Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Remley

Paul Michael Remley 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).

  • Methods and systems of managing I/O operations in data storage systems
    Patent number: 7287134
    Abstract: The invention relates to management of I/O in data storage systems. In an embodiment, the invention provides a data storage subsystem processing I/O requests each having a priority, comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, a disk array, an array controller coupled to the processor and the disk array, a network interface, coupled to the processor, to receive an I/O request with a priority, and a program in the memory for managing the I/O request based on the priority, a clip level of the priority, the total workload in the data storage subsystem, and processing I/O requests based on priority, workload clip levels, and fairness levels. The invention also contemplates the use of static and dynamic adjusted clip levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Pillar Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Eugene Miller, Yuri Vladimirovich Bagashev, David Alan Burton, Noel Simen Otterness, Paul Michael Remley
  • Management of I/O operations in data storage systems
    Patent number: 7222223
    Abstract: The invention relates to management of I/O in data storage systems. In an embodiment, the invention provides a data storage subsystem processing I/O requests each having a priority, comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, a disk array, an array controller coupled to the processor and the disk array, a network interface, coupled to the processor, to receive an I/O request with a priority, and a program in the memory for managing the I/O request based on the priority, a clip level of the priority, the total workload in the data storage subsystem, and processing I/O requests based on priority, workload clip levels, and fairness levels. The invention also contemplates the use of static and dynamic adjusted clip levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Pillar Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Eugene Miller, Yuri Vladimirovich Bagashev, David Alan Burton, Noel Simen Otterness, Paul Michael Remley