Patents by Inventor Namita Lal

Namita Lal 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).

  • Management of cloned objects in file systems
    Patent number: 10691637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of cloned objects and corresponding snapshot objects in file systems by a file server. Aspects may relate to one or more processes for managing file system objects of a file system in a data storage system comprising a file system server, wherein the file system server comprises: a computer system including a processor configured to execute an operating system and further software components executed on the operating system, and a programmable logic device interfacing with the computer system and including a file system management unit configured to manage a file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI VANTARA LLC
    Inventors: Zahra Badey, Daniel Picken, Jon Smith, Chris Aston, Joseph Smith, Namita Lal
  • System and method for managing deduplication using checkpoints in a file storage system
    Patent number: 10176189
    Abstract: A deduplication system and method involves interaction between a software-based system that manages the overall background deduplication process and a hardware-based system that includes a hardware-based filesystem manager and a hash generator. A filesystem checkpoint mechanism is leveraged to manage the background deduplication process and also to reduce processing complexity with respect to identifying chunks that are candidates for deduplication and processing such chunks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Neil Berrington, Namita Lal, Gaurav Sharma
  • MANAGEMENT OF CLONED OBJECTS IN FILE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180267985
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of cloned objects and corresponding snapshot objects in file systems by a file server. Aspects may relate to one or more processes for managing file system objects of a file system in a data storage system comprising a file system server, wherein the file system server comprises: a computer system including a processor configured to execute an operating system and further software components executed on the operating system, and a programmable logic device interfacing with the computer system and including a file system management unit configured to manage a file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Zahra BADEY, Daniel PICKEN, Jon SMITH, Chris ASTON, Joseph SMITH, Namita LAL
  • System and method for managing deduplication using checkpoints in a file storage system
    Patent number: 9928250
    Abstract: A deduplication system and method involves interaction between a software-based system that manages the overall background deduplication process and a hardware-based system that includes a hardware-based filesystem manager and a hash generator. A filesystem checkpoint mechanism is leveraged to manage the background deduplication process and also to reduce processing complexity with respect to identifying chunks that are candidates for deduplication and processing such chunks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Berrington, Namita Lal, Gaurav Sharma
  • System and Method for Managing Deduplication Using Checkpoints in a File Storage System
    Publication number: 20160162509
    Abstract: A deduplication system and method involves interaction between a software-based system that manages the overall background deduplication process and a hardware-based system that includes a hardware-based filesystem manager and a hash generator. A filesystem checkpoint mechanism is leveraged to manage the background deduplication process and also to reduce processing complexity with respect to identifying chunks that are candidates for deduplication and processing such chunks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Neil Berrington, Namita Lal, Gaurav Sharma
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DEDUPLICATION USING CHECKPOINTS IN A FILE STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150234710
    Abstract: A deduplication system and method involves interaction between a software-based system that manages the overall background deduplication process and a hardware-based system that includes a hardware-based filesystem manager and a hash generator. A filesystem checkpoint mechanism is leveraged to manage the background deduplication process and also to reduce processing complexity with respect to identifying chunks that are candidates for deduplication and processing such chunks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Neil Berrington, Namita Lal, Gaurav Sharma