirror housing. | 09-11-2008 |
20100080011 | LIGHTED EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly having a first portion adapted for mounting to a vehicle, a second portion, and a reflective element. An actuator is operable to adjust the rearward field of view of the reflective element. A turn signal indicator assembly is provided that includes a single light emitting source. Light emitted by the single light emitting source is visible at least to a driver of another overtaking vehicle when actuated by an operator of the vehicle, and preferably not visible to at least one of (a) a driver of another vehicle approaching from a direction opposite to that of the direction of travel of the vehicle to which the exterior mirror assembly is mounted and (b) the operator of the vehicle to which the exterior mirror assembly is mounted. | 04-01-2010 |
20100302797 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM - A lighted exterior mirror system includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion. The non-folding portion is configured to mount to a side of a vehicle and the folding portion includes a reflective element. The folding portion is movable relative to the non-folding portion and between a normal operating position and a folded position. A ground illumination light is configured to project a pattern of light from the exterior mirror assembly to provide a lighted zone on a ground area adjacent the side of the vehicle at least at a front door region at the side of the vehicle where occupants may enter/exit the vehicle. The pattern of light projected by the ground illumination light provides ground illumination of at least about one lux illumination intensity at least on the ground area adjacent the front door region at the side of the vehicle. | 12-02-2010 |
20110074958 | EXTERIOR MIRROR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror vision system includes a driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a driver side of an equipped vehicle and a passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle. The driver-side exterior mirror assembly including a mounting portion configured for mounting at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, a driver-side exterior minor housing, and a driver-side reflective element. The driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a driver-side light module and a driver-side camera. The passenger-side exterior mirror assembly includes a mounting portion configured for mounting at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle, a passenger-side exterior mirror housing, and a passenger-side reflective element. The passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a passenger-side light module and a passenger-side camera. The driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera are part of a multi-camera vision system of the equipped vehicle. | 03-31-2011 |
20120020101 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM - A lighted exterior mirror system includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion. A ground illumination light of the exterior mirror assembly is configured to illuminate with white light a ground area adjacent the equipped side of the vehicle at least at a front door region at the side of the vehicle where occupants may enter/exit exit the vehicle. The ground illumination light includes at least one light emitting diode, which is connected in series with a resistor that acts as a voltage divider to reduce an ignition voltage of the equipped vehicle to a reduced voltage, with the resistor having a resistance of less than about 1,500 ohms. The ground illumination light provides ground illumination of at least about one lux illumination intensity at least on the ground area adjacent the front door region at the equipped side of the vehicle. | 01-26-2012 |
20120069591 | EXTERIOR MIRROR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror vision system includes a driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a driver side of a vehicle and a passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a passenger side of the vehicle. The driver-side exterior mirror assembly includes a mounting portion configured for mounting at the driver side of the vehicle, a driver-side exterior mirror housing, and a driver-side reflective element. The driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a driver-side light module and a driver-side camera. The passenger-side exterior mirror assembly includes a mounting portion configured for mounting at the passenger side of the vehicle, a passenger-side exterior mirror housing, and a passenger-side reflective element. The passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a passenger-side light module and a passenger-side camera. The driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera may be part of a multi-camera vision system of the vehicle. | 03-22-2012 |
20120257404 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM - A lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly and a signal light disposed in the exterior mirror assembly. The signal light includes at least one light emitting diode. The signal light is configured to emit a light pattern and the light pattern is defined at least between a forward leading edge and a rearward leading edge. The forward leading edge of the light pattern forms a forward angle that is in the range of about zero degrees to about 45 degrees relative to the side of a vehicle equipped with the lighted exterior mirror system, and the rearward leading edge of the light pattern forms a rearward angle that is in the range of about zero degrees to about 15 degrees relative to the side of the equipped vehicle. | 10-11-2012 |
20130002876 | EXTERIOR MIRROR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror vision system for a vehicle includes driver-side and passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assemblies including respective driver-side and passenger-side light modules and driver-side and passenger-side cameras. The light modules are sealed so as to be substantially water-impervious, and the light modules provide at least one of (a) a driver-side floodlight and a passenger-side floodlight and (b) a driver-side indicator and a passenger-side indicator. The driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera are part of a multi-camera vision system of the vehicle, and the multi-camera vision system has a display device that is operable to display images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The displayed images displayed by the display device include an image portion derived from image data captured by at least one of the driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera. | 01-03-2013 |
20130250592 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM - An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly having an indicator having at least one light emitting diode. The indicator may include a light guiding element that guides light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode. The at least one light emitting diode may be associated with circuitry of the exterior mirror assembly. During low ambient lighting conditions at night, the intensity of light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode of the indicator is reduced under photosensor control to a nighttime intensity level. The nighttime intensity level is greater than about 0.3 candela and is less than about 200 candelas. | 09-26-2013 |
20140015975 | EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes driver-side and passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assemblies including respective driver-side and passenger-side light modules and driver-side and passenger-side cameras. The light modules provide a driver-side indicator and a passenger-side indicator. The driver-side light module and the passenger-side light modules are disposed at respective mirror housing portions and move therewith when the exterior mirror housing portion moves relative to the mounting portion between its normal operating position and its folded position. The driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera are part of a multi-camera vision system of the vehicle, and the multi-camera vision system has a display device that is operable to display images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The displayed images displayed by the display device may include an image portion derived from image data captured by at least one of the driver-side camera and the passenger-side camera. | 01-16-2014 |
20140176715 | EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes exterior rearview mirror assemblies mounted at respective sides of the vehicle. The mirror assemblies include a light module and a camera. The cameras are part of a multi-camera vision system that includes a display device that is operable to display images for viewing by the vehicle driver. The indicator of the light module includes a signal light that is configured to provide light that is observable to another driver of another vehicle who is (i) approaching the vehicle from its rear and/or (ii) overtaking the vehicle in the side lane adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which mirror assembly is mounted. Actuation of the signal light provides (i) light forwardly of the vehicle so that drivers of other vehicles approaching the vehicle may observe the actuated signal light and/or (ii) light laterally with respect to the vehicle. | 06-26-2014 |
20150103543 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM - An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle. A reflective element is disposed at the folding portion. The reflective element is mounted to a backing plate that is supported by an electrical actuator operable to move the reflective element. The exterior mirror assembly includes an indicator having at least one light emitting diode that emits an intensity of light when electrically operated. During low ambient lighting conditions at night, the intensity of light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode of the indicator is reduced under photosensor control to a nighttime intensity level. The nighttime intensity level is greater than about 0.3 candela and is less than about 200 candelas. The indicator may include a module and the module may be substantially water impervious. | 04-16-2015 |
20150151683 | EXTERIOR MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes exterior rearview mirror assemblies mounted at respective sides of the vehicle. The mirror assemblies include a light module and a camera. The cameras are part of a multi-camera vision system that includes a display device that is operable to display images for viewing by the vehicle driver. The indicator of the light module includes a signal light that is configured to provide light that is observable to another driver of another vehicle who is (i) approaching the vehicle from its rear and/or (ii) overtaking the vehicle in the side lane adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which mirror assembly is mounted. Actuation of the signal light provides (i) light forwardly of the vehicle so that drivers of other vehicles approaching the vehicle may observe the actuated signal light and/or (ii) light laterally with respect to the vehicle. | 06-04-2015 |