Patents by Inventor Hai Sheng Pan

Hai Sheng Pan 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).

  • Systems and methods for converting a media player into a backup device
    Patent number: 8069271
    Abstract: A data backup system is provided that when coupled to a data source, such as a personal computer, and a media player, such an Apple Computer IPod media player, the data backup system blocks certain communications between the data source and the media player thus preventing the data source from recognizing the media player as such thereby avoiding the launching of synchronization software for the media player, the data backup system also causing the automatic launching of a backup application stored on the data backup system so that data files can be located on the data source and then backed up to the media player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Storage Appliance Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins, Hai Sheng Pan, Valeriy Kusov
  • Systems and methods for converting a media player into a backup device
    Publication number: 20080243466
    Abstract: A data backup system is provided that when coupled to a data source, such as a personal computer, and a media player, such an Apple Computer iPod, the data backup system blocks certain communications between the data source and the media player thus preventing the data source from recognizing the media player as such thereby avoiding the launching of synchronization software for the media player, the data backup system also causing the automatic launching of a backup application stored on the data backup system so that data files can be located on the data source and then backed up to the media player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins, Hai Sheng Pan, Valerity Kusov