Patents by Inventor Igor Popov

Igor Popov 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: 11784810
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining key server type and key server redundancy information to enable encryption. A first key server type for a first protocol is indicated in a key server type field in response to determining a current protocol used to communicate with the key server comprises the first protocol. A query information request is submitted to the key server to determine a key server type in response to determining that the current protocol comprises the second protocol. The second key server type indicated in the response to the query information request is indicated in the key server type field in response to the response indicating the second key server type. The first or second type of key server indicated in the key server type field is used to determine information to include in a key retrieval request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Lee Sheppard, Roger G. Hathorn, Igor Popov
  • Publication number: 20230070163
    Abstract: A first node and a second node are configured in a storage system, wherein the first node and the second node are communicatively coupled to a key server. One or more nodes of a set comprising the first node and the second node initiate a process to generate an encryption key to be shared between the first node and the second node in the storage system. A request for the encryption key is transmitted to the key server, from the one or more nodes of the set comprising the first node and the second node, in response to securing a common lock that is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Lee SHEPPARD, Igor POPOV
  • Publication number: 20220286284
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining key server type and key server redundancy information to enable encryption. A first key server type for a first protocol is indicated in a key server type field in response to determining a current protocol used to communicate with the key server comprises the first protocol. A query information request is submitted to the key server to determine a key server type in response to determining that the current protocol comprises the second protocol. The second key server type indicated in the response to the query information request is indicated in the key server type field in response to the response indicating the second key server type. The first or second type of key server indicated in the key server type field is used to determine information to include in a key retrieval request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Lee Sheppard, Roger G. Hathorn, Igor Popov
  • Patent number: 11405199
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining key server type and key server redundancy information to enable encryption. A first key server type for a first protocol is indicated in a key server type field in response to determining a current protocol used to communicate with the key server comprises the first protocol. A query information request is submitted to the key server to determine a key server type in response to determining that the current protocol comprises the second protocol. The second key server type indicated in the response to the query information request is indicated in the key server type field in response to the response indicating the second key server type. The first or second type of key server indicated in the key server type field is used to determine information to include in a key retrieval request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Lee Sheppard, Roger G. Hathorn, Igor Popov
  • Publication number: 20210288799
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining key server type and key server redundancy information to enable encryption. A first key server type for a first protocol is indicated in a key server type field in response to determining a current protocol used to communicate with the key server comprises the first protocol. A query information request is submitted to the key server to determine a key server type in response to determining that the current protocol comprises the second protocol. The second key server type indicated in the response to the query information request is indicated in the key server type field in response to the response indicating the second key server type. The first or second type of key server indicated in the key server type field is used to determine information to include in a key retrieval request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Lee Sheppard, Roger G. Hathorn, Igor Popov
  • Publication number: 20200076585
    Abstract: Key management for encrypted data. A node, such as a storage device, obtains a shared key to be used in cryptographic operations. The obtaining includes using an identifier of another node, such as a host of the computing environment, and a unique identifier of the shared key to obtain the shared key. The obtained shared key is then used in one or more cryptographic operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob L. Sheppard, Igor Popov, Roger G. Hathorn, Bernhard Laubli
  • Patent number: 10013171
    Abstract: A method for reducing stress on a RAID under rebuild is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method includes performing the following actions while the RAID is undergoing a rebuild process: (1) redirect writes intended for the RAID to a temporary storage area located on a same primary storage system as the RAID, and (2) redirect reads intended for the RAID to a secondary storage system configured to store a copy of data in the RAID. The method is further configured to perform the following actions upon completing the rebuild process: (3) update the rebuilt RAID to reflect writes made to the temporary storage area during the rebuild process, and (4) redirect reads and writes to the rebuilt RAID. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herve G. P. Andre, Rashmi Chandra, Glynis G. Dsouza, Larry Juarez, Tony Leung, Igor Popov, Jacob L. Sheppard, Todd C. Sorenson
  • Publication number: 20160378339
    Abstract: A method for reducing stress on a RAID under rebuild is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method includes performing the following actions while the RAID is undergoing a rebuild process: (1) redirect writes intended for the RAID to a temporary storage area located on a same primary storage system as the RAID, and (2) redirect reads intended for the RAID to a secondary storage system configured to store a copy of data in the RAID. The method is further configured to perform the following actions upon completing the rebuild process: (3) update the rebuilt RAID to reflect writes made to the temporary storage area during the rebuild process, and (2) redirect reads and writes to the rebuilt RAID. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Herve G. P. Andre, Rashmi Chandra, Glynis G. Dsouza, Larry Juarez, Tony Leung, Igor Popov, Jacob L. Sheppard, Todd C. Sorenson
  • Publication number: 20070133787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying a crosstalk source interfering with a subscriber line, and comprising the step of collecting noise measurements performed over the subscriber line at consecutive time instances. A method according to the invention further comprises the steps of: classifying said noise measurements into distinct measurement collections corresponding to respective ones of distinct crosstalk environments, time-averaging over a particular measurement collection, thereby yielding a particular time-averaged noise measurement, identifying said crosstalk source from said particular time-averaged noise measurement. The present invention also relates to a network analyzer implementing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT
    Inventors: Jan Verlinden, Margherita La Fauci, Igor Popov, Veselin Pizurica
  • Patent number: 7125723
    Abstract: Oxidative stress in living organisms is determined in a photochemiluminescence measuring system after separation of low-molecular weight antioxidants from protein-containing test samples that were withdrawn from these organisms using an assay kit that contains a gel chromatographic column, a photosensitizer solution, a carbonate buffer solution, and a phosphate buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventors: Igor Popov, Gudrun Lewin
  • Patent number: 6607919
    Abstract: Oxidative stress in living organisms is determined in a photochemiluminescence measuring system after separation of low-molecular weight antioxidants from protein-containing test samples that were withdrawn from these organisms using an assay kit that contains a gel chromatographic column, a photosensitizer solution, a carbonate buffer solution, and a phosphate buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: Igor Popov, Gudrun Lewin
  • Publication number: 20030064523
    Abstract: Oxidative stress in living organisms is determined in a photochemiluminescence measuring system after separation of low-molecular weight antioxidants from protein-containing test samples that were withdrawn from these organisms using an assay kit that contains a gel chromatographic column, a photosensitizer solution, a carbonate buffer solution, and a phosphate buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Igor Popov, Gudrun Lewin