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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131681 | Backup disk-tape integration method and system Aspects of the present invention provide a disk-to-disk-to-tape backup method and system responsive to a combined backup request to backup a dataset to a backup disk according to a disk backup schedule and then to backup the dataset from the backup disk to a backup ... | 03/06/2012 |
| D642456 | Storage container | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967739 | Sleep and environment control method and system A sleep system includes sensors capable of gathering sleep data from a person and environmental data during a sleep by the person. A processor executes instructions that analyze this data and control the sleep of the person and the environment surrounding the person... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7934066 | Extensible application backup system and method An archive method and system receives a backup request for a target dataset used by an application on a primary storage system to be backed up on a secondary storage system. Different applications may each have a corresponding proprietary application format for stor... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636665 | Storage container | 04/26/2011 |
| 7891541 | Storage container Featured is a storage container having a rectangular base with a front wall folded upwardly along a front edge of the rectangular base, a back wall folded upwardly along a back edge of the rectangular base, a outer cover panel extension to the front wall having a pa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7860995 | Conditional audio content delivery method and system A method of transmitting audio content over a communication network includes generating a predetermined audio content in a format capable of being transmitted to members in the publisher's network; receiving a request for the predetermined audio content from the mem... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854371 | Storage container Aspects of the present invention feature a stackable tray storage container suitable for holding fruit and food. The stackable tray storage container has a rectangular base having a first rectangular shape with a pair of base widths and a pair of base lengths, a pai... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7774465 | High-speed data transfer in a storage virtualization controller A storage virtualization controller for transferring data between a host and a storage device at a wire-speed data transfer rate. A downstream processing element adapted for connection to the storage device is configurable coupled to an upstream processing element a... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7752294 | Method and system for dynamic expansion and contraction of nodes in a storage area network A method and system to add a storage controller in a SAN includes receiving a storage controller node to add to a logical storage controller in the storage area network having a logical nodename and a sequence of logical ports, adopting the logical nodename from the... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7734712 | Method and system for identifying storage devices Embodiments according to the invention perform functions including discovery, classification, and profiling of storage devices, computer systems, connection elements, and other components relating to a storage area network (SAN). Changes to the SAN topology are trac... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725568 | Method and apparatus for network storage flow control A method and apparatus for collecting information from ports on a storage network and performing flow control is provided. The data collection method and apparatus includes, identifying a data type transported on the storage network, selecting a port-storage identif... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7689708 | Apparatus to flow control frames in a networked storage virtualization using multiple streaming protocols A storage server includes various components that monitor and control the data flow therebetween. If an egress (downstream) port becomes congested, that information is propagated upstream to the egress components such as the port manager, the traffic manager process... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688527 | Inclined reading magnification stand A portable magnification stand includes an upper planar lens unit that holds a lens for magnifying objects. Swingable extensions to the upper planar lens unit shaped as trapezoidal planar materials can be used in lieu of adjustable arms to provide the appropriate ma... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673787 | Storage container Featured is a case storage container formed from cardboard material. The case storage container includes a rectangular base unit having a base length and a base width with a front wall folded upwardly along a folded front edge of the base length, a back wall folded ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7640451 | Failover processing in a storage system Failover processing in storage server system utilizes policies for managing fault tolerance (FT) and high availability (HA) configurations. The approach encapsulates the knowledge of failover recovery between components within a storage server and between storage se... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628312 | Storage container device Aspects of the present invention feature a storage container formed from cardboard material. This particular storage container has a rectangular base unit having a front wall folded upwardly along a folded front edge of the rectangular base, a back wall folded upwar... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7623724 | Interface method and system for mapping image intensity Provided is a computer implemented method and interface for mapping image intensities on a computing device. The processing method includes displaying an image on a display device having a range of intensities, subdividing the range of intensities from the image on ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617252 | Compensating for unavailability in a storage virtualization system A storage virtualization system for accessing at least one storage device for a virtual logical unit (VLUN) from at least one host. The system includes at least one upstream processing element (UPE) which is adapted for coupling to a corresponding host server. The s... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7610404 | Application network communication method and apparatus A method and apparatus is provided to discover and integrate applications in an application router framework. The discovery operation includes receiving a registration notification for an application on a network, adding information describing the application to a r... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7596740 | Apparatus for processing fibre channel and SCSI frames at wire speed One or more circuits that validate data frames are provided. The validation may validate information for a fiber channel header and information for a small computer system interface (SCSI) header. The validation is performed by one or more circuits at wire speed. | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594024 | Silicon-based storage virtualization A storage server in a storage area network (SAN) environment connecting host computers and storage devices. The storage server includes a plurality of storage processors and a switching circuit. Data is routed between the storage processors via the switching circuit... | 09/22/2009 |
