Patents by Inventor Henry Hao Fang

Henry Hao Fang 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: 11461276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for deduplication. Specifically, the method may comprise obtaining a property of a file stream, the property of a file stream including a file type or a magic number identifying a format of a protocol or a file. The method further includes in response to receiving an I/O request for a data block of the file stream, assigning a deduplication level to the I/O request based on the property of the file stream. Moreover, the method further includes deduplicating the data block of the file stream based on the deduplication level assigned to the I/O request. In addition, a corresponding device and computer program product are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Leon Zhang, Henry Hao Fang, Chen Gong, Lester Ming Zhang, Yongli Wang, Huan Chen
  • Patent number: 11010353
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for a file system log. In some embodiments, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method comprises: in response to receiving a write request for metadata associated with a first transaction, determining at least one zone associated with the first transaction from a plurality of zones of the metadata, the plurality of zones being formed by striping the metadata; requesting a resource slice for the at least one zone from a resource pool of a logging system; and recording to the resource slice a log that the first transaction modifies the at least one zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Lester Ming Zhang, Chen Gong, Henry Hao Fang, Leon Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210064578
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for deduplication. Specifically, the method may comprise obtaining a property of a file stream, the property of a file stream including a file type or a magic number identifying a format of a protocol or a file. The method further includes in response to receiving an I/O request for a data block of the file stream, assigning a deduplication level to the I/O request based on the property of the file stream. Moreover, the method further includes deduplicating the data block of the file stream based on the deduplication level assigned to the I/O request. In addition, a corresponding device and computer program product are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Leon Zhang, Henry Hao Fang, Chen Gong, Lester Ming Zhang, Yongli Wang, Huan Chen
  • Patent number: 10891261
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for deduplication. Specifically, the method may comprise obtaining a property of a file stream, the property of a file stream including a file type or a magic number identifying a format of a protocol or a file. The method further includes in response to receiving an I/O request for a data block of the file stream, assigning a deduplication level to the I/O request based on the property of the file stream. Moreover, the method further includes deduplicating the data block of the file stream based on the deduplication level assigned to the I/O request. In addition, a corresponding device and computer program product are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Leon Zhang, Henry Hao Fang, Chen Gong, Lester Ming Zhang, Yongli Wang, Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20190034449
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for deduplication. Specifically, the method may comprise obtaining a property of a file stream, the property of a file stream including a file type or a magic number identifying a format of a protocol or a file. The method further includes in response to receiving an I/O request for a data block of the file stream, assigning a deduplication level to the I/O request based on the property of the file stream. Moreover, the method further includes deduplicating the data block of the file stream based on the deduplication level assigned to the I/O request. In addition, a corresponding device and computer program product are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Leon Zhang, Henry Hao Fang, Chen Gong, Lester Ming Zhang, Yongli Wang, Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20180349410
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for a file system log. In some embodiments, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method comprises: in response to receiving a write request for metadata associated with a first transaction, determining at least one zone associated with the first transaction from a plurality of zones of the metadata, the plurality of zones being formed by striping the metadata; requesting a resource slice for the at least one zone from a resource pool of a logging system; and recording to the resource slice a log that the first transaction modifies the at least one zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Lester Ming Zhang, Chen Gong, Henry Hao Fang, Leon Zhang