Patents by Inventor Henry Robert Coy

Henry Robert Coy 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).

  • System and method for managing a hierarchical storage system through improved data migration
    Patent number: 5644766
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for preserving spacial and temporal locality of sets of related objects when moving the sets within a storage hierarchy via a common server. The appropriate meta data is gathered to track the spacial and temporal locality of the sets of objects being moved within the storage hierarchy and the algorithm uses the meta data to preserve the spacial and temporal locality when moving the objects. A collection of logically clustered data objects is identified. The logical cluster is then moved down through the storage hierarchy together to be stored in less costly storage devices. The logical cluster of data objects is then retrievable more efficiently as a whole when requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Robert Coy, Robert M. Rees, Luis Felipe Cabrera