| D597834 | Storage container | 08/11/2009 |
| 7543195 | Method and system for managing time-out events in a storage area network A method and system to enter a time out interval in a storage area network includes identifying a time slot in a sequence of time slots to insert a time out event for the event in the storage area network, determining if other events in the storage network already h... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7524279 | Sleep and environment control method and system A sleep system includes sensors capable of gathering sleep data from a person and environmental data during a sleep by the person. A processor executes instructions that analyze this data and control the sleep of the person and the environment surrounding the person... | 04/28/2009 |
| D590710 | Storage container | 04/21/2009 |
| 7472237 | Apparatus to offload and accelerate pico code processing running in a storage processor Apparatus and method offloads processing from a networking processor operating in a storage environment. Three main functions are offloaded: semaphore processing, frame order processing, and timer processing. Offloading of semaphore processing enables ordered access... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7472231 | Storage area network data cache A cache connected to the virtualization engine in the center of a storage area network. The invention caches data in a virtual cache, without requiring translation to the physical location. The cache is done as the data crosses the network through the virtualization... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7430080 | Inclined reading magnification stand A portable magnification stand includes a lower inner plane area surrounded by and held in place by a lower coplanar support material. A back pair of adjustable arms and a front pair of adjustable arms are mounted to the lower planar base unit and an upper planar le... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421144 | Interface method and system for finding image intensities A method and interface for finding image intensities of an image on a computing device is provided. Finding these image intensities includes displaying an image on a display device having a range of intensities, identifying one or more regions of the image according... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415506 | Storage virtualization and storage management to provide higher level storage services In a storage server on a storage area network, a media unit manager manages disk space in a manner transparent to the host computers. The media unit manager uses media units corresponding to the physical storage devices on the storage area network to build higher-le... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370172 | Method and system for strategy driven provisioning of storage in a storage area network A method and system for provisioning storage from a storage area network is provided. The provisioning includes receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile, identifying a storage device ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7330892 | High-speed data transfer in a storage virtualization controller A storage virtualization controller for transferring data between a host and a storage device at a wire-speed data transfer rate. A downstream processing element adapted for connection to the storage device is configurable coupled to an upstream processing element a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7272848 | Method for device security in a heterogeneous storage network environment An automated, policy-based system and method provides information security at various levels in the network, including at the baseline inventory, device, network frame, and command level. This approach improves over the conventional distributed security model by cen... | 09/18/2007 |
| D539138 | Storage container | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171434 | Detecting unavailability of primary central processing element, each backup central processing element associated with a group of virtual logic units and quiescing I/O operations of the primary central processing element in a storage virtualization system A storage virtualization system for accessing at least one storage device for a virtual logical unit (VLUN) from at least one host. The system includes at least one upstream processing element (UPE) which is adapted for coupling to a corresponding host server. The s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7080229 | Method and system for strategy driven provisioning of storage in a storage area network A method and system for provisioning storage from a storage area network is provided. The provisioning includes receiving a request for a storage size and storage configuration from a storage area network according to a storage profile, identifying a storage device ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7034279 | Method and system for printhead rotation detection using photosensors A method and apparatus is used to detect and compensate for printhead rotation in an inkjet printer. The detecting operation includes receiving an initial image of a pattern taken from a medium as the printhead passes over the medium, receiving a subsequent image of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017084 | Tracing method and apparatus for distributed environments A method and apparatus in a distributed processing environment for tracing events includes receiving a request to trace an event on a local processor, acquiring a sequence identifier associated with the local processor that associates the event with a chronological ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6734117 | Periodic clamping method and apparatus to reduce thermal stress in a wafer A method and system for reducing displacements of a semiconductor wafer caused by thermal stresses during a fabrication process includes clamping the wafer to the multiple segments of a segmented chuck wherein the segmented chuck is capable of selectively clamping a... | 05/11/2004 |
