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Patent number: 8090980Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing data redundancy in a plurality of storage devices. In operation, storage commands are received for providing data redundancy in accordance with a first data redundancy scheme. Additionally, the storage commands are translated for providing the data redundancy in accordance with a second data redundancy scheme. Furthermore, the translated storage commands are outputted for providing the data redundancy in a plurality of storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 8023998Abstract: A wireless-enabled memory module provides host devices access to a memory via a standard memory expansion interface and further incorporates embedded processing capability and a wireless network capability. The wireless-enabled memory module can be used in any host device providing a compatible memory card controller and interface. Host devices so equipped become wireless-memory enabled devices and can provide memory access to any other remote device enabled for compatible wireless communications. It is thereby possible for a remote device to access the memory content of the memory module, and cause transfers of either full-size or scaled versions of the content to the remote device through a first network, and optionally further transfer the content from the remote device through a second network to the Internet in the form of an e-mail message or MMS attachment.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Socket Mobile, Inc.Inventor: Martin Croome
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Patent number: 8019580Abstract: Transient thermal simulation of semiconductor chips uses region-wise variable spatial grids and variable temporal intervals, enabling spatio-temporal thermal analysis of semiconductor chips. Temperature rates of change across a die and/or package of an integrated circuit are computed and tracked versus time. Critical time interval(s) for temperature evaluation are determined. Temperatures of elements, components, devices, and interconnects are updated based on a 3D full chip temperature analysis. Respective power dissipations are updated, as a function of the temperatures, with an automated interface to one or more circuit simulation tools. Subsequently new temperatures are determined as a function of the power dissipations. User definable control and observation parameters enable flexible and efficient transient thermal analysis. The parameters relate to power sources, monitoring, reporting, error tolerances, and output snapshots.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Gradient Design Automation Inc.Inventors: Rajit Chandra, Paolo Carnevali, John Yanjiang Shu, Adi Srinivasan
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Patent number: 7995501Abstract: Various embodiments implement a set of low overhead mechanisms to enable on-demand routing protocols. The on-demand protocols use route accumulation during discovery floods to discover when better paths have become available even if the paths that the protocols are currently using are not broken. In other words, the mechanisms (or “Route Optimizations”) enable improvements to routes even while functioning routes are available. The Route Optimization mechanisms enable nodes in the network that passively learn routing information to notify nodes that need to know of changes in the routing information when the changes are important. Learning routing information on up-to-date paths and determining nodes that would benefit from the information is performed, in some embodiments, without any explicit control packet exchange. One of the Route Optimization mechanisms includes communicating information describing an improved route from a node where the improved route diverges from a less nearly optimal route.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Firetide, Inc.Inventors: Jorjeta Gueorguieva Jetcheva, Sachin Kanodia, Murali Sundaramoorthy Repakula, Mohan Natarajan
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Patent number: 7996511Abstract: An enterprise coordinator coupled to one or more site coordinators provides configuration and scheduling of tasks across a plurality of sites, and accumulates results. Each of the site coordinators optionally manages one or more respective agents to perform agent-local ones of the tasks, and optionally manages one or more respective grid workers to perform, in a distributed fashion, site-local ones of the tasks. Each of the site coordinators optionally apportions a state file into respective work lists that are assigned to the respective grid workers, and concatenates at least some portions of received results to produce a new state file. Each of the grid workers performs operations in accordance with the assigned work list and returns results including an updated version of the work list. In some usage scenarios, a bootstrapping technique is used to install an agent program on unprovisioned ones of the agents and/or the grid workers.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: James Christopher Wiese, Stephen C. Hoyt, James Donald Nisbet
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Patent number: 7990994Abstract: Storage gateway provisioning, configuration, and management functions provide mechanisms to specify and manage parameters and operations associated with storage gateways. The parameters may include any combination of VLAN topology, zoning behavior, LUN masking, bandwidth, and priority. The parameters may also include path information describing initiator to target associations, enabling load-balancing aggregations and multipathing redundancy. Parameters may be specified at relatively low-levels, describing specific HW elements, or may be specified at relatively high-levels, describing desired bandwidth and redundancy requirements, with SW determining low-level HW assignments. Configuration and management functions enable dynamic modification of storage gateway parameters (such as bandwidth between selected initiator and target pairs). Management functions also enable dynamic switchover from a primary path to a secondary path with respect to a storage device.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2005Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jia-Jen Yeh, Akram A. Abou-Emara, Harinder Singh Bhasin, Sriram Chidambaram, Shreyas P. Gandhi, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Christopher Dean Youngworth
