The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Marie R. Buzzetti, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Nicholas Carbone, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

John L. Czukkermann, LaGrangeville, NY (US);

Michael D. Essenmacher, Danbury, CT (US);

Galina Gorelik, Hyde Park, NY (US);

Kirsten B. McDonald, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Gary S. Puchkoff, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);

Hiren R. Shah, Highland, NY (US);

Brad D. Stilwell, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Andrew P. Wack, Millbrook, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01); H04L 63/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes configuring, by a cloud provisioning server, a first user identity to execute a provisioning to provision an instance. The instance to be provisioned includes one of an instantiated software resource and a computing service. The method also includes configuring a second user identity to be an approver of the provisioning. The method also includes performing provisioning of the instance. The provisioning is executed under the first user identity, and the second user identity has provided approval of the provisioning.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…