Patents by Inventor Astrid O. Brockman

Astrid O. Brockman 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).

  • Managing retained container objects in storage having referenced chunks referenced in other objects
    Patent number: 12118225
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing retained container objects in storage having referenced chunks referenced in other objects. Reference counts are maintained for referenced chunks in a container object indicating a number of references to the referenced chunks in at least one application object resulting from deduplication. The container object is indicated as reclaim eligible while the reference counts for at least one of the referenced chunks for the container object is at least one. A reference count is decremented for one of the referenced chunks in the container object in response to the at least one application object expiring. The container object, including chunks for the container object, is indicated as eligible for deletion when the reference counts for the referenced chunks in the container object are zero and the container object is indicated as reclaim eligible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Edward Damgar, Errol Jay Calder, Astrid O Brockman
  • MANAGING RETAINED CONTAINER OBJECTS IN STORAGE HAVING REFERENCED CHUNKS REFERENCED IN OTHER OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20240319902
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing retained container objects in storage having referenced chunks referenced in other objects. Reference counts are maintained for referenced chunks in a container object indicating a number of references to the referenced chunks in at least one application object resulting from deduplication. The container object is indicated as reclaim eligible while the reference counts for at least one of the referenced chunks for the container object is at least one. A reference count is decremented for one of the referenced chunks in the container object in response to the at least one application object expiring. The container object, including chunks for the container object, is indicated as eligible for deletion when the reference counts for the referenced chunks in the container object are zero and the container object is indicated as reclaim eligible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: James Edward Damgar, Errol Jay Calder, Astrid O. Brockman