Patents by Inventor Chin-Pei Su

Chin-Pei Su 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).

  • Snapshot mechanism and method thereof
    Patent number: 8103840
    Abstract: A snapshot mechanism and a method thereof used in a data processing system are provided to backup snapshot data. The snapshot mechanism includes a snapshot storage unit and a buffer storage unit, wherein the snapshot storage unit is used as a unit for storing data generated after a target storage unit snapshots data and accordingly generating a plurality of snapshot management data. In addition, the buffer storage unit temporarily stores new data and flushes the data to the target storage unit in predetermined time interval. According to the snapshot management data, the target storage unit can be rolled back or rolled forward to the status before a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Shyang Hwang, Ching-Hung Lin, Jun-Yao Wang, Chin-Pei Su, Tsung-Lin Tsai
  • SNAPSHOT MECHANISM AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20070271431
    Abstract: A snapshot mechanism and a method thereof used in a data processing system are provided to backup snapshot data. The snapshot mechanism includes a snapshot storage unit and a buffer storage unit, wherein the snapshot storage unit is used as a unit for storing data generated after a target storage unit snapshots data and accordingly generating a plurality of snapshot management data. In addition, the buffer storage unit temporarily stores new data and flushes the data to the target storage unit in predetermined time interval. According to the snapshot management data, the target storage unit can be rolled back or rolled forward to the status before a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Shyang Hwang, Ching-Hung Lin, Jun-Yao Wang, Chin-Pei Su, Tsung-Lin Tsai