Patents by Inventor Shinji MARUOKA

Shinji MARUOKA 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).

  • DISK ARRAY CONFIGURATION PROGRAM, COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110246706
    Abstract: To improve the data input/output performance of a disk array with a hybrid configuration of flash memory and HDDs. A computer that executes a disk array configuration program in accordance with the present invention, when relocating a file from a hard disk to flash memory, stores the file in cache memory without immediately writing the file to the flash memory if the file size is smaller than the block size of the flash memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki GOMYO, Shinji MARUOKA