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Attorney: JOHN H. HOLCOMBE;IBM CORPORATION, IP LAW DEPT.


Number of applications: 93
Last date: February 17, 2011

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Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20110038639POWER-UP OF DEVICE VIA OPTICAL SERIAL INTERFACE
An optical communication serial interface is employed to power up a device from a powered down state to a powered on state. An optical receiver element receives serial optical signals transmitted by at least one optical fiber and converts the received serial optical sig...
02/17/2011
20100306432COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED MULTI-RESOURCE SHARED LOCK
In one embodiment of a computer-implemented system, comprising a plurality of computer entities and multiple resources, one of the computer entities may request a multi-resource lock to one of the multiple resources; the one resource determines whether a resource lock i...
12/02/2010
20100208380ENCRYPT-ONLY DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE
Control of the encryption of data for storage with respect to removable data storage cartridges having a recording media and having cartridge memory with at least a portion lockable to read-only, employs the steps of inspecting the read-only portion of the cartridge mem...
08/19/2010
20100205389BACKUP OF DEDUPLICATED DATA
Methods and systems back up deduplicated data to data storage media, the deduplicated data comprising a plurality of data blocks referenced for deduplication. In one embodiment, the existence of multiple references to each of the data blocks is determined; and at least ...
08/12/2010
20100202083SETTING EDGE STRESS SIGNAL IN MAGNETIC TAPE DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE MEMORY IN RESPONSE TO SERVO DETECTION ERROR SIGNALS
Methods, magnetic tape data storage drives, data storage systems, and magnetic tape data storage cartridges. A system having at least one magnetic tape data storage drive is configured to handle a magnetic tape cartridge comprising a magnetic tape data storage media and...
08/12/2010
20100172045CALIBRATION OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY WITH A CARTRIDGE-LIKE ELEMENT
Calibration of an automated data storage library having a plurality of storage slots configured to store at least one data storage cartridge. An element is placed in one of the plurality of storage slots having a known location, the element having similar external dimen...
07/08/2010
20100067137MANAGING DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND MULTIPLE CARTRIDGE MEMORIES OF A DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE
A data storage cartridge comprises data storage media configured to store data for read and/or write access, wherein the data may be arranged in a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of cartridge memories. A control system, for example of a data storage drive, is c...
03/18/2010
20100061006MANAGING DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND MULTIPLE CARTRIDGE MEMORIES OF A DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE
A data storage cartridge comprises data storage media configured to store data for read and/or write access, wherein the data may be arranged in a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of cartridge memories. A control system, for example of a data storage drive, is c...
03/11/2010
20100058374PLACEMENT OF DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGES IN SINGLE CARTRIDGE SLOTS AND IN MULTI-CARTRIDGE DEEP SLOT CELLS OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY
In an automated data storage library having a plurality of multi-cartridge deep slot cells, each configured to store a plurality of data storage cartridges arranged in sequential order of tiers from front to rear; having a plurality of single cartridge storage slots; an...
03/04/2010
20100053880DEPTH SPREADING PLACEMENT OF DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGES IN MULTI-CARTRIDGE DEEP SLOT CELLS OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY
In an automated data storage library having a plurality of multi-cartridge deep slot cells, each configured to store a plurality of data storage cartridges arranged in sequential order of tiers from front to rear, and having accessor(s) configured to selectively extract...
03/04/2010
20100053803BREADTH SPREADING PLACEMENT OF DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGES IN MULTI-CARTRIDGE DEEP SLOT CELLS OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY
In an automated data storage library having a plurality of multi-cartridge deep slot cells, each configured to store a plurality of data storage cartridges arranged in sequential order of tiers from front to rear, and having accessor(s) configured to selectively extract...
03/04/2010
20100039726MANAGING DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND MULTIPLE CARTRIDGE MEMORIES OF A DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE
A data storage cartridge comprises data storage media configured to store data for read and/or write access, wherein the data may be arranged in a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of cartridge memories. A control system, for example of a data storage drive, is c...
