Patents by Inventor Richard A. Hooker

Richard A. Hooker 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).

  • Computer system management in compliance with best practices
    Patent number: 10009224
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for maintaining computer systems in compliance with best practices. A configuration data set is received specifying a plurality of operational parameters, and, for each operational parameter, a target setting for the operational parameter. For each operational parameter of the plurality of operational parameters: a computer system is queried for a current setting of the operational parameter on the computer system; it is determined whether the current setting of the operational parameter complies with the target setting for the operational parameter; and a command is sent to the computer system to change the current setting of the operational parameter on the computer system to conform with the target setting for the operational parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Roko Peros, Mohamed A. Elayouty, Richard A. Hooker, John S. Currie
  • Automated implementation of best practices for solution deployment
    Patent number: 9753711
    Abstract: Improved techniques involve expressing the best practices for installing a product into a machine-readable language. In particular, a vendor generates code representing best practices procedures for installing a product in the machine-readable language. The vendor makes the expression of this code available in a best-practices script to its customers. When a customer is ready for installation of the product, the customer issues a request and receives the script. The customer has software available on an installation device that runs the script and provides a wizard that automates the installation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Hooker, Mohamed Amr Elayouty, Roko Peros, Pat Healy, John S. Currie
  • Managing initialization of file systems
    Patent number: 8707018
    Abstract: A method is used in managing initialization of file systems. Activity of file systems is monitored. The file systems include a first and second set of file systems. Based on activity of the file systems, the first set of file systems is associated with a first section of a boot configuration file and the second set of file systems is associated with a second section of the boot configuration file. The first and second sets of file systems are initialized for providing access to the first and second sets of file systems. Access to the first set of file systems is provided before initializing the second set of file systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Hooker, Ashok Ramakrishnan, Hongmei Wang, Joseph A. Leslie