Patents by Inventor Daniel Robert McLeran

Daniel Robert McLeran 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).

  • Publication number: 20220188028
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises a host processor and a storage system. The storage system comprises one or more storage devices, and each storage device comprises a non-volatile memory and a compute offload controller. The non-volatile memory stores data, and the compute offload controller performs compute tasks on the data based on compute offload commands from the host processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Mesnier, John S. Keys, Ian F. Adams, Yi Zou, Luis Carlos Maria Remis, Daniel Robert McLeran, Mariusz Barczak, Arun Raghunath, Lay Wai Kong
  • Patent number: 10698826
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to storage devices employing file-aware drivers. In one example, a device may comprise a driver configured to retrieve file system information related to an input/output (I/O) command, determine storage attributes based on the file system information, and store selected data in a preferred region of a data storage medium based on the storage attributes. Another embodiment may be a method comprising inspecting characteristics of an I/O request for a file, setting storage attributes for the file based on if the file is preferred, and storing the file on a data storage medium based on the storage attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Robert McLeran, Steven Scott Williams
  • Patent number: 10613982
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to file-aware caching for data storage devices. In one example, a device may comprise a data storage medium, an interface circuit to communicate with a host, and a driver configured to retrieve file system information related to a structured input/output (I/O) command from the host, and select caching attributes based on the file system information. Further, a system may include a host and at least one driver operating on the host; the driver configured to intercept a I/O request initiated at the host, obtain operating system information from the host about the I/O request, and store the operating system information that it is accessible to a data storage device to allow the data storage device to implement caching attributes based on the operating system information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Robert McLeran, Joe David Marley, Scott J Noone, Peter G Viscarola
  • Patent number: 10209768
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to systems, devices, and methods for file-aware priority drivers in data storage devices. In one example, a device may comprise a data storage medium, an interface circuit to communicate with a host, a driver configured to retrieve file system information related to a structured input/output (I/O) command from the host, select priority attributes based on the file system information, and prioritize execution of the I/O command based on the priority attributes. Another embodiment may be a method comprising inspecting characteristics of an I/O request, choosing priority attributes for the I/O request based on the characteristics, and executing operations in an order based on the priority attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Robert McLeran, Joe David Marley, Scott J Noone, Peter G Viscarola
  • Patent number: 9189172
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to data storage devices employing file-aware drivers. In one example, a device may comprise a driver configured to retrieve file system information related to an input/output (I/O) command, select priority attributes identifying whether the I/O command originated from a user-level application based on the file system information, and prioritize execution of the I/O command based on the priority attributes. Another embodiment may be a method comprising inspecting characteristics of a data input/output (I/O) request, choosing priority attributes for the I/O request based on the characteristics and a program initiating the I/O request, and executing operations in an order based on the priority attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Robert McLeran, Steven Scott Williams