Patents by Inventor Nathan E. Dire

Nathan E. Dire 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).

  • Systems and methods for distributed system scanning
    Patent number: 8214334
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scanning files and directories in a distributed file system on a network of nodes. The nodes include metadata with attribute information corresponding to files and directories distributed on the nodes. In one embodiment, the files and directories are scanned by commanding the nodes to search their respective metadata for a selected attribute. At least two of the nodes are capable of searching their respective metadata in parallel. In one embodiment, the distributed file system commands the nodes to search for metadata data structures having location information corresponding to a failed device on the network. The metadata data structures identified in the search may then be used to reconstruct lost data that was stored on the failed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Mikesell, Robert J. Anderson, Peter J. Godman, Darren P. Schack, Nathan E. Dire
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM SCANNING
    Publication number: 20110016353
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scanning files and directories in a distributed file system on a network of nodes. The nodes include metadata with attribute information corresponding to files and directories distributed on the nodes. In one embodiment, the files and directories are scanned by commanding the nodes to search their respective metadata for a selected attribute. At least two of the nodes are capable of searching their respective metadata in parallel. In one embodiment, the distributed file system commands the nodes to search for metadata data structures having location information corresponding to a failed device on the network. The metadata data structures identified in the search may then be used to reconstruct lost data that was stored on the failed device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: ISILON SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Paul A. Mikesell, Robert J. Anderson, Peter J. Godman, Darren P. Schack, Nathan E. Dire
  • Systems and methods for distributed system scanning
    Patent number: 7788303
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scanning files and directories in a distributed file system on a network of nodes. The nodes include metadata with attribute information corresponding to files and directories distributed on the nodes. In one embodiment, the files and directories are scanned by commanding the nodes to search their respective metadata for a selected attribute. At least two of the nodes are capable of searching their respective metadata in parallel. In one embodiment, the distributed file system commands the nodes to search for metadata data structures having location information corresponding to a failed device on the network. The metadata data structures identified in the search may then be used to reconstruct lost data that was stored on the failed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Isilon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Mikesell, Robert J. Anderson, Peter J. Godman, Darren P. Schack, Nathan E. Dire