Patents by Inventor Christopher Dion

Christopher Dion 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: 20250103089
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are presented herein regarding controlling operation of central processing units (CPUs) to reduce power consumption at a data center(s). A first subset of CPUs located on a computer system can be operationally adjusted while a second subset of CPUs can be designated as having to be available at all times with a default operating condition (e.g., to run background operations). As operational demand placed on the computer system reduces, operation of the first subset of CPUs can be throttled back (e.g., clock speed reduced) while the second subset of CPUs remain at the default operating condition. As operational demand subsequently increases respective CPUs in the first subset of CPUs can have their operating condition (e.g., clock speed) increased. By adjusting the operating condition of one or more CPUs, power consumption at the data center can be reduced during periods of low operational demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Dion, Vasudevan Subramanian, Philippe Armangau, Rustem Rafikov
  • Patent number: 10496307
    Abstract: A technique involves performing, in a data storage system, a full-boot procedure which includes a set of critical boot activities and a set of avoidable boot activities. The technique further involves providing, in response to completion of the full-boot procedure, a fastboot notification indicating to the data storage system that a fastboot procedure is to be performed in response to a warm boot event. The technique further involves placing, after providing the fastboot notification, the data storage system into a normal operating mode in which the data storage system performs data storage operations in response to data storage requests from a set of external host computers. Such operation enables the data storage system to subsequently perform a fastboot procedure that avoids the set of avoidable boot activities in response to the next warm boot event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Roko Peros, Christopher Dion, Jochen F. De Smet
  • Patent number: 8631329
    Abstract: A method is provided for the restitution of multimedia data transmitted by a gateway to a communications terminal via a first transmission channel. The method includes the following steps: interrogating the terminal via the gateway about its capabilities of restituting the multimedia data; transmitting, to the gateway via the terminal, a list of commands that it is capable of executing; transmitting, via the gateway, multimedia data with the aid of at least one series of commands that is part of the list of commands that can be executed by the terminal, and restituting, in this terminal, the multimedia data with the aid of the received command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Stephane Rouchy, Christophe Dion, Matthieu Malledant
  • Publication number: 20100138469
    Abstract: A method is provided for the restitution of multimedia data transmitted by a gateway to a communications terminal via a first transmission channel. The method includes the following steps: interrogating the terminal via the gateway about its capabilities of restituting the multimedia data; transmitting, to the gateway via the terminal, a list of commands that it is capable of executing; transmitting, via the gateway, multimedia data with the aid of at least one series of commands that is part of the list of commands that can be executed by the terminal, and restituting, in this terminal, the multimedia data with the aid of the received command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Stephane Rouchy, Christophe Dion, Matthieu Malledant