Patents by Inventor Robert Merrill Marett

Robert Merrill Marett 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: 11063907
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to set a network throughput level setting to a default network traffic rate in a computer network, begin a data protection operation at the network throughput level setting in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, dynamically adjust the network throughput level setting in response to the condition by one of decreasing the network throughput level setting by a network traffic rate increment and increasing the network throughput level setting by the network traffic rate increment, and dynamically shape network or storage traffic for the data protection operation using the network throughput level setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: COBALT IRON, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 10999290
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for a condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett
  • Patent number: 10891200
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to continually analyze at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in a computer network, under normal operating conditions in the computer network, obtain a first level of data from at least one hardware device in the computer network, detect that one of a condition and an event has occurred in the computer network, automatically transmit an instruction to modify the first level of data obtained from the at least one hardware device to a second level of data more robust than the first level of data when one of the condition and the event has occurred, collect the second level of data from the at least one hardware device, and store the second level of data obtained from the at least one hardware device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Colbalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost
  • Publication number: 20200374348
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to monitor for a condition associated with a first cloud computing resource performing a cloud computing operation, determine that the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource has occurred, analyze the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and compare the first cloud computing resource with a second cloud computing resource that is capable of performing at least a subset of the cloud computing operation, automatically modify the cloud computing operation that uses the first cloud computing resource to use the second cloud computing resource, and send at least one notification to a computing device about the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and information associated with a modification of the cloud computing operation from the first cloud computing resource to the second cloud computing resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis
  • Publication number: 20200236121
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to continually analyze at least one of metrics, events, and conditions for indications of an attack in a computer network, determine a change in the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network, detect the attack in the computer network based on the change in the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network, analyze the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network and determine that at least one hardware device has been infected, restrict access to the at least one hardware device that has been infected, and generate a copy of data that was created before the attack and associated with the at least one hardware device that has been infected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost
  • Publication number: 20200236085
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to set a network throughput level setting to a default network traffic rate in a computer network, begin a data protection operation at the network throughput level setting in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, dynamically adjust the network throughput level setting in response to the condition by one of decreasing the network throughput level setting by a network traffic rate increment and increasing the network throughput level setting by the network traffic rate increment, and dynamically shape network or storage traffic for the data protection operation using the network throughput level setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Publication number: 20200233959
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to disable automatic prioritization of at least one data protection operation in a computer network, begin the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, activate automatic prioritization of the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, and instruct backup server tooling software to direct backup data for the at least one data protection operation to move from a first target storage repository to a second target storage repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Publication number: 20200233754
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to continually analyze at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in a computer network, under normal operating conditions in the computer network, obtain a first level of data from at least one hardware device in the computer network, detect that one of a condition and an event has occurred in the computer network, automatically transmit an instruction to modify the first level of data obtained from the at least one hardware device to a second level of data more robust than the first level of data when one of the condition and the event has occurred, collect the second level of data from the at least one hardware device, and store the second level of data obtained from the at least one hardware device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost
  • Publication number: 20200076819
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for a condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett
  • Publication number: 20200076812
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to receive training data and generate at least one machine learning rule based on the training data to apply when a condition occurs, continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for the condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, the condition comprising one of an active project that uses the at least one resource, a security alert level change, a resource locality change, metadata associated with the condition, a skill assessment, and a business state analysis, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the machine learning rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis