Patents by Inventor Cynthia Burns

Cynthia Burns 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).

  • Managing data storage arrays on behalf of host computers via specialized LUN-related queries
    Patent number: 10635332
    Abstract: Data storage federation equipment manages data storage arrays on behalf of host computers. In particular, the data storage federation equipment provides media type queries to the data storage arrays, each media type query requesting media type identification for a particular logical unit of storage (LUN) on a particular data storage array. The data storage federation equipment further receives, in response to the media type queries, media type responses from the data storage arrays, each media type response identifying media type for a particular LUN on a particular data storage array. The data storage federation equipment further performs, based on the media type responses, memory management operations that adjust operation of LUNs on the data storage arrays on behalf of the host computers. The memory management operations are performed while the data storage federation equipment remains interconnected between the host computers and the data storage arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Guangliang Lei, Cynthia Burns
  • Managing Data Storage Arrays on Behalf of Host Computers via Specialized LUN-Related Queries
    Publication number: 20190129628
    Abstract: Data storage federation equipment manages data storage arrays on behalf of host computers. In particular, the data storage federation equipment provides media type queries to the data storage arrays, each media type query requesting media type identification for a particular logical unit of storage (LUN) on a particular data storage array. The data storage federation equipment further receives, in response to the media type queries, media type responses from the data storage arrays, each media type response identifying media type for a particular LUN on a particular data storage array. The data storage federation equipment further performs, based on the media type responses, memory management operations that adjust operation of LUNs on the data storage arrays on behalf of the host computers. The memory management operations are performed while the data storage federation equipment remains interconnected between the host computers and the data storage arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Guangliang Lei, Cynthia Burns
  • MANAGEMENT OF BACKGROUND COPY TASK FOR POINT-IN-TIME COPIES
    Publication number: 20070050669
    Abstract: A scheduling method and apparatus for use by a processor that controls storage devices of a data storage system is presented. The method allocates processing time between I/O operations and background operations for predetermined time slots based on an indicator of processor workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Adi Ofer, Daniel Rabinovich, Stephen Ives, Peng Yin, Cynthia Burns, Ran Margalit, Rong Yu