Patents by Inventor Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos

Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos 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).

  • Publication number: 20180196611
    Abstract: The present application relates to a computational active Solid-State Drive(SSD) storage device, comprising: an active interface configured for data communication with one or more host machines, the active interface being configured to at least receive one or more instructions from the one or more host machines; a CPU connected with the active interface; and non-volatile memory (NVM), wherein the NVM is configured to store metadata for utilisation by the CPU to handle the one or more instructions received from the one or more host machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Qingsong WEI, Cheng CHEN, Khal Leong YONG, Pantelis Sophoclis ALEXOPOULOS
  • Patent number: 9800658
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a server may be provided. The server may include: a first memory configured to store data of a first kind; a second memory configured to store data of a second kind; a wireless transceiver configured to transmit data stored in the first memory and data stored in the second memory, and configured to receive data; and a memory selection circuit configured to determine whether to store the received data in the first memory or to store the received data in the second memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao Jin, Weiya Xi, Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos, Chun Teck Lim
  • Patent number: 9711169
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor array for reading data from a storage medium including a plurality of tracks is provided. The sensor array includes a first sensor, and a second sensor, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are configured to obtain signals from adjacent tracks of the plurality of tracks of the storage medium, the signals being associated with data stored at the adjacent tracks. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a storage device and a method of reading data from a storage medium including a plurality of tracks are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International LTD.
    Inventors: Guchang Han, Zhimin Yuan, Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos
  • Patent number: 9626998
    Abstract: A hard disk drive device and a method and apparatus for control of the hard disk drive is provided. The hard disk drive includes disk media, a slider head, a head gimbal assembly and a control means. The disk media includes at least two layers for data storage. The slider head flies above the disk media and includes a writer and a reader, and a head gimbal assembly supports the slider head above the disk media. The control means is physically coupled to the head gimbal assembly and electrically coupled to the writer and the reader for reducing write interference from the writer when the writer is writing to the disk media while the reader is reading from the disk media, wherein write interference is reduced in one or more of a time domain and a frequency domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingliang Zhang, Zhimin Yuan, Siang Huei Leong, Budi Santoso, Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos
  • Publication number: 20160203837
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor array for reading data from a storage medium including a plurality of tracks is provided. The sensor array includes a first sensor, and a second sensor, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are configured to obtain signals from adjacent tracks of the plurality of tracks of the storage medium, the signals being associated with data stored at the adjacent tracks. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a storage device and a method of reading data from a storage medium including a plurality of tracks are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Guchang HAN, Zhimin YUAN, Pantelis Sophoclis ALEXOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20160163351
    Abstract: A hard disk drive device and a method and apparatus for control of the hard disk drive is provided. The hard disk drive includes disk media, a slider head, a head gimbal assembly and a control means. The disk media includes at least two layers for data storage. The slider head flies above the disk media and includes a writer and a reader, and a head gimbal assembly supports the slider head above the disk media. The control means is physically coupled to the head gimbal assembly and electrically coupled to the writer and the reader for reducing write interference from the writer when the writer is writing to the disk media while the reader is reading from the disk media, wherein write interference is reduced in one or more of a time domain and a frequency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Jingliang ZHANG, Zhimin YUAN, Siang Huei LEONG, Budi SANTOSO, Pantelis Sophoclis ALEXOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20150281354
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a server may be provided. The server may include: a first memory configured to store data of a first kind; a second memory configured to store data of a second kind; a wireless transceiver configured to transmit data stored in the first memory and data stored in the second memory, and configured to receive data; and a memory selection circuit configured to determine whether to store the received data in the first memory or to store the received data in the second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chao Jin, Weiya Xi, Pantelis Sophoclis Alexopoulos, Chun Teck Lim