Patents by Inventor Chuck Ferril

Chuck Ferril 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).

  • System and method for restoring a computer system after a failure
    Publication number: 20020049883
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reverting a disk drive to an earlier point in time is disclosed. Changes made to the drive are saved in a circular history buffer which includes the old data, the time it was replaced by new data, and the original location of the data. The circular history buffer may also be implemented by saving new data elements into new locations and leaving the old data elements in their original locations. References to the new data elements are mapped to the new location. The disk drive is reverted to an earlier point in time by replacing the new data elements with the original data elements retrieved from the history buffer, or in the case of the other embodiment, reads to the disk are mapped to the old data elements stilled stored in their original locations. The method and apparatus may be implemented as part of an operating system, or as a separate program, or in the controller for the disk drive. The method and apparatus are applicable to other forms of data storage as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Schneider, Chuck Ferril, Doug Wheeler, Larry Schwartz, Edward Bruggeman
  • Method software and apparatus for saving using and recovering data
    Patent number: 6240527
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reverting a disk drive to an earlier point in time is disclosed. Changes made to the drive are saved in a circular history buffer which includes the old data, the time it was replaced by new data, and the original location of the data. The circular history buffer may also be implemented by saving new data elements into new locations and leaving the old data elements in their original locations. References to the new data elements are mapped to the new location. The disk drive is reverted to an earlier point in time by replacing the new data elements with the original data elements retrieved from the history buffer, or in the case of the other embodiment, reads to the disk are mapped to the old data elements stilled stored in their original locations. The method and apparatus may be implemented as part of an operating system, or as a separate program, or in the controller for the disk drive. The method and apparatus are applicable to other forms of data storage as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Roxio, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schneider, Chuck Ferril, Doug Wheeler, Larry Schwartz, Edward Bruggeman
  • Method, software and apparatus for saving, using and recovering data
    Patent number: 6199178
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reverting a disk drive to an earlier point in time is disclosed. Changes made to the drive are saved in a circular history buffer which includes the old data, the time it was replaced by new data, and the original location of the data. The circular history buffer may also be implemented by saving new data elements into new locations and leaving the old data elements in their original locations. References to the new data elements are mapped to the new location. The disk drive is reverted to an earlier point in time by replacing the new data elements with the original data elements retrieved from the history buffer, or in the case of the other embodiment, reads to the disk are mapped to the old data elements stilled stored in their original locations. The method and apparatus may be implemented as part of an operating system, or as a separate program, or in the controller for the disk drive. The method and apparatus are applicable to other forms of data storage as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Wild File, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schneider, Chuck Ferril, Dough Wheeler, Larry Schwartz, Edward Bruggeman
  • Method, software and apparatus for saving, using and recovering data
    Patent number: 6016553
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reverting a disk drive to an earlier point in time is disclosed. Changes made to the drive are saved in a circular history buffer which includes the old data, the time it was replaced by new data, and the original location of the data. The circular history buffer may also be implemented by saving new data elements into new locations and leaving the old data elements in their original locations. References to the new data elements are mapped to the new location. The disk drive is reverted to an earlier point in time by replacing the new data elements with the original data elements retrieved from the history buffer, or in the case of the other embodiment, reads to the disk are mapped to the old data elements stilled stored in their original locations. The method and apparatus may be implemented as part of an operating system, or as a separate program, or in the controller for the disk drive. The method and apparatus are applicable to other forms of data storage as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Wild File, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schneider, Chuck Ferril, Doug Wheeler, Larry Schwartz, Edward Bruggeman