Patents by Inventor Ching-Yuk P. Ngan

Ching-Yuk P. Ngan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Clustered storage system synchronization
    Patent number: 11917005
    Abstract: A request to perform a coordinated action is received. The coordinated action comprises a first plurality of operations. In response to reception of the request to perform the coordinated action, a second plurality of operations is performed in preparation for performing the coordinated action. A response to the request to perform the coordinated action is sent. The response to the request to perform the coordinated action comprises an indication that the first device will perform the coordinated action. An indication that the coordinated action is to be performed is received. In response to reception of the indication that the coordinated action is to be performed, the first plurality of operations is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuedong Mu, Ching-Yuk P. Ngan, Manoj V. Sundararajan
  • CLUSTERED STORAGE SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20190052709
    Abstract: A request to perform a coordinated action is received. The coordinated action comprises a first plurality of operations. In response to reception of the request to perform the coordinated action, a second plurality of operations is performed in preparation for performing the coordinated action. A response to the request to perform the coordinated action is sent. The response to the request to perform the coordinated action comprises an indication that the first device will perform the coordinated action. An indication that the coordinated action is to be performed is received. In response to reception of the indication that the coordinated action is to be performed, the first plurality of operations is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yuedong Mu, Ching-Yuk P. Ngan, Manoj V. Sundararajan
  • CLUSTERED STORAGE SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20160063029
    Abstract: A request to perform a coordinated action is received. The coordinated action comprises a first plurality of operations. In response to reception of the request to perform the coordinated action, a second plurality of operations is performed in preparation for performing the coordinated action. A response to the request to perform the coordinated action is sent. The response to the request to perform the coordinated action comprises an indication that the first device will perform the coordinated action. An indication that the coordinated action is to be performed is received. In response to reception of the indication that the coordinated action is to be performed, the first plurality of operations is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yuedong Mu, Ching-Yuk P. Ngan, Manoj V. Sundararajan