Patents by Inventor Barry Holroyd

Barry Holroyd 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).

  • Model and method of an N-tier quality-of-service (QOS)
    Patent number: 8290995
    Abstract: A method for increasing the QoS in a data center. The method can be employed in first and second components of the data center. In one embodiment, the method includes a first component of the data center receiving first and second requests. The first component generates first and second priority values corresponding to the first and second requests, respectively. The first component processes the first and second requests to generate third and fourth requests, respectively, wherein the first request is processed before the second request if the first priority value is numerically greater than the second priority value, or the first request is processed after the second request if the first priority value is numerically less than the second priority value. A second component of the data center receives the third and fourth requests. The second component generates third and fourth priority values corresponding to the third and fourth requests, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Ron-Chung Hu, Barry Holroyd
  • Model and method of an n-tier quality-of-service (QoS)
    Patent number: 7546308
    Abstract: A method for increasing the QoS in a data center. The method can be employed in first and second components of the data center. In one embodiment, the method includes a first component of the data center receiving first and second requests. The first component generates first and second priority values corresponding to the first and second requests, respectively. The first component processes the first and second requests to generate third and fourth requests, respectively, wherein the first request is processed before the second request if the first priority value is numerically greater than the second priority value, or the first request is processed after the second request if the first priority value is numerically less than the second priority value. A second component of the data center receives the third and fourth requests. The second component generates third and fourth priority values corresponding to the third and fourth requests, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Ron-Chung Hu, Barry Holroyd