Patents by Inventor Robert B. Masson

Robert B. Masson 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).

  • Patent number: 11763358
    Abstract: Techniques for calculating a per-tenant cost in a multi-tenant data storage system. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. One or more cost contribution factors associated with a storage provider entity operating a data storage system for a plurality of tenants of the data storage system are identified. One or more cost items chargeable to each of the plurality of tenants are identified, the one or more cost items being associated with usage of the data storage system by each of the plurality of tenants. The one or more cost contribution factors associated with the storage provider entity are correlated with the one and more chargeable cost items for each of the plurality of tenants. A respective cost value payable by each tenant is determined based on the correlation step. In one further example, the methodology calculates a fixed energy cost associated with storing tenant data and a dynamic energy cost associated with the tenant accessing the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Tianqing Wang, Qiyan Chen, Robert B. Masson, Yun Zhang, Lin Peng
  • Publication number: 20190251606
    Abstract: Techniques for calculating a per-tenant cost in a multi-tenant data storage system. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. One or more cost contribution factors associated with a storage provider entity operating a data storage system for a plurality of tenants of the data storage system are identified. One or more cost items chargeable to each of the plurality of tenants are identified, the one or more cost items being associated with usage of the data storage system by each of the plurality of tenants. The one or more cost contribution factors associated with the storage provider entity are correlated with the one and more chargeable cost items for each of the plurality of tenants. A respective cost value payable by each tenant is determined based on the correlation step. In one further example, the methodology calculates a fixed energy cost associated with storing tenant data and a dynamic energy cost associated with the tenant accessing the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tianqing Wang, Qiyan Chen, Robert B. Masson, Yun Zhang, Lin Peng
  • Patent number: 10101787
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and computer program product for determining a share of power consumption by an application executing on a server. The method includes obtaining metrics relating to operation of the server and obtaining metrics relating to server resource utilization attributable to the application. A transformation is then performed using the metrics relating to operation of the server and server resource utilization attributable to the application to determine the respective share of power consumption by the application executing on the server. Additionally, greenhouse-gases attributable to the application also may be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Daniel V. Bailey, Qiyan Chen, Robert B. Masson, Tianqing Wang, Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8966293
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for determining power consumption of a computer storage system attributable to an application. The method includes obtaining metadata relating to power consumption of a computer storage system and obtaining metadata relating to storage configuration of the computer storage system. Storage utilization of the computer system attributable to an application is then determined and a transformation is performed according to the metadata relating to power consumption of the computer storage system, the metadata relating to storage configuration of the computer storage system, and the storage utilization of the computer storage system attributable to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Dutch, Robert B. Masson