Patents by Inventor Gianfranco Santopietro

Gianfranco Santopietro 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).

  • Patent number: 10175908
    Abstract: A controller of a memory device controls placement of data blocks by receiving, from a host electronic device, one or more commands of a memory system protocol. The commands include a write command with blocks of data to be stored in the memory device and contextual file system data for the blocks of data. The contextual file system data includes file metadata, file attributes, or both that identify an association of the one or more blocks of data with a file. The file is made up of the one or more blocks of data. The controller identifies the association of the one or more blocks of data with the file and executes the one or more commands, such that the one or more blocks of data are stored in the memory device with a placement based upon the association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni, Gianfranco Santopietro, Gianfranco Ferrante, Emanuele Confalonieri
  • Publication number: 20180129442
    Abstract: A controller of a memory device controls placement of data blocks by receiving, from a host electronic device, one or more commands of a memory system protocol. The commands include a write command with blocks of data to be stored in the memory device and contextual file system data for the blocks of data. The contextual file system data includes file metadata, file attributes, or both that identify an association of the one or more blocks of data with a file. The file is made up of the one or more blocks of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni, Gianfranco Santopietro, Gianfranco Ferrante, Emanuele Confalonieri
  • Patent number: 9880772
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory component and controller circuitry. The memory component stores data and the controller circuitry receives, from a host electronic device, one or more commands of a memory system protocol. The one or more commands include at least one write command, the write command comprising one or more blocks of data to be stored in the memory component. Further, the one or more commands include metadata, attributes, or both related to the one or more blocks of data. The controller circuitry interprets and executes the one or more commands. Accordingly, the blocks are stored in the memory component. Further, the controller circuitry of the memory device has access to the metadata, attributes or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni, Gianfranco Santopietro, Gianfranco Ferrante, Emanuele Confalonieri
  • Publication number: 20170083260
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory component and controller circuitry. The memory component stores data and the controller circuitry receives, from a host electronic device, one or more commands of a memory system protocol. The one or more commands include at least one write command, the write command comprising one or more blocks of data to be stored in the memory component. Further, the one or more commands include metadata, attributes, or both related to the one or more blocks of data. The controller circuitry interprets and executes the one or more commands. Accordingly, the blocks are stored in the memory component. Further, the controller circuitry of the memory device has access to the metadata, attributes or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni, Gianfranco Santopietro, Gianfranco Ferrante, Emanuele Confalonieri