Patents by Inventor Kevin P. Hoyt

Kevin P. Hoyt 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).

  • Caching backed-up data locally until successful replication
    Patent number: 9251010
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for caching backed-up data locally until successful replication of the backed-up data. Responsive to an indication to back up one or more pieces of identified data from a local storage device, a determination is made as to whether a primary storage device is available. Responsive to the primary storage device being available, the one or more pieces of identified data are backed up to the primary storage device and a local replication cache. Responsive to the backed-up data being replicated from the primary storage device to a secondary storage device, the backed-up data is removed from the local replication cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Avishai H. Hochberg, Kevin P. Hoyt, Howard N. Martin
  • Caching Backed-Up Data Locally Until Successful Replication
    Publication number: 20140281257
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for caching backed-up data locally until successful replication of the backed-up data. Responsive to an indication to back up one or more pieces of identified data from a local storage device, a determination is made as to whether a primary storage device is available. Responsive to the primary storage device being available, the one or more pieces of identified data are backed up to the primary storage device and a local replication cache. Responsive to the backed-up data being replicated from the primary storage device to a secondary storage device, the backed-up data is removed from the local replication cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Avishai H. Hochberg, Kevin P. Hoyt, Howard N. Martin