Patents by Inventor Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan

Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan 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).

  • Publication number: 20160062685
    Abstract: A primary write request that is to modify a primary portion of primary data stored in a primary storage node is received. The primary write request is to be replicated to create a current secondary write request. The current secondary write request is to modify a current secondary portion of secondary data that is stored in a secondary storage node. A current data range of the current secondary portion is determined. A determination is made of whether a previous secondary write request is in process of modifying a previous data range that at least partially overlaps with a current data range of the current secondary portion. Execution of the primary write request is suspended, until the previous secondary write request has completed updating the secondary storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Manoj V. Sundararajan, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan, Yuedong Mu, Susan M. Coatney
  • Publication number: 20150293819
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 9069729
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: RED HAT, INC.
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20150006958
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 8839034
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20130246843
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20130238943
    Abstract: A system and method for distributed fault detection. In an exemplary method, unplanned application exits and crashes may be detected at a node local level. Further, application hangs may be detected using at least one of a script and a binary at the node local level. Also, node crashes and operating system crashes may be detected using node to node heart-beating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 8433951
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 8122280
    Abstract: A set of system-level high availability services for computer systems, including a service that functions in general terms like an extension of the operating system. By providing High Availability (HA) at the system-level, modifications to the applications or the operating system kernel are not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLC
    Inventors: Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan, Sanjay D. Hortikar, Allan Havemose, Lauren Tewksbury, Vishwas Raman
  • Patent number: 8108722
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 7681075
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus and/or computer program for achieving transparent integration of high-availability services for distributed application programs. Loss-less migration of sub-programs from their respective primary nodes to backup nodes is performed transparently to a client which is connected to the primary node. Migration is performed by high-availability services which are configured for injecting registration codes, registering distributed applications, detecting execution failures, executing from backup nodes in response to failure, and other services. High-availability application services can be utilized by distributed applications having any desired number of sub-programs without the need of modifying or recompiling the application program and without the need of a custom loader. In one example embodiment, a transport driver is responsible for receiving messages, halting and flushing of messages, and for issuing messages directing sub-programs to continue after checkpointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
    Inventors: Allan Havemose, Ching-Yuk Paul Ngan