Patents by Inventor Mark K Hokanson

Mark K Hokanson 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).

  • Optimizing access time of files stored on storages
    Patent number: 8533183
    Abstract: When each file of a number of files is accessed, at least a number of times each file has been accessed is kept track of. Each file is stored on a storage of a number of storages. Periodically, at least one file is moved among the number of storages, based at least on the number of times each file has been accessed. As such, the at least one file is moved from being stored on a first storage to being stored on a second storage, to optimize subsequent access time of the at least one file. The storages are physically distinct storage devices. At least one of the storage devices has different storage characteristics as compared to one or more other of the storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark K. Hokanson
  • OPTIMIZING ACCESS TIME OF FILES STORED ON STORAGES
    Publication number: 20110320436
    Abstract: When each file of a number of files is accessed, at least a number of times each file has been accessed is kept track of. Each file is stored on a storage of a number of storages. Periodically, at least one file is moved among the number of storages, based at least on the number of times each file has been accessed. As such, the at least one file is moved from being stored on a first storage to being stored on a second storage, to optimize subsequent access time of the at least one file. The storages are physically distinct storage devices. At least one of the storage devices has different storage characteristics as compared to one or more other of the storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Mark K Hokanson