Patents by Inventor Ashley R. McCarty

Ashley R. McCarty 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).

  • System and method for calculating data compression ratio without writing data to media
    Patent number: 9377961
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host processor and a tape drive, which in turn includes a controller and a compression buffer. The controller is in communication with the host processor, and is configured to receive a diagnostic command from the host processor, to switch the tape drive from a normal mode to a diagnostic mode in response to the diagnostic command, and to send a compression ratio for data associated with a write command to the host processor. The compression buffer is in communication with the controller, the compression buffer configured to receive the write command, to compress data associated with the write command while in the diagnostic mode, to calculate the compression ratio for the data associated with the write command, and to delete the compressed data while the tape drive is in the diagnostic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Ashley R. McCarty, Elizabeth A. McTeer
  • System and Method for Calculating Data Compression Ratio without Writing Data to Media
    Publication number: 20150331631
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host processor and a tape drive, which in turn includes a controller and a compression buffer. The controller is in communication with the host processor, and is configured to receive a diagnostic command from the host processor, to switch the tape drive from a normal mode to a diagnostic mode in response to the diagnostic command, and to send a compression ratio for data associated with a write command to the host processor. The compression buffer is in communication with the controller, the compression buffer configured to receive the write command, to compress data associated with the write command while in the diagnostic mode, to calculate the compression ratio for the data associated with the write command, and to delete the compressed data while the tape drive is in the diagnostic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ashley R. McCarty, Elizabeth A. McTeer
  • System and method for calculating data compression ratio without writing data to media
    Patent number: 9093110
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host processor and a tape drive, which in turn includes a controller and a compression buffer. The controller is in communication with the host processor, and is configured to receive a diagnostic command from the host processor, to switch the tape drive from a normal mode to a diagnostic mode in response to the diagnostic command, and to send a compression ratio for data associated with a write command to the host processor. The compression buffer is in communication with the controller, the compression buffer configured to receive the write command, to compress data associated with the write command while in the diagnostic mode, to calculate the compression ratio for the data associated with the write command, and to delete the compressed data while the tape drive is in the diagnostic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Ashley R. McCarty, Elizabeth A. McTeer
  • System and Method for Calculating Data Compression Ratio without Writing Data to Media
    Publication number: 20150036236
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host processor and a tape drive, which in turn includes a controller and a compression buffer. The controller is in communication with the host processor, and is configured to receive a diagnostic command from the host processor, to switch the tape drive from a normal mode to a diagnostic mode in response to the diagnostic command, and to send a compression ratio for data associated with a write command to the host processor. The compression buffer is in communication with the controller, the compression buffer configured to receive the write command, to compress data associated with the write command while in the diagnostic mode, to calculate the compression ratio for the data associated with the write command, and to delete the compressed data while the tape drive is in the diagnostic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Ashley R. McCarty, Elizabeth A. McTeer