Patents by Inventor Michael R. Boucher

Michael R. Boucher 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).

  • Applying an action on a data item according to a classification and a data management policy
    Patent number: 8805779
    Abstract: A classifier classifies data to identify a class of the data. Based on the identified class, at least one action to apply to the given data item is determined according to the data management policy, where the data management policy specifies a plurality of actions to apply for different classes of data items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Longsand Limited
    Inventors: Joseph S. Ficara, Lawrence A. Stabile, David J. Asher, Mark A. Kaufman, Jacob T. LeBlanc, Jeffrey L. West, Michael R. Boucher
  • APPLYING AN ACTION ON A DATA ITEM ACCORDING TO A CLASSIFICATION AND A DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY
    Publication number: 20140052689
    Abstract: A classifier classifies data to identify a class of the data. Based on the identified class, at least one action to apply to the given data item is determined according to the data management policy, where the data management policy specifies a plurality of actions to apply for different classes of data items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph S. Ficara, Lawrence A. Stabile, David J. Asher, Mark A. Kaufman, Jacob T. LeBlanc, Jeffrey L. West, Michael R. Boucher
  • Data backup
    Patent number: 7509356
    Abstract: A system for backing up desired data includes a communication link configured to transfer information between the system and a backup storage for storing backed up data, and a processor coupled to the communication link and configured to: determine associated substantive data of the desired data, compare the associated substantive data of the desired data with stored data, and transfer the associated substantive data over the communication link for storage based on the comparison of the associated substantive data with the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Iron Mountain Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. Cane, Gurami Palagashvili, Michael R. Boucher, Dwayne A. Carson
  • Data backup
    Publication number: 20030135524
    Abstract: A system for backing up desired data includes a communication link configured to transfer information between the system and a backup storage for storing backed up data, and a processor coupled to the communication link and configured to: determine associated substantive data of the desired data, compare the associated substantive data of the desired data with stored data, and transfer the associated substantive data over the communication link for storage based on the comparison of the associated substantive data with the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: David A. Cane, Gurami Palagashvili, Michael R. Boucher, Dwayne A. Carson