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Patent number: 7979552Abstract: A system is taught in which a module having processing elements can access network and storage interfaces that are external to the module of the processing elements as though those interfaces were located internal to the module of the processing elements. The system may be operated as one or more provisioned servers, each of the provisioned servers including capabilities as identified by a corresponding set of specifications and attributes, according to various embodiments. Typically the specifications (or constraints) and attributes are specified with a Server Configuration File. An Enterprise Server system may be provisioned into any combination and number of servers according to needed processing and I/O capabilities. Each of these servers may include distinct compute, storage, and networking performance. Provisioned servers may be managed similar to conventional servers, including operations such as boot and shutting down.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Curtis M. Collins, Yuri Finkelstein, Thomas Dean Lovett, Shyam Mittur, Cosmos Nicolaou, Shreyas B. Shah, Fabio Onofrio Ingrao
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Patent number: 7969942Abstract: In a mesh network composed of multiple-radio nodes, we assign each radio to one of a plurality of channels, and treat a plurality of links between a pair of nodes as one logical link (bonded link). In some embodiments, the routing protocol is adapted to view each bonded link as one link having a combination of at least some of the properties of the constituent physical links. Traffic sent along a path is dynamically load balanced between the interfaces at each intermediate node based on the current utilization of each interface. In at least some embodiments, route discovery packets record the metrics of each component link of the bonded links leaving a node, but only one route discovery packet per pair of nodes is forwarded, reducing the route discovery packet traffic compared to if each route discovery packet were forwarded over each component link between the pair of nodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Firetide, Inc.Inventors: Sachin Kanodia, Mohan Natarajan, Jorjeta Gueorguieva Jetcheva
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Patent number: 7953903Abstract: Real time provisioning and management of fabric-backplane enterprise servers includes monitoring system status and configuration, displaying monitoring results, accepting user commands, and providing hardware and software management and configuration commands to the system. In one embodiment, an event is generated when a pluggable module is inserted into the system. In response to the event, the availability of the pluggable module is displayed to a system operator, and the operator enters a command to provision a server that includes the pluggable module. The server provisioning command is processed, resulting in a hardware configuration command being issued to the system, and an event indicating a status associated with processing the command is returned. The recognition of the inserted module, the display to the operator, and the processing of the server provisioning command occur in real time.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2005Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Yuri Finkelstein, Fabio Onofrio Ingrao, Cosmos Nicolaou, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Geoffrey H. Hanson, Jeffrey Lloyd Griffen
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Patent number: 7942326Abstract: A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Socket Mobile, Inc.Inventors: Robert John Miller, Allan Leafblad, Thomas J. Newman, Leonard Ott, John E. Brandon, Charles E. Ader, Timothy Miller
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Patent number: 7904619Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for reducing write operations in memory. In use, write operations to be performed on data stored in memory are identified. A difference is then determined between results of the write operations and the data stored in the memory. Difference information associated with the difference is stored in the memory. To this end, the write operations may be reduced, utilizing the difference information.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 7903486Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for increasing a lifetime of a plurality of blocks of memory. In operation, at least one factor that affects a lifetime of a plurality of blocks of memory is identified. Additionally, the plurality of blocks to write is selected, based on the at least one factor.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 7904672Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing data redundancy in a plurality of storage devices. In operation, a number of writes to a plurality of storage devices is reduced. Additionally, after the reducing, data redundancy is provided utilizing a data redundancy scheme.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 7904764Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying at least one aspect associated with a lifetime of memory. Further, an indicia is visually displayed reflecting the at least one aspect.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 7872989Abstract: An optimized spanning tree protocol (OSTP) minimizes latency and provides high throughput in a full-mesh portion of a network, and is compatible with external networks where a standard spanning tree protocol is used. The OSTP enables traffic traversing the full-mesh portion to take a shortest path from source to destination through use of full-mesh connectivity. In some embodiments, a cluster includes a plurality of servers connected in a full mesh, and the OSTP is used on internal ports of the servers. In some embodiments, the OSTP is configured on a per-VLAN basis. In some embodiments, the servers exchange special messages enabling determination of full-mesh connectivity. In further embodiments, sending of the special messages is suppressed on certain port types, such as external ports. In some embodiments, determination of the full-mesh connectivity disables use of a standard spanning tree protocol and/or enables use of OSTP on the full-mesh portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoming Tong, Nakul Pratap Saraiya
