Patents by Inventor Nadav Kedem
Nadav Kedem 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).
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Patent number: 10372680Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Amit, Nadav Kedem, Chaim Koifman, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9479616Abstract: Methods and systems for compressing a logical data object for storage in a storage device in a distributed network are provided. One method includes creating, in the storage device, a compressed logical data object including a header and one or more allocated compressed sections with a predefined size, compressing the one or more obtained chunks of data corresponding to the logical data object, thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks, and storing the compressed data chunks in the compressed sections, wherein the compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression or decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9367555Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Publication number: 20160147784Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan AMIT, Nadav KEDEM, Chaim KOIFMAN, Avi ZOHAR
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Patent number: 9323773Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9317516Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar, Jonathan Amit
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Patent number: 9311320Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar, Jonathan Amit
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Publication number: 20160050297Abstract: Methods and systems for compressing a logical data object for storage in a storage device in a distributed network are provided. One method includes creating, in the storage device, a compressed logical data object including a header and one or more allocated compressed sections with a predefined size, compressing the one or more obtained chunks of data corresponding to the logical data object, thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks, and storing the compressed data chunks in the compressed sections, wherein the compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression or decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim KOIFMAN, Nadav KEDEM, Avi ZOHAR
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Patent number: 9262427Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9251158Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar, Jonathan Amit
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Patent number: 9218355Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising and one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; processing one or more sequentially obtained chunks corresponding to the transforming logical data object, wherein at least one of said processed data chunks comprises transformed data resulting from said processing; sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with an order the chunks received. The method further includes reading a data range from the transformed logical object in response to a read request specifying desired point in time to be read.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9218297Abstract: Systems and methods for encrypting a plaintext logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Encrypting the plaintext logical data object comprises creating in the storage device an encrypted logical data object comprising a header and one or more allocated encrypted sections with predefined size; encrypting one or more sequentially obtained chunks of plaintext data corresponding to the plaintext logical data object thus giving rise to the encrypted data chunks; and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into said encrypted sections in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said encrypted sections serve as atomic elements of encryption/decryption operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9176975Abstract: A method and system for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9176976Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar, Jonathan Amit
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Patent number: 9110913Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 9104688Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a raw logical data object (201) for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimizatic in and restoring thereof. Compressing the raw logical data object (201) comprises creating in the storage device a compressed logical data object (203) comprising a header (204) and one or more allocated compressed sections with predefined size (205-1-205-2); compressing one or more sequentially obtained chunks of raw data (202-1-202-6) corresponding to the raw logical data object (201) thus giving rise to the compressed data chunks (207-1-207-6); and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into: said compressed sections (205-1-205-2) in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said compressed sections serve as atomic elements of compression/decompression operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar, Jonathan Amit
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Publication number: 20150074428Abstract: Systems and methods for encrypting a plaintext logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Encrypting the plaintext logical data object comprises creating in the storage device an encrypted logical data object comprising a header and one or more allocated encrypted sections with predefined size; encrypting one or more sequentially obtained chunks of plaintext data corresponding to the plaintext logical data object thus giving rise to the encrypted data chunks; and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into said encrypted sections in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said encrypted sections serve as atomic elements of encryption/decryption operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chaim KOIFMAN, Nadav KEDEM, Avi ZOHAR
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Patent number: 8959064Abstract: Methods and systems for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device configured to operate with at least one storage protocol. One method comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising a one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size and receiving one or more data chunks corresponding to the transformed logical data object. The method further comprises determining if each received data chunk comprises a predefined criterion, transforming each data chunk that comprises the predefined criterion, maintaining each data chuck in raw form that does not comprise the predefined criterion, and sequentially storing each transformed data chuck and data chunk in raw form into said one or more allocated storage sections in accordance with an order said transformed data chunks and data chunks in raw form are received. One system comprises a processor configured to perform the above method.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 8958482Abstract: Systems and methods for encrypting a plaintext logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Encrypting the plaintext logical data object comprises creating in the storage device an encrypted logical data object comprising a header and one or more allocated encrypted sections with predefined size; encrypting one or more sequentially obtained chunks of plaintext data corresponding to the plaintext logical data object thus giving rise to the encrypted data chunks; and sequentially accommodating the processed data chunks into said encrypted sections in accordance with an order said chunks received, wherein said encrypted sections serve as atomic elements of encryption/decryption operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar
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Patent number: 8954403Abstract: Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Chaim Koifman, Nadav Kedem, Avi Zohar