Patents by Inventor Amihay Birenboim

Amihay Birenboim 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).

  • FEDERATED VIEW OF MULTIPLE STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170099348
    Abstract: Various embodiments for managing a plurality of storage systems in a computer storage environment, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises using a single interface that performs peer-to-peer discovery to create and display a federated view of managed storage systems within the plurality of storage systems in a storage network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amihay BIRENBOIM, Brian M. BURNETTE, Elizabeth MITCHELL, Jason L. PEIPELMAN
  • Graphic user interface for a storage system
    Patent number: 7477949
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a storage system. The storage system has a plurality of elements having a visible relationship with each other, and the storage system is coupled to a system control unit including a display. The method includes: drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image showing the visible relationship, and modifying an appearance of one of the elements in the image to represent a property of the element. The method further includes, in response to a first input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, drawing an enlarged image of the element and representing the property in the enlarged image. The method also includes, in response to a second input from a user of the storage system to the control unit with respect to the enlarged image, representing a further property of the element in the enlarged image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: XIV Ltd.
    Inventors: Ofir Zohar, Amihay Birenboim, Yaron Revah, Haim Helman, Dror Cohen, Shemer Schwartz, Efri Zeidner
  • Graphic user interface for a storage system
    Patent number: 7293116
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a storage system having a plurality of elements, the elements having a visible relationship with each other, and being coupled to a system control unit including a display. The method includes drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image having the visible relationship and modifying the image of one of the elements to represent a property of the element. The method further includes, in response to an input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, making a change in the property of the element and representing the change in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: XIV Ltd.
    Inventors: Ofir Zohar, Amihay Birenboim, Yaron Revah, Haim Helman, Dror Cohen, Shemer Schwartz, Efri Zeidner
  • Graphic user interface for a storage system
    Publication number: 20060267984
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a storage system. The storage system has a plurality of elements having a visible relationship with each other, and the storage system is coupled to a system control unit including a display. The method includes: drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image showing the visible relationship, and modifying an appearance of one of the elements in the image to represent a property of the element. The method further includes, in response to a first input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, drawing an enlarged image of the element and representing the property in the enlarged image. The method also includes, in response to a second input from a user of the storage system to the control unit with respect to the enlarged image, representing a further property of the element in the enlarged image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Ofir Zohar, Amihay Birenboim, Yaron Revah, Haim Helman, Dror Cohen, Shemer Schwartz
  • Graphic user interface for a storage system
    Publication number: 20060214936
    Abstract: A method for interfacing with a storage system having a plurality of elements, the elements having a visible relationship with each other, and being coupled to a system control unit including a display. The method includes drawing an image of the elements on the display, the image having the visible relationship and modifying the image of one of the elements to represent a property of the element. The method further includes, in response to an input from a user of the storage system to the system control unit, making a change in the property of the element and representing the change in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ofiz Zohar, Amihay Birenboim, Yaron Revah, Haim Helman, Dror Cohen, Shemer Schwartz