Patents by Inventor Nathan Glenn Faiman

Nathan Glenn Faiman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for optimizing extent size
    Patent number: 7203713
    Abstract: The present invention optimizes storage of stream file by dynamically adjusting the size of new extents. In one embodiment, a file system manager collects usage statistics for a plurality of files in a file system. The file system manager uses the usage statistics to create larger extents for frequently used files than for infrequently used files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Glenn Faiman, Michael L. Nordstrom
  • Method and apparatus for optimizing extent size
    Publication number: 20040059758
    Abstract: The present invention optimizes storage of stream file by dynamically adjusting the size of new extents. In one embodiment, a file system manager collects usage statistics for a plurality of files in a file system. The file system manager uses the usage statistics to create larger extents for frequently used files than for infrequently used files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Glenn Faiman, Michael L. Nordstrom