Patents by Inventor Nicole Forsgren Velasquez

Nicole Forsgren Velasquez 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).

  • Patent number: 8954753
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method to allocate blocks of memory in a memory device having a plurality of blocks. An unencrypted memory allocation function requests allocation of unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted memory allocation function requests allocation of encrypted blocks in the memory device. An unencrypted Input/Output (I/O) request performs an I/O operation against the unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted I/O request function performs an I/O operation against the encrypted blocks in the memory device. An operating system uses an encryption key associated with the encrypted blocks to encrypt or decrypt data in the encrypted blocks to perform the encrypted I/O operation in response to processing the encrypted I/O request functions, wherein the unencrypted and encrypted memory allocation functions and unencrypted and encrypted I/O request functions comprise different functions in a library of functions available to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Jay Donie, Andreas Mattias Koster, Nicole Forsgren Velasquez
  • Publication number: 20120272073
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method to allocate blocks of memory in a memory device having a plurality of blocks. An unencrypted memory allocation function requests allocation of unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted memory allocation function requests allocation of encrypted blocks in the memory device. An unencrypted Input/Output (I/O) request performs an I/O operation against the unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted I/O request function performs an I/O operation against the encrypted blocks in the memory device. An operating system uses an encryption key associated with the encrypted blocks to encrypt or decrypt data in the encrypted blocks to perform the encrypted I/O operation in response to processing the encrypted I/O request functions, wherein the unencrypted and encrypted memory allocation functions and unencrypted and encrypted I/O request functions comprise different functions in a library of functions available to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Jay Donie, Andreas Bernardus Mattias Koster, Nicole Forsgren Velasquez
  • Patent number: 8281154
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method to allocate blocks of memory in a memory device having a plurality of blocks. At least one unencrypted memory allocation function coded in an application is executed to request allocation of unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted memory allocation function coded in the application is executed to request allocation of encrypted blocks in the memory device. At least one unencrypted Input/Output (I/O) request function coded in the application indicating an I/O operation to perform against the unencrypted blocks in the memory device is executed. At least one encrypted I/O request function coded in the application indicating an I/O operation to perform against the encrypted blocks in the memory device is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Jay Donie, Andreas Mattias Koster, Nicole Forsgren Velasquez
  • Publication number: 20110022853
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method to allocate blocks of memory in a memory device having a plurality of blocks. At least one unencrypted memory allocation function coded in an application is executed to request allocation of unencrypted blocks in the memory device. An encrypted memory allocation function coded in the application is executed to request allocation of encrypted blocks in the memory device. At least one unencrypted Input/Output (I/O) request function coded in the application indicating an I/O operation to perform against the unencrypted blocks in the memory device is executed. At least one encrypted I/O request function coded in the application indicating an I/O operation to perform against the encrypted blocks in the memory device is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Jay DONIE, Andreas Bernardus Mattias KOSTER, Nicole Forsgren VELASQUEZ