Patents by Inventor Marc J. Brooker
Marc J. Brooker 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).
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Patent number: 11379354Abstract: A storage management system monitors an indicator of whether data storage is or will exceed a threshold of storage utilization as stored on a current implementation resource, such as a storage server. The indicator may be used to determine whether none, some or all of the data storage should be moved from the current implementation resource to an available implementation resource.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, David R. Richardson, Tate Andrew Certain, Tobias L. Holgers, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 11314444Abstract: A storage controller is implemented for controlling a storage system. The storage controller may be implemented using a distributed computer system and may include components for servicing client data requests based on the characteristics of the distributed computer system, the client, or the data requests. The storage controller is scalable independently of the storage system it controls. All components of the storage controller, as well as the client, may be virtual or hardware-based instances of a distributed computer system.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Tate Andrew Certain, Kerry Q. Lee
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Patent number: 11303509Abstract: Implementation resources are operated in a manner furthering a particular purpose while excluding use of the implementation resources for other purposes. At least some of the implementation resources have capacity that is usable to implement multiple other resources. The capacity of the implementation resources is allocated in a manner that satisfies one or more conditions on the capacity of the implementation resources that is used. Generally, the capacity is allocated in a manner that reduces the likelihood that resources initiated close in time will fail together should underlying implementation resources fail. The implementation resources may be hardware devices that implement virtual computer systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Cornelle Christiaan Pretorius Janse Van Rensburg, Abhinav Agrawal, Adam D. Gray, Marvin M. Theimer, Peter N. DeSantis
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Patent number: 11075913Abstract: Users intending to launch instances or otherwise access virtual resources in a multi-tenant environment can specify a launch configuration. For each type of instance or each type of user, at least one launch configuration is created that includes parameters and values to be used in instantiating an instance of that type, the values being optimized for the current environment and type of instance. Launch configurations can be optimized for different types of users, such as to account for security credentials and access levels. Such an approach enables users to launch instances by contacting the resource provider directly without need for a proxy, which can function as a choke point under heavy load. The use of an appropriate launch configuration can be enforced for any type of user at any level, such as at the sub-net level, by modifying a request that does not specify an appropriate launch configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marvin M. Theimer, Eric Jason Brandwine, Marc J. Brooker, David Everard Brown, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt
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Patent number: 10861117Abstract: The relative health of data storage drives may be determined based, at least in some aspects, on data access information and/or other drive operation information. In some examples, upon receiving the operation information from a computing device, a health level of a drive may be determined. The health level determination may be based at least in part on operating information received from a client entity. Additionally, a storage space allocation instruction or operation may be determined for execution. The allocation instruction or operation determined to be performed may be based at least in part on the determined health level.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Danny Wei, Tobias L. Holgers, Yu Li
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Patent number: 10469500Abstract: Users intending to launch instances or otherwise access virtual resources in a multi-tenant environment can specify a launch configuration. For each type of instance or each type of user, at least one launch configuration is created that includes parameters and values to be used in instantiating an instance of that type, the values being optimized for the current environment and type of instance. Launch configurations can be optimized for different types of users, such as to account for security credentials and access levels. Such an approach enables users to launch instances by contacting the resource provider directly without need for a proxy, which can function as a choke point under heavy load. The use of an appropriate launch configuration can be enforced for any type of user at any level, such as at the sub-net level, by modifying a request that does not specify an appropriate launch configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marvin M. Theimer, Eric Jason Brandwine, Marc J. Brooker, David Everard Brown, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt
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Patent number: 10204017Abstract: The relative health of data storage drives may be determined based, at least in some aspects, on data access information and/or other drive operation information. In some examples, upon receiving the operation information from a computing device, a health level of a drive may be determined. The health level determination may be based at least in part on operating information received from a client entity. Additionally, a storage space allocation instruction or operation may be determined for execution. The allocation instruction or operation determined to be performed may be based at least in part on the determined health level.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Tobias L. Holgers, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Danny Wei
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Publication number: 20190036901Abstract: A plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to have been provisioned. Credentials are distributed to the plurality of virtual computing resources. A credentials map that maps the credentials to the plurality of virtual computing resources is updated. The credentials for the plurality of virtual computing resources are activated to enable the plurality of virtual computing resources to use the credentials to authenticate to a second computer system that manages a resource service, with the credentials being inaccessible to resources of the resource service. A virtual computing resource of the plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to been deprovisioned, and the credentials for the virtual computing resource are deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Mark Joseph Cavage, David Brown, Kevin Ross O'Neill, Eric Jason Brandwine, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt
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Patent number: 10097531Abstract: A plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to have been provisioned. Credentials are distributed to the plurality of virtual computing resources. A credentials map that maps the credentials to the plurality of virtual computing resources is updated. The credentials for the plurality of virtual computing resources are activated to enable the plurality of virtual computing resources to use the credentials to authenticate to a second computer system that manages a resource service, with the credentials being inaccessible to resources of the resource service. A virtual computing resource of the plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to been deprovisioned, and the credentials for the virtual computing resource are deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Mark Joseph Cavage, David Brown, Kevin Ross O'Neill, Eric Jason Brandwine, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt
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Publication number: 20180089780Abstract: The relative health of data storage drives may be determined based, at least in some aspects, on data access information and/or other drive operation information. In some examples, upon receiving the operation information from a computing device, a health level of a drive may be determined. The health level determination may be based at least in part on operating information received from a client entity. Additionally, a storage space allocation instruction or operation may be determined for execution. The allocation instruction or operation determined to be performed may be based at least in part on the determined health level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Danny Wei, Tobias L. Holgers, Yu Li
