Patents by Inventor Geoff Hayward
Geoff Hayward 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).
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Publication number: 20190065684Abstract: Computerized methods and systems for assisting a User to achieve a Health-Related Goal Set involves a processor periodically receiving Historical Data for the User or a group of Users similar to the User from one or more computing devices of the User or the group of Users via a communication network. The processor generates a Model that relates different Observables of the Historical Data, by optimizing fit of the Model to the Observables, and/or identifying a statistical correlation between the Observables. The processor evaluates at least one output based on the Model, and transmits the output to the computing device of the User via the communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Geoff HAYWARD, Nancy HERNANDEZ-CERON, Jamil KABANI
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Patent number: 8255477Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Geoff Hayward
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Patent number: 8156195Abstract: Network data storage systems and methods allow computers reading and writing data at a plurality of data centers separated by, potentially, large distances to replicate data between sites such that the data is protected from failures, including complete Site failures, while not allowing network latency to significantly impede the performance of read or write operations. Continued access to all data is provided even after a single failure of any component of the system or after any complete failure of all equipment located at any single geographic region or any failure that isolates access to any single geographic region. Write data is replicated synchronously from Active Sites, e.g., sites where servers are writing data to storage resources, to Protection Sites located sufficiently close to Active Sites such that network latency will not significantly impact performance, but sufficiently far apart such that a regional disaster is unlikely to affect both sites.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Dale Hagglund, Ron Unrau, Geoff Hayward, Craig Graulich, Wayne Karpoff
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Publication number: 20110035430Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: EMC CORPORATIONInventor: Geoff Hayward
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Patent number: 7849504Abstract: An OSI layer 2 network device on the edge of a network such as a SAN is configured to replace the original source address of traffic entering the network with a known identifier or address, which is used to signify that entry point as the traffic source to the other nodes of the network. Nodes of the network recognize the new source address as a valid source address. The network device also maintains state (e.g., association of original source address with new source address/identifier) so as to translate addresses to enable reply traffic to be sent back to the original sender.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Sima Noghanian, Patrick Mullen, Himanshu Dwivedi, Geoff Hayward, Bob Beck
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Patent number: 7783716Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Geoff Hayward
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Publication number: 20090077668Abstract: An OSI layer 2 network device on the edge of a network such as a SAN is configured to replace the original source address of traffic entering the network with a known identifier or address, which is used to signify that entry point as the traffic source to the other nodes of the network. Nodes of the network recognize the new source address as a valid source address. The network device also maintains state (e.g., association of original source address with new source address/identifier) so as to translate addresses to enable reply traffic to be sent back to the original sender.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: YottaYotta, Inc.Inventors: Sima Noghanian, Patrick Mullen, Himanshu Dwivedi, Geoff Hayward, Bob Beck
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Patent number: 7475207Abstract: Write order fidelity (WOF) is maintained for totally-active implementations wherein a plurality of access nodes at geographically separated sites can concurrently read and/or write data in a “totally active” fashion on a distributed data system. From the hosts' perspective at diverse geographic locations, a synchronous, cache-coherent view of data is provided. Data transfer is asynchronous. A time ordered data image is created and maintained so operations can be restarted after a partial system failure that causes loss of data not yet asynchronously transferred across the network, but that has been write-acknowledged to the originating host. Time ordered asynchronous data transfer is implemented as a pipeline of changes that reflect contributions from all nodes. WOF also improves network performance and lowers bandwidth consumption.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Steve Bromling, Dale Hagglund, Geoff Hayward, Roel Van der Goot, Wayne Karpoff
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Patent number: 7404206Abstract: An OSI layer 2 network device on the edge of a network such as a SAN is configured to replace the original source address of traffic entering the network with a known identifier or address, which is used to signify that entry point as the traffic source to the other nodes of the network. Nodes of the network recognize the new source address as a valid source address. The network device also maintains state (e.g., association of original source address with new source address/identifier) so as to translate addresses to enable reply traffic to be sent back to the original sender.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: YottaYotta, Inc.Inventors: Sima Noghanian, Patrick Mullen, Himanshu Dwivedi, Geoff Hayward, Bob Beck
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Publication number: 20070195692Abstract: Network data storage systems and methods allow computers reading and writing data at a plurality of data centers separated by, potentially, large distances to replicate data between sites such that the data is protected from failures, including complete Site failures, while not allowing network latency to significantly impede the performance of read or write operations. Continued access to all data is provided even after a single failure of any component of the system or after any complete failure of all equipment located at any single geographic region or any failure that isolates access to any single geographic region. Write data is replicated synchronously from Active Sites, e.g., sites where servers are writing data to storage resources, to Protection Sites located sufficiently close to Active Sites such that network latency will not significantly impact performance, but sufficiently far apart such that a regional disaster is unlikely to affect both sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: YOTTAYOTTA, INC.Inventors: Dale Hagglund, Ron Unrau, Geoff Hayward, Craig Graulich, Wayne Karpoff
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Patent number: 7194656Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: YottaYotta Inc.Inventor: Geoff Hayward
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Publication number: 20070022264Abstract: Write order fidelity (WOF) is maintained for totally-active implementations wherein a plurality of access nodes at geographically separated sites can concurrently read and/or write data in a “totally active” fashion on a distributed data system. From the hosts' perspective at diverse geographic locations, a synchronous, cache-coherent view of data is provided. Data transfer is asynchronous. A time ordered data image is created and maintained so operations can be restarted after a partial system failure that causes loss of data not yet asynchronously transferred across the network, but that has been write-acknowledged to the originating host. Time ordered asynchronous data transfer is implemented as a pipeline of changes that reflect contributions from all nodes. WOF also improves network performance and lowers bandwidth consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: YOTTAYOTTA, INC.Inventors: Steve Bromling, Dale Hagglund, Geoff Hayward, Roel Van der Goot, Wayne Karpoff
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Publication number: 20060107100Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Applicant: Yotta Yotta, Inc.Inventor: Geoff Hayward
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Publication number: 20030126467Abstract: An OSI layer 2 network device on the edge of a network such as a SAN is configured to replace the original source address of traffic entering the network with a known identifier or address, which is used to signify that entry point as the traffic source to the other nodes of the network. Nodes of the network recognize the new source address as a valid source address. The network device also maintains state (e.g., association of original source address with new source address/identifier) so as to translate addresses to enable reply traffic to be sent back to the original sender.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Yotta Yotta, Inc.Inventors: Sima Noghanian, Patrick Mullen, Himanshu Dwivedi, Geoff Hayward, Bob Beck
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Publication number: 20030105829Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing storage network functionality. The methods and systems of the present invention are particularly useful for optimizing storage network performance for cases in which some components of the network may be separated by significant distances and/or which include communication links with relatively limited bandwidth. In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods and systems for implementing access to and management of geographically distributed storage resources through multiple peer-to-peer storage network array management functions (AMFs) that may also be geographically distributed. The methods and systems of the present invention, in certain aspects, provide geographically aware cache sharing, cache replication, cache coherence, traffic routing, redundancy group structure, source and destination selection, pre-fetching of data, message gathering and other useful features.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: YOTTA YOTTA, INC.Inventor: Geoff Hayward