Patent №
US 8,380,972
Granted
2013-02-19
Filed 2009
Owner
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Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
None on record
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12416389
A system and method are presented for converting a multi-boot computer to a virtual machine. Existing boot images on a multi-boot computer are identified and converted into virtual machine instances. Each virtual machine instance represents an operating system and is capable of running at the same time. Finally, a new hosting operating system is installed. The new hosting operating system launches and manages the converted virtual machine instances.