IP Library Granted Patent US 11,502,917
Granted Patent B1
US 11,502,917 · App. 15/668,220 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Virtual representation of user-specific resources and interactions within cloud-based systems

Inventors: Maik A. Lindner (Marietta, GA); Eloy F. Macha (Las Cruces, NM); Sean C. O'Brien (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC
H04L41/22H04L41/5051H04L41/0893H04L47/78
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Patent No.
US 11,502,917
App. No.
15/668,220
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a processing platform that includes a plurality of processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing platform is configured to implement virtual resources of at least a first cloud-based system. The processing platform further comprises a user-specific cloud infrastructure identification module configured to determine user-specific cloud infrastructure within the first cloud-based system, a virtual representation generator module configured to generate an interactive three-dimensional visualization of the first cloud-based system based on the user-specific cloud infrastructure, and a virtual representation display module configured to output the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the first cloud-based system via at least one type of interface.

Claims (44)

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processing platform comprising a plurality of processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory;

the processing platform being configured:

to implement virtual resources of at least one cloud-based system;

to determine user-specific cloud infrastructure within the at least one cloud-based system, wherein the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises user-specific physical infrastructure and user-specific virtual infrastructure, wherein the user-specific virtual infrastructure comprises at least one hypervisor and at least one orchestration system;

to generate an interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system based at least in part on the user-specific cloud infrastructure, wherein generating the interactive three-dimensional visualization comprises:

representing multiple components of the at least one cloud-based system within the interactive three-dimensional visualization in accordance with a physical data center framework, wherein the multiple components comprise multiple virtual machines, and wherein said representing comprises representing each of the multiple virtual machines as a machine sized in the interactive three-dimensional visualization according to a memory size allocation parameter, and color-coding each of the multiple machines in the interactive three-dimensional visualization based on (i) an amount of available memory attributed to each respective one of the multiple virtual machines and (ii) response time data associated with each respective one of the multiple virtual machines;

displaying at least one avatar within the interactive three-dimensional visualization; and

enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises enabling triggering of the following actions within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, and wherein the actions comprise deploying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, copying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, deleting at least one item of cloud infrastructure, provisioning at least one item of cloud infrastructure, and extending storage capacity of at least one of the multiple virtual machines; and

to output the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via at least one type of interface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user-specific physical infrastructure comprises at least one server, at least one storage component, at least one power source, and at least one cooling component.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises determining information pertaining to one or more interactions between multiple items of the user-specific cloud infrastructure within the at least one cloud-based system.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via user manipulation of the at least one avatar comprises enabling consumption of information within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via user manipulation of the at least one avatar.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one type of interface comprises at least one of a three-dimensional web browser, a mobile stand-alone interface, virtual reality glasses, and one or more virtual reality mobile solutions.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the virtual resources comprises at least one of a plurality of virtual machines and a plurality of containers configured to run on at least a subset of the virtual machines.

7. An information processing system comprising the apparatus of claim 1 .

8. A method comprising:

determining user-specific cloud infrastructure within at least one cloud-based system, wherein the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises user-specific physical infrastructure and user-specific virtual infrastructure, wherein the user-specific virtual infrastructure comprises at least one hypervisor and at least one orchestration system;

generating an interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system based at least in part on the user-specific cloud infrastructure, wherein generating the interactive three-dimensional visualization comprises:

representing multiple components of the at least one cloud-based system within the interactive three-dimensional visualization in accordance with a physical data center framework, wherein the multiple components comprise multiple virtual machines, and wherein said representing comprises representing each of the multiple virtual machines as a machine sized in the interactive three-dimensional visualization according to a memory size allocation parameter, and color-coding each of the multiple machines in the interactive three-dimensional visualization based on (i) an amount of available memory attributed to each respective one of the multiple virtual machines and (ii) response time data associated with each respective one of the multiple virtual machines;

displaying at least one avatar within the interactive three-dimensional visualization; and

enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises enabling triggering of the following actions within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, and wherein the actions comprise deploying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, copying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, deleting at least one item of cloud infrastructure, provisioning at least one item of cloud infrastructure, and extending storage capacity of at least one of the multiple virtual machines; and

outputting the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via at least one type of interface;

wherein the determining, generating, and outputting are implemented in at least one processing platform configured to include a plurality of processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory; and

wherein the processing platform is configured to implement virtual resources of at least the at least one cloud-based system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises determining information pertaining to one or more interactions between multiple items of the user-specific cloud infrastructure within the at least one cloud-based system.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via user manipulation of the at least one avatar comprises enabling consumption of information within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via user manipulation of the at least one avatar.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one type of interface comprises at least one of a three-dimensional web browser, a mobile stand-alone interface, virtual reality glasses, and one or more virtual reality mobile solutions.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the user-specific physical infrastructure comprises at least one server, at least one storage component, at least one power source, and at least one cooling component.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the virtual resources comprises a plurality of virtual machines.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the virtual resources comprises a plurality of containers configured to run on at least a subset of the plurality of virtual machines.

15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by a processing platform comprising a plurality of processing devices causes the processing platform:

to determine user-specific cloud infrastructure within at least one cloud-based system, wherein the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises user-specific physical infrastructure and user-specific virtual infrastructure, wherein the user-specific virtual infrastructure comprises at least one hypervisor and at least one orchestration system;

to generate an interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system based at least in part on the user-specific cloud infrastructure, wherein generating the interactive three-dimensional visualization comprises:

representing multiple components of the at least one cloud-based system within the interactive three-dimensional visualization in accordance with a physical data center framework, wherein the multiple components comprise multiple virtual machines, and wherein said representing comprises representing each of the multiple virtual machines as a machine sized in the interactive three-dimensional visualization according to a memory size allocation parameter, and color-coding each of the multiple machines in the interactive three-dimensional visualization based on (i) an amount of available memory attributed to each respective one of the multiple virtual machines and (ii) response time data associated with each respective one of the multiple virtual machines;

displaying at least one avatar within the interactive three-dimensional visualization; and

enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises enabling triggering of the following actions within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via user manipulation of the at least one avatar, and wherein the actions comprise deploying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, copying at least one item of cloud infrastructure, deleting at least one item of cloud infrastructure, provisioning at least one item of cloud infrastructure, and extending storage capacity of at least one of the multiple virtual machines; and

to output the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via at least one type of interface;

wherein the processing platform is configured to implement virtual resources of at least the at least one cloud-based system.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein determining the user-specific cloud infrastructure comprises determining information pertaining to one or more interactions between multiple items of the user-specific cloud infrastructure within the at least one cloud-based system.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein enabling interaction with the user-specific cloud infrastructure via the at least one avatar comprises enabling consumption of information within the interactive three-dimensional visualization of the at least one cloud-based system via the at least one avatar.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the user-specific physical infrastructure comprises at least one server, at least one storage component, at least one power source, and at least one cooling component.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the virtual resources comprises at least one of a plurality of virtual machines and a plurality of containers configured to run on at least a subset of the virtual machines.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the at least one type of interface comprises at least one of a three-dimensional web browser, a mobile stand-alone interface, virtual reality glasses, and one or more virtual reality mobile solutions.

Assignments (6)
MERGER Recorded Sep 16, 2025
From: VIRTUSTREAM IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 072878/0578 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (043775/0082) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060958/0468 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 043772 FRAME 0750 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058298/0606 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 043772/0750 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 043775/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2017
From: LINDNER, MAIK A.; MACHA, ELOY F.; O'BRIEN, SEAN C.
To: VIRTUSTREAM IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 043369/0232 →