Patents by Inventor Michael Pirnack HESS

Michael Pirnack HESS 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).

  • Small disk support for large cloud-based storage systems
    Patent number: 10560513
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pirnack Hess, Jean-Gabriel Morard, Pierre d'Herbemont
  • SMALL DISK SUPPORT FOR LARGE CLOUD-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190260820
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Pirnack HESS, Jean-Gabriel MORARD, Pierre d'HERBEMONT
  • Small disk support for large cloud-based storage systems
    Patent number: 10165040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pirnack Hess, Jean-Gabriel Morard, Pierre d'Herbemont
  • SMALL DISK SUPPORT FOR LARGE CLOUD-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160359949
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Pirnack HESS, Jean-Gabriel MORARD, Pierre d' HERBEMONT