Patents Assigned to Proximal Data, Inc.
  • Method for translating virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses in a proprietary virtualization hypervisor
    Patent number: 8886867
    Abstract: A method and system to translate virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses without the cooperation of the proprietary virtualization hypervisor is disclosed herein. The method of the present invention allows additional functionality to be added to the I/O processing of a closed/proprietary virtualization hypervisor by third party software or physical storage devices on the basis of individual virtual storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Proximal Data, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. Bolt
  • Method for intercepting input/output requests and responses
    Patent number: 8839275
    Abstract: A method and system for intercepting I/O requests and responses in a proprietary operating environment or hypervisor-virtualization utilizing open source software or general public license device drivers. The processing includes at the added functionality module comprises at least one of encrypting, de-duplicating, compressing and caching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Proximal Data, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. Bolt
  • Method for translating virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses in a proprietary virtualization hypervisor
    Patent number: 8504757
    Abstract: A method to translate virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses without the cooperation of the proprietary virtualization hypervisor is disclosed herein. The method of the present invention allows additional functionality to be added to the I/O processing of a closed/proprietary virtualization hypervisor by third party software or physical storage devices on the basis of individual virtual storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Proximal Data, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Bolt