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Patent number: 7873693Abstract: Multi-chassis fabric-backplane enterprise servers include a plurality of chassis managed collectively to form one or more provisioned servers. A central client coordinates gathering of provisioning and management information from the chassis, and arranges for distribution of control information to the chassis. One of the chassis may perform as a host or proxy with respect to information and control communication between the client and the chassis. Server provisioning and management information and commands move throughout the chassis via an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol. Alternatively, the client may establish individual communication with a subset of the chassis, and directly communicate with chassis in the subset. Server provisioning and management information includes events generated when module status changes, such as when a module is inserted and becomes available, and when a module fails and is no longer available.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Sharad Mehrotra, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Thomas Dean Lovett, Cosmos Nicolaou, Mangesh Shingane, Yuri Finkelstein, Curtis M. Collins, Geoffrey H. Hanson
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Patent number: 7860961Abstract: Real time provisioning and management of fabric-backplane enterprise servers includes monitoring system status and configuration, displaying monitoring results, accepting user commands, and providing hardware and software management and configuration commands to the system. In one embodiment, an event is generated when a pluggable module is inserted into the system. In response to the event, the availability of the pluggable module is displayed to a system operator, and the operator enters a command to provision a server that includes the pluggable module. The server provisioning command is processed, resulting in a hardware configuration command being issued to the system, and an event indicating a status associated with processing the command is returned. The recognition of the inserted module, the display to the operator, and the processing of the server provisioning command occur in real time.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Yuri Finkelstein, Fabio Onofrio Ingrao, Cosmos Nicolaou, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Geoffrey H. Hanson, Jeffrey Lloyd Griffen
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Patent number: 7860097Abstract: Virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) provide for communication among modules of Enterprise Server (ES) embodiments via a switch fabric dataplane. Processes executing on compute complexes of the servers exchange data as packets or messages by interfaces made available through vNICs. The vNICs further provide for transparent communication with network and storage interfaces. vNIC provisioning capabilities include programmable bandwidth, priority scheme selection, and detailed priority control (such as round-robin weights). In some embodiments, vNICs are implemented in Virtual Input/Output Controllers (VIOCs). In another aspect, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) enable access to layer-2 and selected layer-3 network functions while exchanging the packets and messages. VLAN identification is provided in each vNIC, and VLAN processing is partially performed in VIOCs implementing vNICs.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Dean Lovett, Sharad Mehrotra, Cosmos Nicolaou, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Shreyas B. Shah, Myron H. White, Rajesh K. Jagannathan, Mangesh Shingane
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Patent number: 7849275Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for writing data to different storage devices based on write frequency. In operation, a frequency in which data is written is identified. Additionally, a plurality of storage devices of different types is selected from to write the data, based on the frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: SandForce, Inc.Inventor: Radoslav Danilak
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Patent number: 7843907Abstract: Storage gateway remote and local access to storage devices is provided in part via a target implementing bandwidth-controlled access to the devices. The target may be iSCSI-compatible, and may also optionally implement protection, security, and performance features. The protection and security features include any combination of VLANs, zoning, Logical Unit Number (LUN) masking, and encryption. The performance features include any combination of HW-accelerated Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), prioritized I/O operations, and service priority (such as strict priority and straight or weighted round-robin priorities). An initiator may be implemented in a Processor Memory Module (PMM) coupled to a switch fabric that is in turn coupled to a target implemented in a Fibre Channel Module (FCM).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Habanero Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Akram A. Abou-Emara, Harinder Singh Bhasin, Sriram Chidambaram, Nakul Pratap Saraiya, Jia-Jen Yeh, Christopher Dean Youngworth