Patents by Inventor Keith G. Morrison

Keith G. Morrison 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).

  • Hardware-management-console-initiated data protection
    Patent number: 11550676
    Abstract: A method for protecting data in a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes detecting, by a first hardware management console, first battery-on status associated with a first uninterruptible power supply. The method further detects, by a second hardware management console, second battery-on status associated with a second uninterruptible power supply. The method communicates, from the first hardware management console to the second hardware management console, the first battery-on status. The method then triggers, by the second hardware management console, a dump of modified data from memory to more persistent storage upon detecting both the first battery-on status and the second battery-on status. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Todd C. Sorenson, Ronald D. Martens, Keith G. Morrison, Brian A. Rinaldi, Jiwu Duan, John C. Elliott, Gary W. Batchelor
  • Apparatus, systems, and methods for identifying distributed objects subject to service
    Patent number: 11010228
    Abstract: Methods that can identify distributed objects that are subject to service are disclosed herein. One method includes receiving, by a processor, a service event from a first server in which the service event includes a first object in the first server that is subject to service and for which the first server is unable to determine an identity of the first object. The method further includes determining the identity of the first object based on a first object model for a second server and notifying a user of the identity of the first object in the first server that is subject to service. Apparatus, systems, and computer program products that can include, perform, and/or implement the methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith G. Morrison, Ye Na Chen, Guang Feng
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS SUBJECT TO SERVICE
    Publication number: 20200278899
    Abstract: Methods that can identify distributed objects that are subject to service are disclosed herein. One method includes receiving, by a processor, a service event from a first server in which the service event includes a first object in the first server that is subject to service and for which the first server is unable to determine an identity of the first object. The method further includes determining the identity of the first object based on a first object model for a second server and notifying a user of the identity of the first object in the first server that is subject to service. Apparatus, systems, and computer program products that can include, perform, and/or implement the methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Keith G. Morrison, Ye Na Chen, Guang Feng
  • HARDWARE-MANAGEMENT-CONSOLE-INITIATED DATA PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20200081809
    Abstract: A method for protecting data in a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes detecting, by a first hardware management console, first battery-on status associated with a first uninterruptible power supply. The method further detects, by a second hardware management console, second battery-on status associated with a second uninterruptible power supply. The method communicates, from the first hardware management console to the second hardware management console, the first battery-on status. The method then triggers, by the second hardware management console, a dump of modified data from memory to more persistent storage upon detecting both the first battery-on status and the second battery-on status. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Todd C. Sorenson, Ronald D. Martens, Keith G. Morrison, Brian A. Rinaldi, Jiwu Duan, John C. Elliott, Gary W. Batchelor