Patents by Inventor Xiao Fei Niu

Xiao Fei Niu 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).

  • Avoiding failover identifier conflicts
    Patent number: 8656211
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a service provided by a production server is facilitated. The production server is associated with a backup server configured to take over if the production server fails. The production server assigned a first identifier. A failover with a potential identity conflict is determined to have occurred. In the failover, the backup server has taken over for the production server and has been assigned the first identifier. A second identifier is assigned to the production server to replace the first identifier that was assigned to the production server in order to avoid the identity conflict.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao Fei Niu
  • Avoiding Failover Identifier Conflicts
    Publication number: 20120216071
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a service provided by a production server is facilitated. The production server is associated with a backup server configured to take over if the production server fails. The production server assigned a first identifier. A failover with a potential identity conflict is determined to have occurred. In the failover, the backup server has taken over for the production server and has been assigned the first identifier. A second identifier is assigned to the production server to replace the first identifier that was assigned to the production server in order to avoid the identity conflict.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC.
    Inventor: Xiao Fei Niu