Patents by Inventor Bingxue Cai

Bingxue Cai 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).

  • Centralized storage of storage system resource data using a directory server
    Patent number: 9037532
    Abstract: A method for centralized storage and management of resource data associated with storage servers includes operating multiple storage servers, each configured to provide a set of clients with access to data stored in a set of mass storage devices, and using a directory server, which is coupled to the storage servers via a network. The directory server stores and provides access to configuration information for configuring the plurality of storage servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Gyanendra Pradhan, Bingxue Cai
  • Providing mapped user account information to a storage server
    Patent number: 7668871
    Abstract: A method for storage of user mapping data associated with users of data stored by storage servers includes operating multiple storage servers, each configured to provide a set of clients with access to data stored in a set of mass storage devices, and using one or more directory servers, which may be coupled to the storage servers via a network. The directory server stores and provides access to user account information associated with a second operating system based on user account information associated with a first operating system, when the user account information associated with the second operating system is needed to access data stored in accordance with the second operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Bingxue Cai, Gyanendra Pradhan, Wesley R. Witte