Patents by Inventor Jeff Szmyd

Jeff Szmyd 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).

  • Method for associating physical address with logical communication address in a media library assembly
    Patent number: 8868818
    Abstract: A method for associating a physical address with a logical communication address for an Ethernet-connected media drive (22A1-22A4, 22B1-22B4) in a media library assembly (10) includes the steps of providing a first media drive (22A1) having a first physical address; sending a request for a first logical communication address from the first media drive (22A1) to a library controller (16) via an Ethernet switch (18) the first physical address being imbedded in the request; and recording the first physical address with the Ethernet switch (18). The method can include associating the first physical address with one of a plurality of Ethernet switch ports (26A1-26A4, 26B1-26B4) using a mapping server (25) of the library controller (16). The method can include searching a routing table (228) of the Ethernet switch (18) with the library controller (16) to determine the first physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Byers, Don Doerner, Michael Jones, Sanam Mittal, Jeff Szmyd
  • METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING PHYSICAL ADDRESS WITH LOGICAL COMMUNICATION ADDRESS IN A MEDIA LIBRARY ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100228946
    Abstract: A method for associating a physical address with a logical communication address for an Ethernet-connected media drive (22A1-22A4, 22B1-22B4) in a media library assembly (10) includes the steps of providing a first media drive (22A1) having a first physical address; sending a request for a first logical communication address from the first media drive (22A1) to a library controller (16) via an Ethernet switch (18) the first physical address being imbedded in the request; and recording the first physical address with the Ethernet switch (18). The method can include associating the first physical address with one of a plurality of Ethernet switch ports (26A1-26A4, 26B1-26B4) using a mapping server (25) of the library controller (16). The method can include searching a routing table (228) of the Ethernet switch (18) with the library controller (16) to determine the first physical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel J. Byers, Don Doerner, Michael Jones, Sanam Mittal, Jeff Szmyd