Patents by Inventor Kun-Tien Hsu

Kun-Tien Hsu 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).

  • Data storage system and control method thereof
    Patent number: 8230170
    Abstract: The invention discloses a data storage system and a control method thereof. The data storage system according to the invention includes N groups of storage devices, where N is an integer larger than 1. The invention is to judge if the use information of one of the batches of data satisfies the set of condition thresholds relative to the group of storage devices where said one batch of data is stored, and if NO, to re-allocate said one batch of data to one of the group of storage devices whose condition thresholds are satisfied by the use information of said one batch of data and to update the virtual drive locations of said one batch of data mapping the logical locations of the storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Promise Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Hung-Ming Chien, Cheng-Yi Huang, Che-Jen Wang, Kun-Tien Hsu, Yung-Wen Huang
  • DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110276759
    Abstract: The invention discloses a data storage system and a control method thereof. The data storage system according to the invention includes N groups of storage devices, where N is an integer larger than 1. The invention is to judge if the use information of one of the batches of data satisfies the set of condition thresholds relative to the group of storage devices where said one batch of data is stored, and if NO, to re-allocate said one batch of data to one of the group of storage devices whose condition thresholds are satisfied by the use information of said one batch of data and to update the virtual drive locations of said one batch of data mapping the logical locations of the storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC
    Inventors: Hung-Ming Chien, Cheng-Yi Huang, Che-Jen Wang, Kun-Tien Hsu, Yung-Wen Huang