Patents by Inventor Charles Lickel

Charles Lickel 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).

  • REDIRECTION OF STORAGE ACCESS REQUESTS
    Publication number: 20080071999
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a controller receives a request from one of a plurality of hosts. The controller determines whether a primary storage control unit coupled to the controller is operational. A response is generated by accessing the primary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is operational. The response is generated by accessing a secondary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is not operational, wherein data is replicated synchronously from the primary storage control unit to the secondary storage control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Charles Lickel, John Wolfgang
  • Redirection of storage access requests
    Publication number: 20060161700
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a controller receives a request from one of a plurality of hosts. The controller determines whether a primary storage control unit coupled to the controller is operational. A response is generated by accessing the primary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is operational. The response is generated by accessing a secondary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is not operational, wherein data is replicated synchronously from the primary storage control unit to the secondary storage control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Charles Lickel, John Wolfgang