Patents by Inventor Gian Carlo Boffa

Gian Carlo Boffa 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: 11082505
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first server computing is configured to send, to a network component, a request to subscribe to a multicast group. In addition, the first server computing device may receive a message sent from a second server computing device to the multicast group. The first server computing device may determine, from the message, an internet protocol (IP) address and port number associated with the second server computing device. In addition, the first server computing device may determine that the first server computing device has not previously received information associated with the second server computing device. The first server computing device may cause a connection to be established between the first server computing device and the second server computing device, the connection for enabling the first server computing device to determine whether the second server computing device offers storage for the first server computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver David Smith-Denny, Gian Carlo Boffa
  • Publication number: 20210037105
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first server computing is configured to send, to a network component, a request to subscribe to a multicast group. In addition, the first server computing device may receive a message sent from a second server computing device to the multicast group. The first server computing device may determine, from the message, an internet protocol (IP) address and port number associated with the second server computing device. In addition, the first server computing device may determine that the first server computing device has not previously received information associated with the second server computing device. The first server computing device may cause a connection to be established between the first server computing device and the second server computing device, the connection for enabling the first server computing device to determine whether the second server computing device offers storage for the first server computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver David Smith-Denny, Gian Carlo Boffa
  • Patent number: 8464074
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing Storage Media Encryption (SME) are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a memory and a plurality of processors. The apparatus receives a write command from a network device. The apparatus sends a transfer ready to the network device in response to the write command. The apparatus receives data from the network device. The apparatus composes a status and sends the status the network device. The status is sent to the network device after the data has been received from the network device and prior to both compressing and encrypting the data. The apparatus compresses the data to generate compressed data. One of the plurality of processors encrypts the compressed data to generate modified data. The apparatus then sends the modified data to a target indicated by the write command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Parthasarathy, Chandra Sekhar Kondamuri, Ramkumar Chinchani, Gian Carlo Boffa, Maurilio Cometto