Patents by Inventor Debdayal Mandal

Debdayal Mandal 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).

  • Method of managing nodes in computer cluster
    Patent number: 7734960
    Abstract: A method is described of managing nodes in a computer cluster comprising: each node repeatedly broadcasting a cluster summary message; a cluster coordinator node identifying failed nodes by analysing cluster summary messages received from other nodes in the cluster; and the cluster coordinator node broadcasting an updated cluster organization status, if failed nodes are identified. In at least preferred embodiments, the broadcasts can be transmitted using an ad-hoc wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Debdayal Mandal
  • Method of managing nodes in computer cluster
    Publication number: 20080040628
    Abstract: A method is described of managing nodes in a computer cluster comprising: each node repeatedly broadcasting a cluster summary message; a cluster coordinator node identifying failed nodes by analysing cluster summary messages received from other nodes in the cluster; and the cluster coordinator node broadcasting an updated cluster organization status, if failed nodes are identified. In at least preferred embodiments, the broadcasts can be transmitted using an ad-hoc wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Debdayal Mandal