Patents by Inventor Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan 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).

  • System and method for providing automatic firmware updates and diagnostics for network attached storage devices
    Publication number: 20020194582
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically implementing firmware revisions is disclosed. In one embodiment a plurality of storage devices are connected via a network. The storage devices are configured to implement firmware updates independent of any externally attached controller platforms. In an alternate embodiment, the system is also configured to provide self diagnostics, wherein defective drives attached to the system may be disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Shinichiro Kenneth Torii, Nathan Chan, Paresh Desai
  • Method and apparatus for concurrent access to a sequential device
    Publication number: 20020099906
    Abstract: An apparatus a communication bridge which receives a portion of data from at least one source terminal, assigns a data identifier to the data, and causes the data and data identifier to be stored to a tape storage device for subsequent access is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Nathan Chan, Paresh J. Desai, Phillip T. Ingram, Shinichiro Ken Torii