Patents by Inventor Alvis Yung

Alvis Yung 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).

  • Object tiering in a distributed storage system
    Patent number: 11966614
    Abstract: A system, method, and machine-readable storage medium for restoring a data object for a specified active time period are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage device from a client, a request specifying an active time period for a data object to remain stored on an accessible tier. The method also includes determining, by the storage device, that the active time period has elapsed. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the active time period has elapsed, sending, by the storage device, a request to a server storing the data object to move the data object from the accessible tier to an archive tier. Data objects that are stored on the accessible tier are accessible by the client, and data objects that are stored on the archive tier are inaccessible by the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Alvis Yung, Song Guen Yoon, Raymond Yu Shun Mak, Chia-Chen Chu, Dheeraj Sangamkar, Robin Mahony
  • Object Tiering In A Distributed Storage System
    Publication number: 20220357870
    Abstract: A system, method, and machine-readable storage medium for restoring a data object for a specified active time period are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage device from a client, a request specifying an active time period for a data object to remain stored on an accessible tier. The method also includes determining, by the storage device, that the active time period has elapsed. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the active time period has elapsed, sending, by the storage device, a request to a server storing the data object to move the data object from the accessible tier to an archive tier. Data objects that are stored on the accessible tier are accessible by the client, and data objects that are stored on the archive tier are inaccessible by the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alvis Yung, Song Guen Yoon, Raymond Yu Shun Mak, Chia-Chen Chu, Dheeraj Sangamkar, Robin Mahony
  • Object tiering in a distributed storage system
    Patent number: 11416156
    Abstract: A system, method, and machine-readable storage medium for restoring a data object for a specified active time period are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage device from a client, a request specifying an active time period for a data object to remain stored on an accessible tier. The method also includes determining, by the storage device, that the active time period has elapsed. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the active time period has elapsed, sending, by the storage device, a request to a server storing the data object to move the data object from the accessible tier to an archive tier. Data objects that are stored on the accessible tier are accessible by the client, and data objects that are stored on the archive tier are inaccessible by the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Alvis Yung, Song Guen Yoon, Raymond Yu Shun Mak, Chia-Chen Chu, Dheeraj Sangamkar, Robin Mahony
  • OBJECT TIERING IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210263666
    Abstract: A system, method, and machine-readable storage medium for restoring a data object for a specified active time period are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage device from a client, a request specifying an active time period for a data object to remain stored on an accessible tier. The method also includes determining, by the storage device, that the active time period has elapsed. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the active time period has elapsed, sending, by the storage device, a request to a server storing the data object to move the data object from the accessible tier to an archive tier. Data objects that are stored on the accessible tier are accessible by the client, and data objects that are stored on the archive tier are inaccessible by the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Alvis Yung, Song Guen Yoon, Raymond Yu Shun Mak, Chia-Chen Chu, Dheeraj Sangamkar, Robin Mahony