02/18/2010
20100027401RUN LENGTH LIMITED ENCODING OF DATA INTO A 5X5 MATRIX FOR RECORDING INTO A HOLOGRAPHIC MEDIUM
Holographic recording drives encode data for recording into a holographic medium. The steps comprise run length limited encoding three bytes of data into 5×5 matrix information, the data subject to a 4-byte error correction code; and providing the 5×5 matrix informati...
02/04/2010
20090323217STORAGE SLOT FOR DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGES OF DIFFERING DIMENSIONS
A storage slot for removably holding and aligning data storage cartridges of differing dimensions. Two bowed leaf springs are positioned within the storage slot, at two side walls and opposite from, respectively, two opposite side walls. The bowed leaf springs extend in...
12/31/2009
20090302143APPLYING WHIP EFFECT TO MAGNETIC TAPE EXHIBITING A TAPE STICK CONDITION
As the result of a tape stick condition of magnetic tape with respect to a tape head, the supply reel and the take-up reel apply a base tension to the magnetic tape therebetween of substantially less than a full tension that occurs when the tape is running, and one reel...
12/10/2009
20090149984BURST COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY
An automated data storage library with storage shelves, data storage drive(s), a bus bar; and a robot accessor with a drive system for moving the robot accessor, an accessor communication interface, a bus bar relay configured to engage and disengage the bus bar; and a r...
06/11/2009
20090097606METHODS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL DATA DETECTION PHASE LOCKED LOOP FREQUENCY ERROR COMBINATION
Frequency error combination for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel, comprises receiving frequency error information of a signal relevant to a phase locked loop with respect to each channel; combining the received error signal...
04/16/2009
20090097604METHODS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL DATA DETECTION PHASE LOCKED LOOP ERROR COMBINATION
Phase-error combination methods for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel, comprises receiving phase error information with respect to each channel; combining the received phase error information and generating a combined phase ...
04/16/2009
20090097603COMMON STATE-SPACE MULTI-CHANNEL DIGITAL SAMPLE TIMING PHASE CONTROL OF MULTIPLE READ CHANNELS FOR CORRELATED SIGNALS
Common sample timing control for sample timing of multiple read channels, wherein the signal clocking of the signals received by the multiple read channels are correlated, for example from parallel tracks of magnetic tape that have been written simultaneously. In one em...
04/16/2009
20090097536MULTI-CHANNEL DATA DETECTION PHASE LOCKED LOOP FREQUENCY ERROR COMBINATION LOGIC
Frequency error combination for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel, comprises receiving frequency error information with respect to each channel; combination logic configured to combine the received frequency error informatio...
04/16/2009
20090097535MULTI-CHANNEL DATA DETECTION PHASE LOCKED LOOP ERROR COMBINATION LOGIC
Phase-error combination for a multi-channel data detection system with a phase locked loop for each channel, comprises receiving phase error information with respect to each channel; combination logic configured to combine the received phase error information and genera...
04/16/2009
20090055599CONSISTENT DATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM CONFIGURATION REPLICATION
Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system with a plurality of slots, the blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storag...
02/26/2009
20090049291CONSISTENT DATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM CONFIGURATION REPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system with a plurality of slots, the blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storag...
02/19/2009
20090049290CONSISTENT DATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM CONFIGURATION REPLICATION
Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system with a plurality of slots, the blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storag...
02/19/2009
20090049239CONSISTENT DATA STORAGE SUBSYSTEM CONFIGURATION REPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PORT ENABLEMENT SEQUENCING OF A ZONEABLE SWITCH
Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storage system, each arranged in a predetermined s...
02/19/2009
20090024772OVERLAYED SEPARATE DMA MAPPING OF ADAPTERS
DMA mapping for adapters configured to communicated with respect to a computer processor memory structure via DMA and configured to have DMA mapping space for control information and data. The adapters are separated into groups. The control information DMA mapping of th...
01/22/2009
20090024823OVERLAYED SEPARATE DMA MAPPING OF ADAPTERS
DMA mapping for adapters configured to communicate with respect to a computer processor memory structure via DMA and configured to have DMA mapping space for control information and data. The adapters are separated into groups. The control information DMA mapping of the...
