Patents by Inventor Robert Breau

Robert Breau 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).

  • Filesystem snapshot enhancement to improve system performance
    Patent number: 7774316
    Abstract: Reducing copy on write activity during snapshot backup processing in computer system. A snap shot of the data is created. As the backup of each file is successfully completed, the copy-on-write functionality for the file is disabled. As the backup of each other file is successfully completed, the copy-on-write for each other file is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Breau, Timothy Mark
  • Filesystem snapshot enhancement to improve system performance
    Publication number: 20070130228
    Abstract: Reducing copy on write activity during snapshot backup processing in computer system. A snap shot of the data is created. As the backup of each file is successfully completed, the copy-on-write functionality for the file is disabled. As the backup of each other file is successfully completed, the copy-on-write for each other file is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Breau, Timothy Mark
  • Defragmenting one or more files based on an indicator
    Publication number: 20070027940
    Abstract: A system comprises software, a storage subsystem to store files, a file system to organize and manage access to files, and a data structure to store at least one indicator of whether at least one of the files is fragmented. A defragment module defragments the at least one of the files based on the at least one indicator while the file system remains available to the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Lutz, Robert Breau
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    Patent number: D475322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Ouellette, Lise Gagnon, Terry Mollins, Robert Breau, Kenneth James Snow, Louis Poirier