Patents by Inventor Ganesh Karche

Ganesh Karche 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 and apparatus for using storage properties in a file system
    Patent number: 7689533
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of identifying and using storage properties within a file system. In particular, the invention exposes the storage property of an underlying storage volume i.e., mirrored storage, RAID storage, standard storage, archival storage and the like, to the user such that the user may select a volume with appropriate storage capabilities for their files. Furthermore, the storage property of a storage volume is used as a file property within the file system such that files may be organized using the storage property. In another embodiment of the invention, altering the storage property that is used as a file property, automatically moves the file from one storage volume type to another storage volume type in accordance with the selected storage property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Samir Bhagwat, Ganesh Karche, Sree Hari Nagaralu