Patents by Inventor GORDON WILLIAM WAIDHOFER

GORDON WILLIAM WAIDHOFER 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).

  • System and method to conserve device lifetime for snapshot generation
    Patent number: 11748259
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating backups are disclosed. To generate a backup, a snapshot may be generated. A snapshot may be a point in time representation of data, in contrast to live data which may be updated over time. To reduce the impact of snapshot generation, a method, system, and device for generating and maintaining a snapshot that utilizes fewer writes is disclosed. To reduce the writes, the snapshots may be generated by preferentially referring to already stored copies of data for the snapshot rather than storing an additional copy of data for the snapshot. The snapshots may be maintained by storing copies of data for the snapshot only when live data diverges from the snapshot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Gordon William Waidhofer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONSERVE DEVICE LIFETIME FOR SNAPSHOT GENERATION
    Publication number: 20230112221
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating backups are disclosed. To generate a backup, a snapshot may be generated. A snapshot may be a point in time representation of data, in contrast to live data which may be updated over time. To reduce the impact of snapshot generation, a method, system, and device for generating and maintaining a snapshot that utilizes fewer writes is disclosed. To reduce the writes, the snapshots may be generated by preferentially referring to already stored copies of data for the snapshot rather than storing an additional copy of data for the snapshot. The snapshots may be maintained by storing copies of data for the snapshot only when live data diverges from the snapshot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: GORDON WILLIAM WAIDHOFER