Patents by Inventor Michael T. Checky

Michael T. Checky 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).

  • Data backup and restoration using dynamic virtual storage
    Patent number: 6948039
    Abstract: A system is described including a processor, a storage system having one or more physical storage devices, and a controller coupled to the processor and the storage system. The controller maintains a virtual storage map (VSM) allocating a primary virtual storage and a secondary virtual storage within a storage system. The controller stores data received from the processor prior to a time T0 on the primary virtual storage, stores data received from the processor after time T0 on the secondary virtual storage. The controller updates the VSM in response to a save command to reallocate the primary virtual storage to include data written to the secondary virtual storage. In this manner, the system can backup data in a manner that appears almost instantaneous to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Voom Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaston R. Biessener, David W. Biessener, Michael T. Checky
  • Data backup and restoration using dynamic virtual storage
    Publication number: 20030115432
    Abstract: A system is described including a processor, a storage system having one or more physical storage devices, and a controller coupled to the processor and the storage system. The controller maintains a virtual storage map (VSM) allocating a primary virtual storage and a secondary virtual storage within a storage system. The controller stores data received from the processor prior to a time T0 on the primary virtual storage, stores data received from the processor after time T0 on the secondary virtual storage. The controller updates the VSM in response to a save command to reallocate the primary virtual storage to include data written to the secondary virtual storage. In this manner, the system can backup data in a manner that appears almost instantaneous to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Gaston R. Biessener, David W. Biessener, Michael T. Checky