Patents by Inventor Robert Santiago

Robert Santiago 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: 9158631
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing backup interfaces may include (1) identifying a backup policy configured to back up a source system according to a backup configuration, (2) identifying a request to display the backup policy within a graphical user interface, and in response to the request, (3) portraying the backup policy within the graphical user interface as a flow diagram, the flow diagram including (i) a first box representing the source system, the first box displaying an identifier of the source system, (ii) a second box representing a backup stage of the backup policy, the second box displaying an identifier of the backup stage, and (iii) a directed edge connecting the first box and the second box, the directed edge indicating a sequence beginning with the first box and progressing to the second box. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk Hartmann Freiheit, Gregory R. Dowers, II, Robert Santiago, Jessica Rich
  • Patent number: 8806281
    Abstract: A method for displaying backup-status information for computing resources. The method may include (1) identifying at least one protected resource that is scheduled to be backed up periodically, (2) identifying a request to view backup-status information for the protected resource, (3) in response to the request, identifying each backup of the protected resource that was scheduled to occur during a prior window of time, (4) determining whether each scheduled backup of the protected resource was successful, and (5) displaying, within a graphical user interface, a visual backup status indicator for the protected resource for the prior window of time, wherein the visual backup status indicator visually indicates whether any scheduled backups of the protected resource failed during the prior window of time. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Dowers, II, Thomas Weaver, Jessica Rich, Robert Santiago
  • Patent number: 8600947
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing backup interfaces may include (1) identifying a backup policy configured to back up a source system according to a backup configuration, (2) identifying a request to display the backup policy within a graphical user interface, and in response to the request, (3) portraying the backup policy within the graphical user interface as a flow diagram, the flow diagram including (i) a first box representing the source system, the first box displaying an identifier of the source system, (ii) a second box representing a backup stage of the backup policy, the second box displaying an identifier of the backup stage, and (iii) a directed edge connecting the first box and the second box, the directed edge indicating a sequence beginning with the first box and progressing to the second box. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk Hartmann Freiheit, Gregory R. Dowers, II, Robert Santiago, Jessica Rich
  • Patent number: D735730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Dowers, II, Thomas E. Weaver, Jessica Rich, Robert Santiago
  • Patent number: D745875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk Freiheit, Gregory R. Dowers, II, Robert Santiago, Jessica Rich