Patents by Inventor Craig Klein
Craig Klein 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).
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Publication number: 20180052510Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of either of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. DICKENS, Timothy A. JOHNSON, Craig A. KLEIN, Gregg S. LUCAS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 9851778Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of either of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Timothy A. Johnson, Craig A. Klein, Gregg S. Lucas, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20170293341Abstract: A power supply unit (PSU) mismatch detection system that includes a plurality of PSU slots configured to couple to a PSU and transmit power to an auxiliary power rail (APR) and a main power rail (MPR), a controller that is coupled to the MPR and the PSU slots and configured to perform a PSU mismatch check on each PSU coupled to the PSU slots, and a programmable logic device (PLD) that is coupled to the APR, the MPR, and each of the plurality of PSU slots. The PLD enables transmission of power to the MPR from a first PSU coupled to a first PSU slot, receives an indication that the controller has completed the PSU mismatch check, determines valid PSU slots using the results of the PSU mismatch check, and enables the transmission of power to the main power rail from the valid PSUs slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: John Jenne, Craig Klein
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Patent number: 9704442Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying information on a hard disk drive assembly. One hard disk drive assembly includes a hard disk drive that includes a driver circuit coupled to a display and to a display memory. The driver circuit activates the display mounted on the hard disk drive assembly. In response to the activation of the display the driver circuit obtains information from the display memory of the hard disk drive. The driver circuit displays at least a portion of the information obtained from the display memory on the display mounted on the hard disk drive assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20170147061Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of either of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. DICKENS, Timothy A. JOHNSON, Craig A. KLEIN, Gregg S. LUCAS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 9632799Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Timothy A. Johnson, Craig A. Klein, Gregg S. Lucas, Daniel J. Winarski
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Patent number: 9588981Abstract: Various embodiments for differentiating between data and stubs pointing to a parent copy of deduplicated data. Undeduplicated data is stored with a checksum of an initial value. A stub pointing to the parent copy of the deduplicated data is stored with an additional checksum of a differing, additional initial value.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Allen K. Bates, Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Frank Krick, Ulf Troppens, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20160266908Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. DICKENS, Timothy A. JOHNSON, Craig A. KLEIN, Gregg S. LUCAS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 9383810Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Timothy A. Johnson, Craig A. Klein, Gregg S. Lucas, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20150338907Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. DICKENS, Timothy A. JOHNSON, Craig A. KLEIN, Gregg S. LUCAS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 9146612Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, activity of all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and an inactivity time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Timothy A. Johnson, Craig A. Klein, Gregg S. Lucas, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20150178307Abstract: Various embodiments for differentiating between data and stubs pointing to a parent copy of deduplicated data. Undeduplicated data is stored with a checksum of an initial value. A stub pointing to the parent copy of the deduplicated data is stored with an additional checksum of a differing, additional initial value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Allen K. BATES, Nils HAUSTEIN, Craig A. KLEIN, Frank KRICK, Ulf TROPPENS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 9015552Abstract: Various embodiments for differentiating between data and stubs pointing to a parent copy of deduplicated data are provided. Undeduplicated data is stored with a checksum of an initial value as a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) seed. A stub pointing to the parent copy of the deduplicated data is stored with an additional checksum of a differing, additional initial value as a second CRC seed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Allen K. Bates, Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Frank Krick, Ulf Troppens, Daniel J. Winarski
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Patent number: 8954768Abstract: A method for managing power consumed by storage systems and other devices is disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, such a method may include initially monitoring conditions (such as data traffic conditions) on a communication link between a first device and a second device. The method may further include determining whether the conditions on the communication link warrant powering down or powering up the second device. In the event the conditions warrant powering down the second device, a power-down command may be generated and transmitted from the first device to the second device. In the event the conditions warrant powering up the second device, a power-up command may be generated and transmitted from the first device to the second device. In selected embodiments, the power-up and power-down commands are one of SCSI commands and FICON commands. A corresponding apparatus, system, and computer-usable medium are also disclosed and claimed herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louie A. Dickens, Timothy A. Johnson, Craig A. Klein, Gregg S. Lucas, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20140365791Abstract: In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, activity of all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and an inactivity time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Louie A. DICKENS, Timothy A. JOHNSON, Craig A. KLEIN, Gregg S. LUCAS, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Publication number: 20140362061Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying information on a hard disk drive assembly. One hard disk drive assembly includes a hard disk drive that includes a driver circuit coupled to a display and to a display memory. The driver circuit activates the display mounted on the hard disk drive assembly. In response to the activation of the display the driver circuit obtains information from the display memory of the hard disk drive. The driver circuit displays at least a portion of the information obtained from the display memory on the display mounted on the hard disk drive assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nils HAUSTEIN, Craig A. KLEIN, Daniel J. WINARSKI
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Patent number: 8880213Abstract: A data storage facility comprising a plurality of data storage media, an automated data storage library comprising a first plurality of storage cells, one or more data storage devices in communication with the controller, and a controller in communication with one or more host computers, a vault comprising a second plurality of storage cells, wherein the vault does not comprise any data storage devices, and a robotic accessor in communication with the controller, wherein the accessor comprises a gripper mechanism, and wherein the robotic accessor can bidirectionally transport each of the plurality of portable data storage media between the first plurality of storage cells and the one or more data storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Ulf Troppens, Josef Weingand, Daniel J. Winarski
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Patent number: 8781620Abstract: A data storage facility comprising a plurality of data storage media, an automated data storage library comprising a first plurality of storage cells, one or more data storage devices in communication with the controller, and a controller in communication with one or more host computers, a vault comprising a second plurality of storage cells, wherein the vault does not comprise any data storage devices, and a robotic accessor in communication with the controller, wherein the accessor comprises a gripper mechanism, and wherein the robotic accessor can bidirectionally transport each of the plurality of portable data storage media between the first plurality of storage cells and the one or more data storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Ulf Troppens, Josef Weingand, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20140163722Abstract: A data storage facility comprising a plurality of data storage media, an automated data storage library comprising a first plurality of storage cells, one or more data storage devices in communication with the controller, and a controller in communication with one or more host computers, a vault comprising a second plurality of storage cells, wherein the vault does not comprise any data storage devices, and a robotic accessor in communication with the controller, wherein the accessor comprises a gripper mechanism, and wherein the robotic accessor can bidirectionally transport each of the plurality of portable data storage media between the first plurality of storage cells and the one or more data storage devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nils Haustein, Craig A. Klein, Ulf Troppens, Josef Weingand, Daniel J. Winarski
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Publication number: 20130262422Abstract: Various embodiments for differentiating between data and stubs pointing to a parent copy of deduplicated data are provided. Undeduplicated data is stored with a checksum of an initial value as a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) seed. A stub pointing to the parent copy of the deduplicated data is stored with an additional checksum of a differing, additional initial value as a second CRC seed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Allen K. BATES, Nils HAUSTEIN, Craig A. KLEIN, Frank KRICK, Ulf TROPPENS, Daniel J. WINARSKI