Patents by Inventor Bruce Cairns Moxon

Bruce Cairns Moxon 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).

  • Intelligent data placement
    Patent number: 9851909
    Abstract: A method of mapping a volume of storage to a plurality of pools of storage devices specified by a host having a host identification. The volume of data storage has a volume identification and a plurality of extents. The method includes assigning a first pool of storage devices to the volume of storage based on the host identification, and determining a mapping value based on the host identification and the volume identification for the first pool of storage devices. The method also includes determining a storage device index based on the mapping value and one or more extents in the plurality of extents, and mapping a portion of the extents to the first pool of storage devices based on the storage device index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nirmal Raj Saxena, Bruce Cairns Moxon, Irving Michael Robinson
  • INTELLIGENT DATA PLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20160085467
    Abstract: A method of mapping a volume of storage to a plurality of pools of storage devices specified by a host having a host identification. The volume of data storage has a volume identification and a plurality of extents. The method includes assigning a first pool of storage devices to the volume of storage based on the host identification, and determining a mapping value based on the host identification and the volume identification for the first pool of storage devices. The method also includes determining a storage device index based on the mapping value and one or more extents in the plurality of extents, and mapping a portion of the extents to the first pool of storage devices based on the storage device index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nirmal Raj Saxena, Bruce Cairns Moxon, Irving Michael Robinson