01/22/2009
20090002788VERIFICATION OF DATA STORAGE HOLOGRAMS
A holographic storage drive of a holographic data storage system is configured to write and read holograms with respect to a plurality of locations of a holographic storage medium; and a control is configured to operate the holographic storage drive to write a known ima...
01/01/2009
20090003179DIRECTORY HOLOGRAM FORMING AN ANCHOR LOCATION OF A PATTERN OF STORED HOLOGRAMS
A method writes at least a group of holograms in a predetermined pattern in the holographic storage medium, and writes a directory hologram which relates to the holograms of the group to form an anchor location of the predetermined pattern. Further, a directory comprisi...
01/01/2009
20090002786DIRECTORY HOLOGRAM FORMING AN ANCHOR LOCATION OF A PATTERN OF STORED HOLOGRAMS
A holographic storage drive and control of a holographic storage system are configured to write at least a group of holograms in a predetermined pattern in the holographic storage medium, and to write a directory hologram which relates to the holograms of the group to f...
01/01/2009
20080316634MAGNETIC TAPE WRITE ONCE OVERWRITE PROTECTION
A magnetic tape cartridge, a recording system, and a magnetic tape drive are configured to, for example, guard against tampering with a write once overwrite protection pointer which allows a rewritable magnetic tape to be treated as write once. In one embodiment, the ma...
12/25/2008
20080259418DELETE RECYCLING OF HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE
Data hologram recycling systems, methods and computer program products are configured to arrange data for storage in the intermediate data storage as data segments which are replicas of holographic storage segments for destaging to the holographic data storage, and to d...
10/23/2008
20080259764ARRANGING AND DESTAGING DATA TO HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE
Data for storage by holographic data storage is arranged in an intermediate data storage as data segments which are replicas of holographic storage segments. Files of data are aggregated into the data segments, and a destaging control determines the destaging of the dat...
10/23/2008
20080259765ARRANGING AND DESTAGING DATA TO HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE
Data for storage by holographic data storage is arranged in an intermediate data storage as data segments which are replicas of holographic storage segments. Files of data are aggregated into the data segments, and a destaging control determines the destaging of the dat...
10/23/2008
20080256286VERIFICATION OF NON VOLATILE STORAGE STORING PRESERVED UNNEEDED DATA
Non volatile storage may be employed to temporarily store data which is destaged to data storage drives. The non volatile storage is configured to preserve the data through a power outage. Some data may be preserved, but is not needed, such as the result of a failover t...
10/16/2008
20080256310MAINTAIN OWNING APPLICATION INFORMATION OF DATA FOR A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM
A data storage system writes data supplied from a host to data storage in accordance with write I/O of an owning application. A workload manager directs the processing of the supplied data in accordance with the write I/O of the owning application, provides service work...
10/16/2008
20080256309MAINTAIN OWNING APPLICATION INFORMATION OF DATA FOR A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM
A data storage system writes data supplied from a host to data storage in accordance with write I/O of an owning application. A workload manager directs the processing of the supplied data in accordance with the write I/O of the owning application, provides service work...
10/16/2008
20080253012MAGNETIC TAPE READ CHANNEL SIGNAL VALUES DEVELOPED EMPLOYING INTERMEDIATE BITS OF THE PATH MEMORY OF A PRML VITERBI DETECTOR
Magnetic tape read channel signal values are developed employing intermediate bits of the path memory of a PRML Viterbi detector. Identification logic identifies a most likely path memory state of the PRML Viterbi detector from the path metrics of the PRML Viterbi detec...
10/16/2008
20080253570SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING USER DATA IN AN ENCRYPTION PIPELINE
A method, system and program are disclosed for efficiently processing host data which comprises encrypted and non-encrypted data and is to be written to a storage medium. The encrypted data is written to the storage medium in encrypted form. The non-encrypted data is en...
10/16/2008
20080245567ELECTRICAL BIFURCATED SPLICE
An electrical bifurcated splice and splice terminal. An electrical bifurcated splice terminal comprises two wireways configured such that a continuous wire may be placed in both wireways; a post separating the two wireways and configured such that the continuous wire ma...
10/09/2008
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