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Patent number: 9906598Abstract: A storage controller is implemented for controlling a storage system. The storage controller may be implemented using a distributed computer system and may include components for servicing client data requests based on the characteristics of the distributed computer system, the client, or the data requests. The storage controller is scalable independently of the storage system it controls. All components of the storage controller, as well as the client, may be virtual or hardware-based instances of a distributed computer system.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Tate Andrew Certain, Kerry Q. Lee
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Patent number: 9823840Abstract: A storage management system monitors relationships between data sets stored on current implementation resources, such as a storage servers. The relationships may be used to determine whether a data set should be moved from a current implementation resource to an available implementation resource.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, David R. Richardson, Tate Andrew Certain, Tobias L. Holgers, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy
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Publication number: 20170331683Abstract: Implementation resources are operated in a manner furthering a particular purpose while excluding use of the implementation resources for other purposes. At least some of the implementation resources have capacity that is usable to implement multiple other resources. The capacity of the implementation resources is allocated in a manner that satisfies one or more conditions on the capacity of the implementation resources that is used. Generally, the capacity is allocated in a manner that reduces the likelihood that resources initiated close in time will fail together should underlying implementation resources fail. The implementation resources may be hardware devices that implement virtual computer systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Cornelle Christiaan Pretorius Janse Van Rensburg, Abhinav Agrawal, Adam D. Gray, Marvin M. Theimer, Peter N. DeSantis
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Patent number: 9804993Abstract: A storage management system monitors an indicator of whether data storage is or will be sufficiently responsive as stored on a current implementation resource, such as a storage server. The indicator may be used to determine whether none, some or all of the data storage should be moved from the current implementation resource to an available implementation resource.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, David R. Richardson, Tate Andrew Certain, Tobias L. Holgers, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 9792192Abstract: The relative health of data storage drives may be determined based, at least in some aspects, on data access information and/or other drive operation information. In some examples, upon receiving the operation information from a computing device, a health level of a drive may be determined. The health level determination may be based at least in part on operating information received from a client entity. Additionally, a storage space allocation instruction or operation may be determined for execution. The allocation instruction or operation determined to be performed may be based at least in part on the determined health level.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Tobias L. Holgers, Danny Wei, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy
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Patent number: 9767445Abstract: Techniques, including systems and methods, for virtual resource cost tracking account for unused capacity of implementation resources that are dedicated to particular customers and, as a result, are unusable for maintaining virtual resources for other customers. Customers requesting dedicated use of implementation resources are charged in a manner that compensates the virtual resource provider for the lost ability to use unused capacity of implementation resources to serve other customers. Customer charges may be determined by a pricing function that is calculated such that, for a base of customers, expected revenue from the base of customers approximates a revenue goal. The revenue goal may be determined based on revenue that would have been expected had the unused capacity of the dedicated implementation resources been available for serving other customers.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, David Brown, Eric Jason Brandwine, Marvin M. Theimer, Abhinav Agrawal
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Patent number: 9754337Abstract: The relative health of data storage drives may be determined based, at least in some aspects, on data access information and/or other drive operation information. In some examples, upon receiving the operation information from a computing device, a health level of a drive may be determined. The health level determination may be based at least in part on operating information received from a client entity. Additionally, a storage space allocation instruction or operation may be determined for execution. The allocation instruction or operation determined to be performed may be based at least in part on the determined health level.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Danny Wei, Tobias L. Holgers, Yu Li
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Patent number: 9722866Abstract: Implementation resources are operated in a manner furthering a particular purpose while excluding use of the implementation resources for other purposes. At least some of the implementation resources have capacity that is usable to implement multiple other resources. The capacity of the implementation resources is allocated in a manner that satisfies one or more conditions on the capacity of the implementation resources that is used. Generally, the capacity is allocated in a manner that reduces the likelihood that resources initiated close in time will fail together should underlying implementation resources fail. The implementation resources may be hardware devices that implement virtual computer systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Cornelle Christiaan Pretorius Janse Van Rensburg, Abhinav Agrawal, Adam D. Gray, Marvin M. Theimer, Peter N. DeSantis
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Patent number: 9614873Abstract: Users intending to launch instances or otherwise access virtual resources in a multi-tenant environment can specify a launch configuration. For each type of instance or each type of user, at least one launch configuration is created that includes parameters and values to be used in instantiating an instance of that type, the values being optimized for the current environment and type of instance. Launch configurations can be optimized for different types of users, such as to account for security credentials and access levels. Such an approach enables users to launch instances by contacting the resource provider directly without need for a proxy, which can function as a choke point under heavy load. The use of an appropriate launch configuration can be enforced for any type of user at any level, such as at the sub-net level, by modifying a request that does not specify an appropriate launch configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marvin M. Theimer, Eric Jason Brandwine, Marc J. Brooker, David Everard Brown, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt
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Publication number: 20170012958Abstract: A plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to have been provisioned. Credentials are distributed to the plurality of virtual computing resources. A credentials map that maps the credentials to the plurality of virtual computing resources is updated. The credentials for the plurality of virtual computing resources are activated to enable the plurality of virtual computing resources to use the credentials to authenticate to a second computer system that manages a resource service, with the credentials being inaccessible to resources of the resource service. A virtual computing resource of the plurality of virtual computing resources is detected to been deprovisioned, and the credentials for the virtual computing resource are deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Mark Joseph Cavage, David Brown, Kevin Ross O'Neill, Eric Jason Brandwine, Christopher Richard Jacques de Kadt