Patents by Inventor Markus M. Schaefer

Markus M. Schaefer 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).

  • Tape drive system
    Patent number: 11093179
    Abstract: A tape drive system as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and a method for operating the tape drive system. A tape drive is connected to a native connector disposed in a wall of a housing. The native connector enables an external connection to the tape drive. A single board computer is operated in a dimension of a credit card. The single board computer includes at least one integrated communication interface selected from Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, and combinations thereof. Data is transferred to and from the tape drive via the at least one integrated communication interface, wherein if the at least one integrated communication interface includes Ethernet and/or USB, then a connector related to the Ethernet and/or USB is provided in a wall of the housing. The tape drive, the single board computer, the native connector and the related connector are provided in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ole Asmussen, Robert Beiderbeck, Erik Rueger, Markus M. Schaefer
  • LTO TAPE DRIVE AS NAS SERVER
    Publication number: 20180275901
    Abstract: A tape drive system as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and a method for operating the tape drive system. A tape drive is connected to a native connector disposed in a wall of a housing. The native connector enables an external connection to the tape drive. A single board computer is operated in a dimension of a credit card. The single board computer includes at least one integrated communication interface selected from Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, and combinations thereof. Data is transferred to and from the tape drive via the at least one integrated communication interface, wherein if the at least one integrated communication interface includes Ethernet and/or USB, then a connector related to the Ethernet and/or USB is provided in a wall of the housing. The tape drive, the single board computer, the native connector and the related connector are provided in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ole Asmussen, Robert Beiderbeck, Erik Rueger, Markus M. Schaefer