Patents by Inventor Duke Andy Lee

Duke Andy Lee 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: 11683156
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving at an encryption daemon a key request from a storage device; implementing, by the encryption daemon, a secure communications channel between the encryption daemon and an encryption key server; sending the key request from the encryption daemon to the encryption key server, utilizing the secure communications channel; receiving, from the encryption key server at the encryption daemon, an encrypted response, utilizing the secure communications channel; decrypting, by the encryption daemon, the encrypted response to obtain the requested key, and sending the requested key from the encryption daemon to the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Duke Andy Lee, Jeffrey Wayne Pilch
  • Publication number: 20210014048
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving at an encryption daemon a key request from a storage device; implementing, by the encryption daemon, a secure communications channel between the encryption daemon and an encryption key server; sending the key request from the encryption daemon to the encryption key server, utilizing the secure communications channel; receiving, from the encryption key server at the encryption daemon, an encrypted response, utilizing the secure communications channel; decrypting, by the encryption daemon, the encrypted response to obtain the requested key, and sending the requested key from the encryption daemon to the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Duke Andy Lee, Jeffrey Wayne Pilch
  • Patent number: 9384777
    Abstract: A system provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. The system comprises a writable storage media drive, such as a tape drive. The writable storage drive determines if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted. If it is determined that the first portion of data is encrypted then the writable storage drive shreds a second portion of data within the writable storage media cartridge related to said encrypted first portion of data. The first portion of data and the second portion are not the same portions of the writable storage media cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Carlson, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Jonathan Wayne Peake
  • Patent number: 9299385
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. If it is determined if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted then a second portion of data within the writable storage media cartridge related to said encrypted first portion of data is shredded. The first portion of data and the second portion are not the same portions of the writable storage media cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Carlson, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Jonathan Wayne Peake
  • Patent number: 7864478
    Abstract: The provision of verification for data storage cartridges having data storage tape media employs determining the volume identity of a data storage cartridge; and providing an internal label at each block of data to be written to the data storage tape media of the data storage cartridge, the internal label at least comprising the volume identity. Verification of a label comprises reading an external label of the cartridge, the external label at least comprising a volume identity of the cartridge; determining whether the tape media comprises valid data arranged in blocks; positioning the tape media at one of the data blocks and attempting to read an internal label from the data block; and if so, determining whether the volume identity of the external label matches the volume identity of the internal label, and, if so, determining that the matching volume identity is the volume identity of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Anna, Norie Iwasaki, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Koichi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20100046108
    Abstract: The provision of verification for data storage cartridges having data storage tape media employs determining the volume identity of a data storage cartridge; and providing an internal label at each block of data to be written to the data storage tape media of the data storage cartridge, the internal label at least comprising the volume identity. Verification of a label comprises reading an external label of the cartridge, the external label at least comprising a volume identity of the cartridge; determining whether the tape media comprises valid data arranged in blocks; positioning the tape media at one of the data blocks and attempting to read an internal label from the data block; and if so, determining whether the volume identity of the external label matches the volume identity of the internal label, and, if so, determining that the matching volume identity is the volume identity of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Anna, Norie Iwasaki, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Koichi Masuda
  • Patent number: 7627786
    Abstract: With detection of a selected error event involving a data storage drive and data storage media, a subsystem attempts to move the media to another drive, and conduct a similar operation. The subsystem separately tracks successive error events of individual drives and individual media, wherein a complete successful operation breaks the chain of the successive error events; and upon the number of successive error events reaching a threshold, fails the data storage drive or the data storage media. Error events are categorized into: 1) error events before or during a mount of a media into a drive; and 2) error events after a successful mount of a media into a drive; and conducts the tracking, comparing and failing steps separately for each of the categories for the drives and the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Anthony Bello, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee
  • Publication number: 20090049311
    Abstract: A system provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. The system comprises a writable storage media drive, such as a tape drive. The writable storage drive determines if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted. If it is determined that the first portion of data is encrypted then the writable storage drive shreds a second portion of data within the writable storage media cartridge related to said encrypted first portion of data. The first portion of data and the second portion are not the same portions of the writable storage media cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Carlson, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Jonathan Wayne Peake
  • Publication number: 20090049310
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. If it is determined if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted then a second portion of data within the writable storage media cartridge related to said encrypted first portion of data is shredded. The first portion of data and the second portion are not the same portions of the writable storage media cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Carlson, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee, Jonathan Wayne Peak
  • Publication number: 20080077825
    Abstract: With detection of a selected error event involving a data storage drive and data storage media, a subsystem attempts to move the media to another drive, and conduct a similar operation. The subsystem separately tracks successive error events of individual drives and individual media, wherein a complete successful operation breaks the chain of the successive error events; and upon the number of successive error events reaching a threshold, fails the data storage drive or the data storage media. Error events are categorized into: 1) error events before or during a mount of a media into a drive, and 2) error events after a successful mount of a media into a drive; and conducts the tracking, comparing and falling steps separately for each of the categories for the drives and the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: KEITH ANTHONY BELLO, Cheryl Marie Friauf, Gregory Tad Kishi, Duke Andy Lee