Patents by Inventor Dave Kodjo

Dave Kodjo 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).

  • Accidental-volume-removal prevention
    Patent number: 10963179
    Abstract: A method to prevent the inadvertent removal of volumes on a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes receiving a request to remove (e.g., delete, detach, unmask, etc.) a volume on a storage system. In response to receiving the request, the method initiates at least one process to monitor the volume for I/O activity over a specified period of time. In the event the at least one process does not detect I/O activity to the volume during the specified period of time, the method executes the request by removing the volume. In the event the at least one process detects I/O activity to the volume during the specified period of time, the method denies the request to remove the volume. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Auvenshine, Dave Kodjo, Nicolas Andre Druet, Marcel Pop, Paul Cloutier
  • ACCIDENTAL-VOLUME-REMOVAL PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20200241786
    Abstract: A method to prevent the inadvertent removal of volumes on a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes receiving a request to remove (e.g., delete, detach, unmask, etc.) a volume on a storage system. In response to receiving the request, the method initiates at least one process to monitor the volume for I/O activity over a specified period of time. In the event the at least one process does not detect I/O activity to the volume during the specified period of time, the method executes the request by removing the volume. In the event the at least one process detects I/O activity to the volume during the specified period of time, the method denies the request to remove the volume. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Auvenshine, Dave Kodjo, Nicolas Andre Druet, Marcel Pop, Paul Cloutier