Patents by Inventor Norbert Lewalski-Brechter

Norbert Lewalski-Brechter 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).

  • Journaling technique for write transactions to mass storage
    Patent number: 7240235
    Abstract: A technique includes writing blocks of data from a plurality of servers to an array of disks that are shared in common by the servers. Prior to the writing in each block of data to the array of disks, the method includes storing in a journal a copy of the block of data to be written to the array of disks. Also stored in the journal is at least one header, and this header(s) indicates that the copy was successfully stored in the journal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Norbert Lewalski-Brechter
  • Detecting open write transactions to mass storage
    Patent number: 6910100
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an indicator may be provided to indicate whether a write transaction to a drive of an array of drives has completed. If the write transaction has not been completed, a recovery may be performed in some embodiments. The indicator may be reset when the transaction completes successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Norbert Lewalski-Brechter
  • Device resource allocation
    Publication number: 20030188062
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment may include the allocating of a first set of resources to a first device, and the allocating, by the first device, of a second set of resources to a second device. The first set of resources may include the second set of resources. If the first set of resources is changed, the method of this embodiment may also including the changing, by the first device, of the second set of resources. Of course, many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Paul E. Luse, Dieter E. Massa, Norbert Lewalski-Brechter
  • Journaling technique for write transactions to mass storage
    Publication number: 20030177308
    Abstract: A technique includes writing blocks of data from a plurality of servers to an array of disks that are shared in common by the servers. Prior to the writing in each block of data to the array of disks, the method includes storing in a journal a copy of the block of data to be written to the array of disks. Also stored in the journal is at least one header, and this header(s) indicates that the copy was successfully stored in the journal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Norbert Lewalski-Brechter
  • Detecting open write transactions to mass storage
    Publication number: 20030177307
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an indicator may be provided to indicate whether a write transaction to a drive of an array of drives has completed. If the write transaction has not been completed, a recovery may be performed in some embodiments. The indicator may be reset when the transaction completes successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Norbert Lewalski-Brechter