Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Wolfe

Daniel C. Wolfe 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: 10061233
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9619337
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9606480
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20170039108
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20170039109
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9542275
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20160162362
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20160162373
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing performance of a computer backup solution that includes at least two data movers. The automated method includes measuring data mover performance during operation of a backup cycle, and optimizing the performance of data movers by increasing or decreasing the number of threads operating concurrently in the data movers. The method further includes computation of performance rankings of the data movers and shifting workload among the data movers in accordance with their respective performance rankings, such that the computer backup solution converges toward an optimized configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: James E. Damgar, Daniel C. Wolfe