Patents by Inventor Dan Taillefer

Dan Taillefer 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).

  • Polymorphic application of policy
    Patent number: 9773005
    Abstract: Polymorphic application of a policy is disclosed. An indication is received that a retention policy is to be applied with respect to an object. A rule is evaluated associated with the retention policy, in light of a circumstance of the object, to determine a manner in which the retention policy is to be configured to behave with respect to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: David Humby, John-David Dorman, Steve Sauder, Fiona Schrader, Dan Taillefer
  • POLYMORPHIC APPLICATION OF POLICY
    Publication number: 20160259798
    Abstract: Polymorphic application of a policy is disclosed. An indication is received that a retention policy is to be applied with respect to an object. A rule is evaluated associated with the retention policy, in light of a circumstance of the object, to determine a manner in which the retention policy is to be configured to behave with respect to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: David Humby, John-David Dorman, Steve Sauder, Fiona Schrader, Dan Taillefer
  • Polymorphic application of policy
    Patent number: 9268916
    Abstract: Polymorphic application of a policy is disclosed. An indication is received that a retention policy is to be applied with respect to an object. A rule is evaluated associated with the retention policy, in light of a circumstance of the object, to determine a manner in which the retention policy is to be configured to behave with respect to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: David Humby, John-David Dorman, Steve Sauder, Fiona Schrader, Dan Taillefer
  • Method and system for describing how retention should be applied to composite objects
    Patent number: 9201877
    Abstract: Techniques allow for applying a retention policy to a composite object. For each composite object type there is a description of the composite object structure and rules that determine how the retention policy is to be applied. A retention application can review the descriptions and rules and, based on the review, apply the appropriate retention policy to each of the objects that make up the composite object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: David Humby, J D Dorman, Steve Sauder, Dan Taillefer