Patents by Inventor Michael A. Dolan

Michael A. Dolan 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).

  • Patent number: 11593304
    Abstract: A data storage system includes non-volatile data storage including a container partition and a browsable partition and control circuitry configured to backup a file in the non-volatile data storage at least in part by receiving the file from a host, the file including a plurality of chunks of data, storing the plurality of chunks of data in the browsable partition of the non-volatile data storage, determining that one or more of the plurality of chunks has been modified, storing the one or more modified chunks in a container partition of the non-volatile data storage, determining a new chunk associated with each of the one or more modified chunks, and storing the one or more new chunks in the browsable partition of the non-volatile data storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Kochan, Shawn Miller, Michael A. Dolan, Sean Rohr
  • Publication number: 20190377709
    Abstract: A data storage system includes non-volatile data storage including a container partition and a browsable partition and control circuitry configured to backup a file in the non-volatile data storage at least in part by receiving the file from a host, the file including a plurality of chunks of data, storing the plurality of chunks of data in the browsable partition of the non-volatile data storage, determining that one or more of the plurality of chunks has been modified, storing the one or more modified chunks in a container partition of the non-volatile data storage, determining a new chunk associated with each of the one or more modified chunks, and storing the one or more new chunks in the browsable partition of the non-volatile data storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: LINH KOCHAN, SHAWN MILLER, MICHAEL A. DOLAN, SEAN ROHR
  • Patent number: 10394760
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for backing up data in a computing system including a controller configured to backup a file in the non-volatile memory at least in part by receiving the file from a host, the file including a plurality of chunks of data and storing the plurality of chunks of data in a browsable partition of the non-volatile memory in response to said receiving the file. The controller further determines that one or more of the plurality of chunks has been modified, determine a new chunk associated with each of the one or more modified chunks, store the one or more new chunks in the browsable partition of the non-volatile memory using the communication interface in response to said determination of the one or more new chunks and store the one or more modified chunks in a container partition of the non-volatile memory using the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Linh Kochan, Shawn Miller, Michael A. Dolan, Sean Rohr
  • Patent number: 9684569
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing file backup and restore in a computing system. Certain embodiments provide a communication interface for communicating with a non-volatile memory and a controller configured to determine that a file stored in the non-volatile memory has been modified, identify a chunk of the file that has been modified, determine a new chunk associated with the modified chunk, the new chunk reflecting the modification, generate a separate chunk file including the new chunk and a filename, and storing the chunk file in the non-volatile memory using the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Dolan, Linh Kochan, Tamir Ram, Sean Rohr, Kent Tu, Shawn Miller
  • Publication number: 20160292048
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing file backup and restore in a computing system. Certain embodiments provide a communication interface for communicating with a non-volatile memory and a controller configured to determine that a file stored in the non-volatile memory has been modified, identify a chunk of the file that has been modified, determine a new chunk associated with the modified chunk, the new chunk reflecting the modification, generate a separate chunk file including the new chunk and a filename, and storing the chunk file in the non-volatile memory using the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. DOLAN, LINH KOCHAN, TAMIR RAM, SEAN ROHR, KENT TU, SHAWN MILLER
  • Publication number: 20090031595
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an on-line greeting card, on-line greeting card system and method of operating an on-line greeting card system. The on-line greeting card includes a greeting printed on one or more faces and one or more lottery numbers printed on one or more faces. A recipient of the greeting card enters the one or more lottery numbers into a field associated with a website to determine if the lottery numbers are associated with a prize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Michael A. Dolan, Gwendolyn A. Penn, Patricia Vasil
  • Patent number: 5801702
    Abstract: A multi-protocol network client in which a single, integrated user-interface is provided for accessing information according to a number of network access protocols. The accessed information is represented in a hierarchical graph which provides an intuitive and convenient navigation tool for both the experienced and the novice user. The user accesses information according to a particular network access protocol by merely selecting a graphical representation of an item the user wishes to access from the hierarchical graph. Information pertaining to the particular item whose representation is selected by the user is retrieved and used to determine the network access protocol according to which the item is accessed. As an item is retrieved from the network, links contained within the item are parsed from the item and added to the hierarchical graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: TerraByte Technology
    Inventors: Michael A. Dolan, Edwin J. Basart