Patents by Inventor Jason R. Luurs

Jason R. Luurs 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).

  • Defragmenting backup objects
    Patent number: 10838641
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for defragmenting backup objects. A metadata object having first format addresses for data sets in data objects for a volume is copied to a temporary metadata object. The data sets in the data objects are copied to consecutive second format addresses in temporary data objects to defragment data in the data sets in the data objects. The first format and the second format addresses comprise different address formats. The temporary metadata object and the temporary data objects are stored in the storage to provide a backup of the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Suarez, Jason R. Luurs, Dave Bach
  • DEFRAGMENTING BACKUP OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20200285389
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for defragmenting backup objects. A metadata object having first format addresses for data sets in data objects for a volume is copied to a temporary metadata object. The data sets in the data objects are copied to consecutive second format addresses in temporary data objects to defragment data in the data sets in the data objects. The first format and the second format addresses comprise different address formats. The temporary metadata object and the temporary data objects are stored in the storage to provide a backup of the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Suarez, Jason R. Luurs, Dave Bach
  • Building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume
    Patent number: 9646033
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume. A copy operation is initiated to copy the source volume to the target volume, wherein the target volume is created with a target volume name different from a source volume name of the source volume. Source volume metadata having records including information on data sets in the source volume is copied to target volume metadata. A metadata index is generated indicating locations of the records in the target volume metadata having information on the data sets in the target volume. The metadata index is used to access the records in the target volume metadata when accessing data sets in the target volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert S. Gensler, Jr., Jason R. Luurs, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • BUILDING A METADATA INDEX FROM SOURCE METADATA RECORDS WHEN CREATING A TARGET VOLUME FOR SUBSEQUENT METADATA ACCESS FROM THE TARGET VOLUME
    Publication number: 20160019247
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume. A copy operation is initiated to copy the source volume to the target volume, wherein the target volume is created with a target volume name different from a source volume name of the source volume. Source volume metadata having records including information on data sets in the source volume is copied to target volume metadata. A metadata index is generated indicating locations of the records in the target volume metadata having information on the data sets in the target volume. The metadata index is used to access the records in the target volume metadata when accessing data sets in the target volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Robert S. Gensler, JR., Jason R. Luurs, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • Building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume
    Patent number: 9183243
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume. A copy operation is initiated to copy the source volume to the target volume, wherein the target volume is created with a target volume name different from a source volume name of the source volume. Source volume metadata having records including information on data sets in the source volume is copied to target volume metadata. A metadata index is generated indicating locations of the records in the target volume metadata having information on the data sets in the target volume. The metadata index is used to access the records in the target volume metadata when accessing data sets in the target volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert S. Gensler, Jr., Jason R. Luurs, Jeffrey R. Suarez
  • BUILDING A METADATA INDEX FROM SOURCE METADATA RECORDS WHEN CREATING A TARGET VOLUME FOR SUBSEQUENT METADATA ACCESS FROM THE TARGET VOLUME
    Publication number: 20150074051
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for building a metadata index from source metadata records when creating a target volume for subsequent metadata access from the target volume. A copy operation is initiated to copy the source volume to the target volume, wherein the target volume is created with a target volume name different from a source volume name of the source volume. Source volume metadata having records including information on data sets in the source volume is copied to target volume metadata. A metadata index is generated indicating locations of the records in the target volume metadata having information on the data sets in the target volume. The metadata index is used to access the records in the target volume metadata when accessing data sets in the target volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Gensler, Jason R. Luurs, Jeffrey R. Suarez