Patents by Inventor Cosmos Darwin

Cosmos Darwin 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).

  • Patent number: 11030038
    Abstract: Performance data is collected for input/output operations executed at a storage device of a plurality of storage devices of a software-defined storage network. Based on the collected performance data, a time-based I/O performance profile for the storage device is determined. A characteristic time-based I/O performance profile is determined for a representative group of storage devices having common characteristics with the storage device and based on previously collected performance data for devices of the representative group. It is determined that the difference between the time-based I/O performance profile for the storage device and the characteristic time-based I/O performance profile exceeds a predetermined deviance threshold that is indicative of a probable failure of the storage device. An indication is generated that the storage device exceeded the predetermined deviance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cosmos Darwin, Bryan S. Matthew, Donald MacGregor, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee
  • Patent number: 10983855
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating and utilizing a time-based distribution of I/O latency and other performance characteristics to identify potential device failures in a system that includes storage devices, such as a distributed software-defined storage system. A user interface is implemented that allows users to request and selectively view I/O latency and other data over a configurable time-based or histogram-based distribution. The user interface further enables comparison of the I/O latency distribution to data from other devices in the same class to identify potential failures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cosmos Darwin, Bryan S. Matthew, Donald MacGregor, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee
  • Publication number: 20200257581
    Abstract: Performance data is collected for input/output operations executed at a storage device of a plurality of storage devices of a software-defined storage network. Based on the collected performance data, a time-based I/O performance profile for the storage device is determined. A characteristic time-based I/O performance profile is determined for a representative group of storage devices having common characteristics with the storage device and based on previously collected performance data for devices of the representative group. It is determined that the difference between the time-based I/O performance profile for the storage device and the characteristic time-based I/O performance profile exceeds a predetermined deviance threshold that is indicative of a probable failure of the storage device. An indication is generated that the storage device exceeded the predetermined deviance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Cosmos DARWIN, Bryan S. MATTHEW, Donald MACGREGOR, Scott Chao-Chueh LEE
  • Publication number: 20200257448
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating and utilizing a time-based distribution of I/O latency and other performance characteristics to identify potential device failures in a system that includes storage devices, such as a distributed software-defined storage system. A user interface is implemented that allows users to request and selectively view I/O latency and other data over a configurable time-based or histogram-based distribution. The user interface further enables comparison of the I/O latency distribution to data from other devices in the same class to identify potential failures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Cosmos Darwin, Bryan S. Matthew, Donald MacGregor, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee