Patents by Inventor Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta

Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta 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: 7685180
    Abstract: Provided is a system and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Lisa Lohn, Ketury Ann Stein, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Patent number: 7533137
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and software can provide the capability of grouping related files together so as to optimize placement of the files on the physical media. Consequently, certain system operations (e.g., backup, defragmentation and the like) can be performed on the group of files, as opposed to a single file or the entire filesystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta, Scott D. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 7509357
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mlchelle Lisa Lohn, Ketury Ann Stein, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Publication number: 20090070627
    Abstract: Provided is a system and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michelle Lisa Lohn, Ketury Ann Stein, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Patent number: 6950836
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Lisa Lohn, Ketury Ann Stein, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Patent number: 6880051
    Abstract: Provided is a system, method, and program for maintaining a backup copy of files in a primary storage device in a backup storage device. The files in the primary storage device are capable of being restored from the backup copy of the files in the backup storage device. An association of one of a plurality of priority values is maintained for each file in the backup copy in the backup storage device. The priority value associated with each file in the backup copy of the files is used to determine the order in which the files in the backup copy are restored from the backup storage device to the primary storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Patent number: 6779057
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for maintaining status information on data transmitted to an output device. Data is transmitted to an Input/Output (I/O) device. The I/O device stores the transmitted data in a computer readable medium memory. A determination is made as to whether a fixed amount of data exceeding a threshold was transmitted. An indication is made that transmitted data equivalent to the fixed amount was successfully outputted from the computer readable medium after determining that the fixed amount of data exceeding the threshold was transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven K. Masters, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Publication number: 20030177324
    Abstract: Provided is a system, method, and program for maintaining a backup copy of files in a primary storage device in a backup storage device. The files in the primary storage device are capable of being restored from the backup copy of the files in the backup storage device. An association of one of a plurality of priority values is maintained for each file in the backup copy in the backup storage device. The priority value associated with each file in the backup copy of the files is used to determine the order in which the files in the backup copy are restored from the backup storage device to the primary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Publication number: 20030177145
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle Lisa Lohn, Ketury Ann Stein, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta
  • Publication number: 20020156946
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for maintaining status information on data transmitted to an output device. Data is transmitted to an Input/Output (I/O) device. The I/O device stores the transmitted data in a computer readable medium memory. A determination is made as to whether a fixed amount of data exceeding a threshold was transmitted. An indication is made that transmitted data equivalent to the fixed amount was successfully outputted from the computer readable medium after determining that the fixed amount of data exceeding the threshold was transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven K. Masters, Michael C. Timpanaro-Perrotta