Patents by Inventor Paul Ignatius
Paul Ignatius 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).
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Publication number: 20240056481Abstract: A cyber threat detection and deception system interoperates synergistically with a data storage management system. As a proxy for identifying crown jewels among many and diverse data assets in a network, the illustrative cyber threat detection and deception system uses service level information obtained from the data storage management system, e.g., RPO, RTO, append-only secondary storage, synthetic-full frequency, etc. The cyber threat detection and deception system emulates proprietary protocols used by storage management technologies such as the data storage management system, etc. By creating emulation traps and an emulation lexicon of these storage-related protocols, the illustrative cyber threat detection and deception system can create and execute cyber deception plans for the proprietary storage management assets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Paul IGNATIUS, Arun Prasad AMARENDRAN, Steven Michael PRESTON, Mori BENECH, Irina CHEKAREV, Indu Sekhar PEDDIBHOTLA, Manoj NAIR
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Publication number: 20240056482Abstract: Data recovery from a cyber-attack is expedited based on data storage management integration with cyber threat deception. A cyber threat detection and deception system analyzes a “deposit” placed by an attacker at a deception trap, identifies distinguishing attributes of the deposit, and determines which subset of real data assets may be at risk, preferably based on subnet/VLAN proximity to the attacker's deposit. By focusing immediate attention on the subset of at-risk assets, a data storage management system shortens the amount of time needed to identify safe copies and components and to prepare them for recovery. Storage operations involving the at-risk assets are suspended and users are not shown at-risk assets and cannot invoke recovery or copy operations for them. Without the focus on at-risk assets provided by the cyber threat detection and deception system, the data storage management system would take much longer to navigate its backup data stores.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Paul IGNATIUS, Arun Prasad AMARENDRAN
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Patent number: 11810362Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for updating planogram data associated with a facility. The planogram may indicate inventory locations within the facility for various types of items supported by product fixtures. In particular an image of a product fixture is analyzed to identify image segments corresponding to product groups, where each product group consists of instances of the same product and each image segment corresponds to a group of image points. Image data is further analyzed to determine coordinates of the points of each image segment. A product space corresponding to the product group is then defined based on the coordinates of the points of the product group. In some cases, for example, a product space may be defined in terms of the coordinates of the corners of a rectangular bounding box or volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Behjat Siddiquie, Jayakrishnan Kumar Eledath, Petko Tsonev, Nishitkumar Ashokkumar Desai, Gerard Guy Medioni, Jean Laurent Guigues, Chuhang Zou, Connor Spencer Blue Worley, Claire Law, Paul Ignatius Dizon Echevarria, Matthew Fletcher Harrison, Pahal Kamlesh Dalal
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Patent number: 9286398Abstract: A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Alan Oshinsky, Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Andreas May
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Patent number: 8966288Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for performing a storage operation in a pipeline storage system in which one or more data streams containing data to be stored are written into data chunks. The method includes generating an encryption key associated with a first archive file to be stored when encryption is requested for the storage operation, encrypting the archive data from the data stream using the encryption key to create an encrypted data chunk when a data stream containing the archive file is processed in the pipeline storage system, storing the encrypted data chunk on a storage medium, and storing the encryption key in a manner accessible during a restore operation of the encrypted data chunk.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Manoj Kumar Vijayan, Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
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Publication number: 20140351219Abstract: A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Alan OSHINSKY, Paul IGNATIUS, Anand PRAHLAD, Andreas MAY
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Patent number: 8725731Abstract: A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Alan Oshinsky, Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Andreas May
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Publication number: 20130311785Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for performing a storage operation in a pipeline storage system in which one or more data streams containing data to be stored are written into data chunks. The method includes generating an encryption key associated with a first archive file to be stored when encryption is requested for the storage operation, encrypting the archive data from the data stream using the encryption key to create an encrypted data chunk when a data stream containing the archive file is processed in the pipeline storage system, storing the encrypted data chunk on a storage medium, and storing the encryption key in a manner accessible during a restore operation of the encrypted data chunk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Manoj Kumar Vijayan, Arun Prasad Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
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Patent number: 8429428Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for performing a storage operation in a pipeline storage system in which one or more data streams containing data to be stored are written into data chunks. The method includes generating an encryption key associated with a first archive file to be stored when encryption is requested for the storage operation, encrypting the archive data from the data stream using the encryption key to create an encrypted data chunk when a data stream containing the archive file is processed in the pipeline storage system, storing the encrypted data chunk on a storage medium, and storing the encryption key in a manner accessible during a restore operation of the encrypted data chunk.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Manoj Vijayan Retnamma, Arun Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
