Patents by Inventor Gerd Rausch

Gerd Rausch 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).

  • Wake-ahead based on patterns
    Patent number: 8250248
    Abstract: A method may include detecting an event, determining whether the event correlates to a hard disk access, requesting a wake-ahead of a hard disk drive if it is determined that the event correlates to a hard disk access, weighing a performance improvement of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is granted against a life of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is not granted, and waking ahead the hard disk drive if the performance improvement outweighs the life of the hard disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Rausch
  • WAKE-AHEAD BASED ON PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20110238907
    Abstract: A method may include detecting an event, determining whether the event correlates to a hard disk access, requesting a wake-ahead of a hard disk drive if it is determined that the event correlates to a hard disk access, weighing a performance improvement of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is granted against a life of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is not granted, and waking ahead the hard disk drive if the performance improvement outweighs the life of the hard disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Gerd RAUSCH
  • Wake-ahead based on patterns
    Patent number: 7979598
    Abstract: A method may include detecting an event, determining whether the event correlates to a hard disk access, requesting a wake-ahead of a hard disk drive if it is determined that the event correlates to a hard disk access, weighing a performance improvement of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is granted against a life of the hard disk drive if the wake ahead request is not granted, and waking ahead the hard disk drive if the performance improvement outweighs the life of the hard disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Rausch