Patents by Inventor Matthew Michael McDONALD

Matthew Michael McDONALD 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).

  • System and method for optimizing protection levels when replicating data in an object storage system
    Patent number: 9754003
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Rogers, Benjamin Isherwood, Matthew Michael McDonald, Donald P. Pannese, David Pinkney
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROTECTION LEVELS WHEN REPLICATING DATA IN AN OBJECT STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160004760
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Richard ROGERS, Benjamin ISHERWOOD, Matthew Michael McDONALD, Donald P. PANNESE, David PINKNEY
  • System and method for optimizing protection levels when replicating data in an object storage system
    Patent number: 9146689
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Rogers, Benjamin Isherwood, Matthew Michael McDonald, Donald P. Pannese, David Pinkney
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROTECTION LEVELS WHEN REPLICATING DATA IN AN OBJECT STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140181446
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard ROGERS, Benjamin ISHERWOOD, Matthew Michael McDONALD, Donald P. PANNESE, David PINKNEY
  • System and method for optimizing protection levels when replicating data in an object storage system
    Patent number: 8700571
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Rogers, Benjamin Isherwood, Matthew Michael McDonald, Donald P. Pannese, David Pinkney
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROTECTION LEVELS WHEN REPLICATING DATA IN AN OBJECT STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120079424
    Abstract: A redundant array of independent nodes are networked together. Each node executes an instance of an application that provides object-based storage. The nodes are grouped into a plurality of systems each having multiple nodes. A data protection level method comprises setting a numerical value of a system dynamic data protection level for each system of nodes; and in response to user input, setting a value of a data protection level for one or more data objects in a system, the value being a fixed numerical value or a dynamic value. If the one or more data objects have a dynamic value of the data protection level in a system, the one or more data objects inherit the system dynamic data protection level of the system in which the one or more data objects reside. The value of the data protection level represents a number of copies of data of the one or more data objects to be kept where the one or more data objects reside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard ROGERS, Benjamin ISHERWOOD, Matthew Michael McDONALD, Donald P. PANNESE, David PINKNEY