(57) ABSTRACT A cloud computing environment having a plurality of com puting nodes is
described. Upon receiving authorization, a plurality of virtual machines may be …

Resources in a resource-on-demand system are reserved to support user desktop utility
demand. A demand calendar specifies capacities of resources in the resource-on-demand …

A cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing nodes is described. A seed
device is connected to a network. From the seed device, a launching of a cloud computing …

Access to resources in a cloud computing environment having a plurality of computing
nodes is described. A group of users is defined within the cloud computing environment. A …

(57) ABSTRACT A cloud computing environment having a plurality of com puting nodes is
described. The plurality of computing nodes may be organized into a plurality of clusters …

Launching an instance in cloud computing environment hav ing a plurality of computing
nodes is described. At a user's home cloud system, a request is received from the user to …

An authorizing entity is allowed to grant permission to a subject to perform an action on an
object in a cloud computing environment. An authorizer is defined as the entity having …

Network service usage management systems and methods are disclosed. Associations
between network services and network service user groups are used to enable usage of …

(57) ABSTRACT A System for displaying graphical information. The System includes an
asset Server for Storing information and a rendering Server in communication with the asset …

In the following detailed descriptions, numerous specific details are set forth to illustrate the
subject matter presented in this document. It will, however, be apparent to one of ordinary …