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Patent number: 8326915Abstract: A communications system having a data transfer pipeline apparatus for transferring data in a sequence of N stages from an origination device to a destination device. The apparatus comprises dedicated memory having buffers dedicated for carrying data and a master control for registering and controlling processes associated with the apparatus for participation in the N stage data transfer sequence. The processes include a first stage process for initiating the data transfer and a last Nth stage process for completing data transfer. The first stage process allocates a buffer from a predetermined number of buffers available within the memory for collection, processing, and sending of the data from the origination device to a next stage process. The Nth stage process receives a buffer allocated to the first stage process from the (N?1)th stage and to free the buffer upon processing completion to permit reallocation of the buffer.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan
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Patent number: 8239654Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Avinash Kumar
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Publication number: 20120124042Abstract: A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: David Alan Oshinsky, Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Andreas May
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Patent number: 8103670Abstract: A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Alan Oshinsky, Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Andreas May
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Publication number: 20110302383Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Avinash Kumar
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Publication number: 20110238777Abstract: A communications system having a data transfer pipeline apparatus for transferring data in a sequence of N stages from an origination device to a destination device. The apparatus comprises dedicated memory having buffers dedicated for carrying data and a master control for registering and controlling processes associated with the apparatus for participation in the N stage data transfer sequence. The processes include a first stage process for initiating the data transfer and a last Nth stage process for completing data transfer. The first stage process allocates a buffer from a predetermined number of buffers available within the memory for collection, processing, and sending of the data from the origination device to a next stage process. The Nth stage process receives a buffer allocated to the first stage process from the (N?1)th stage and to free the buffer upon processing completion to permit reallocation of the buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan
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Patent number: 8019963Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Avinash Kumar
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Patent number: 7962642Abstract: A communications system having a data transfer pipeline apparatus for transferring data in a sequence of N stages from an origination device to a destination device. The apparatus comprises dedicated memory having buffers dedicated for carrying data and a master control for registering and controlling processes associated with the apparatus for participation in the N stage data transfer sequence. The processes include a first stage process for initiating the data transfer and a last Nth stage process for completing data transfer. The first stage process allocates a buffer from a predetermined number of buffers available within the memory for collection, processing, and sending of the data from the origination device to a next stage process. The Nth stage process receives a buffer allocated to the first stage process from the (N?1)th stage and to free the buffer upon processing completion to permit reallocation of the buffer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan
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Publication number: 20100313039Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for performing a storage operation in a pipeline storage system in which one or more data streams containing data to be stored are written into data chunks. The method includes generating an encryption key associated with a first archive file to be stored when encryption is requested for the storage operation, encrypting the archive data from the data stream using the encryption key to create an encrypted data chunk when a data stream containing the archive file is processed in the pipeline storage system, storing the encrypted data chunk on a storage medium, and storing the encryption key in a manner accessible during a restore operation of the encrypted data chunk.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Manoj Vijayan Retnamma, Arun Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
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Patent number: 7739381Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for performing a storage operation in a pipeline storage system in which one or more data streams containing data to be stored are written into data chunks. The method includes generating an encryption key associated with a first archive file to be stored when encryption is requested for the storage operation, encrypting the archive data from the data stream using the encryption key to create an encrypted data chunk when a data stream containing the archive file is processed in the pipeline storage system, storing the encrypted data chunk on a storage medium, and storing the encryption key in a manner accessible during a restore operation of the encrypted data chunk.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: CommVault Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Manoj Vijayan Retnamma, Arun Amarendran, Rajiv Kottomtharayil
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Publication number: 20100042804Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Paul Ignatius, Anand Prahlad, Mahesh Tyagarajan, Avinash Kumar