Patents Assigned to OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9600486
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for facilitating file attribute correction. A computer system may receive a request to enumerate a first directory stored on a data storage. For a first file in the first directory, the computer system may determine that the first file has a corresponding first entry in an attribute cache, determine that the first entry for the first file indicates native file attributes that match the first file, and return for the first file at least one logical attribute indicated by the first entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Scott J. Noone, Roderick David Wolfe Widdowson
  • Patent number: 9535759
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for work queue thread balancing. A global thread pool manager may be configured to receive a request to add a work item to a constituent work queue. The constituent work queue may be described by a work queue thread property. The global thread pool manager may add the work item to the constituent work queue and match the work item to a global thread selected from a global thread pool. The global thread may be configured according to the work queue thread property to generate a configured global thread. The configured global thread may execute the work item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Anthony Mason
  • Publication number: 20150339168
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for work queue thread balancing. A global thread pool manager may be configured to receive a request to add a work item to a constituent work queue. The constituent work queue may be described by a work queue thread property. The global thread pool manager may add the work item to the constituent work queue and match the work item to a global thread selected from a global thread pool. The global thread may be configured according to the work queue thread property to generate a configured global thread. The configured global thread may execute the work item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: OSR OPEN SYSTEMS RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: W. Anthony Mason
  • Publication number: 20150199373
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for requesting operations at a remote server utilizing a network file system. A client may encapsulate a request for a cache coherency mechanism as an encapsulated message and provide the encapsulated message to a network file system executing on the client. The network file system may be configured to prevent the request for server functionality from being transmitted to the remote server. The client may also cause, via the network file system, the encapsulated message to be transmitted to the remote server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Anthony Mason
  • Patent number: 8990228
    Abstract: Methods for organizing data. The methods may comprise the step of receiving a write request comprising a data unit. The methods may also comprise the steps of organizing the data unit into a sub-file and incorporating the sub-file into a data file according to a log-structured organization system. In addition, the methods may include the step of writing the data file to a data storage according to a second organization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Patent number: 8903874
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for facilitating file attribute correction. A computer system may receive a request to enumerate a first directory stored on a data storage. For a first file in the first directory, the computer system may determine that the first file has a corresponding first entry in an attribute cache, determine that the first entry for the first file indicates native file attributes that match the first file, and return for the first file at least one logical attribute indicated by the first entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Scott J. Noone, Roderick David Wolfe Widdowson
  • Publication number: 20130311493
    Abstract: Methods for organizing data. The methods may comprise the step of receiving a write request comprising a data unit. The methods may also comprise the steps of organizing the data unit into a sub-file and incorporating the sub-file into a data file according to a log-structured organization system. In addition, the methods may include the step of writing the data file to a data storage according to a second organization system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Patent number: 8539228
    Abstract: Methods of managing access to at least one resource in a computer system. The methods may comprise the step of associating access rights with an application resource. The access rights may define a level of access to the resource granted to the application. The methods may also comprise the step of digitally signing the access rights and the application resource. In various embodiments, the associating may comprise incorporating the access rights into a stream of a file including the application resource. Also, in various embodiments, the associating may comprise incorporating the access rights into an extended attribute of a file including the application resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Patent number: 8521752
    Abstract: Methods for organizing data. The methods may comprise the step of receiving a write request comprising a data unit. The methods may also comprise the steps of organizing the data unit into a sub-file and incorporating the sub-file into a data file according to a log-structured organization system. In addition, the methods may include the step of writing the data file to a data storage according to a second organization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Publication number: 20130117293
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for facilitating file attribute correction. A computer system may receive a request to enumerate a first directory stored on a data storage. For a first file in the first directory, the computer system may determine that the first file has a corresponding first entry in an attribute cache, determine that the first entry for the first file indicates native file attributes that match the first file, and return for the first file at least one logical attribute indicated by the first entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130046846
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to a method of writing a data block to a memory comprising receiving an electronic write request from an application. A content address of a first data block considering the value for the first data block. A mapping of the first data block to the content address may be written to a logical end of the local block map. The mapping may also be written to a remote block map. If the content address is not present at a local data storage, the value of the first data block may be written to the local data storage at a first location and metadata associating the content address with the first location may be written to the local data storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Roderick David Wolfe Widdowson
  • Patent number: 8024433
    Abstract: Methods of managing application resources in a computer system. The methods may comprise the steps of determining a configuration of the computer system and receiving a request to access an application resource. The methods may also comprise the step of directing the request to a data file. The data file may include a plurality of streams, and each of the plurality of streams may comprise a configuration-specific version of the application resource. In various embodiments, the methods may also comprise the step of directing the request to a first stream of the plurality of streams. The first stream may comprise version of the application resource specific to the configuration. Various system embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Patent number: 7949693
    Abstract: Methods of communicating data between a host and a client. The methods may comprise the step of receiving a write request from a client. The write request may comprise first data and first metadata describing a logical position of the first data within a file. The first data may be encrypted to the host. The methods may also comprise the step of writing the first data to a data storage. The first data may be written as a data sub-file of the file. In addition, the methods may comprise the step of writing the first metadata to the data storage. The first metadata may be written as a metadata sub-file of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola
  • Patent number: 7809897
    Abstract: Methods of monitoring a computer system. The methods may comprise the steps of calculating a first checksum of a data location and receiving a request from an operation running on the computer system for a lock corresponding to the data location. The methods may also comprise the steps of calculating a second checksum of the data location, and generating an indication if the first checksum and the second checksum are not equivalent. Also, methods of detecting a lock ranking violation in a computer system. The methods may comprise the steps of receiving a request from an operation for a first lock associated with a first data storage location and reviewing a list of locks issued to the operation. The methods may also comprise the step of determining whether the operation possesses a lock ranked higher than the first lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone
  • Patent number: 7512748
    Abstract: Methods of monitoring a computer system. The methods may comprise the steps of calculating a first checksum of a data location and receiving a request from an operation running on the computer system for a lock corresponding to the data location. The methods may also comprise the steps of calculating a second checksum of the data location, and generating an indication if the first checksum and the second checksum are not equivalent. Also, methods of detecting a lock ranking violation in a computer system. The methods may comprise the steps of receiving a request from an operation for a first lock associated with a first data storage location and reviewing a list of locks issued to the operation. The methods may also comprise the step of determining whether the operation possesses a lock ranked higher than the first lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Anthony Mason, Peter G. Viscarola, Mark J. Cariddi, Scott J. Noone