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Richer model of cloud app markets

  • US 9,542,216 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2013
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for implementing a cloud-based app market, comprising:

  • by a cloud infrastructure provider, advertising a functionality of a virtual machine app for performing a service in connection with a customer work virtual machine under control of a cloud infrastructure customer;

    by the cloud infrastructure provider, distributing the virtual machine app via a cloud infrastructure customer download, the virtual machine app comprising;

    a customer virtual machine monitor for use by the cloud infrastructure customer in executing the customer work virtual machine, the customer virtual machine monitor being nested on a provider virtual machine monitor, anda customer management virtual machine executing on the customer virtual machine monitor, the customer management virtual machine permitting implementation of privileged services by the cloud infrastructure customer;

    the virtual machine app having privileges for accessing privileged information from the work virtual machine, the virtual machine app containing a virtual machine app operating system separate from an operating system of the work virtual machine, the virtual machine app further containing instructions for performing a service based on the privileged information from the work virtual machine;

    by the cloud infrastructure provider, providing a provider management virtual machine executing on the provider virtual machine monitor, the provider management virtual machine disallowing interaction between the customer virtual machine monitor and virtual machine monitors of other cloud infrastructure customers nested on the provider virtual machine monitor; and

    disallowing sharing of any data between the virtual machine app and the provider management virtual machine.

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