Patents by Inventor Stefan Merrill King
Stefan Merrill King 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).
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Patent number: 9766832Abstract: A system configured to compute match potential between first data and second data is provided. The system includes data storage storing the first data and the second data, and at least one processor coupled to the data storage. The at least one processor is configured to identify a first sequence of fingerprints characterizing a first plurality of sections of the first data, the first sequence being ordered according to an order of the first plurality of sections within the first data; identify a second sequence of fingerprints comprising fingerprints that match fingerprints within the first sequence, the second sequence of fingerprints characterizing a second plurality of sections of the second data, the second sequence being ordered according to an order of the second plurality of sections within the second data; quantify a similarity between the first sequence and the second sequence; and adjust the match potential based on the similarity.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ronald Ray Trimble, Jon Christopher Kennedy, Timmie G. Reiter, David Michael Biernacki, Carey Jay McMaster, Stefan Merrill King
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Publication number: 20140279956Abstract: A system configured to compute match potential between first data and second data is provided. The system includes data storage storing the first data and the second data, and at least one processor coupled to the data storage. The at least one processor is configured to identify a first sequence of fingerprints characterizing a first plurality of sections of the first data, the first sequence being ordered according to an order of the first plurality of sections within the first data; identify a second sequence of fingerprints comprising fingerprints that match fingerprints within the first sequence, the second sequence of fingerprints characterizing a second plurality of sections of the second data, the second sequence being ordered according to an order of the second plurality of sections within the second data; quantify a similarity between the first sequence and the second sequence; and adjust the match potential based on the similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Ronald Ray Trimble, Jon Christopher Kennedy, Timmie G. Reiter, David Michael Biernacki, Carey Jay McMaster, Stefan Merrill King
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Patent number: 8620939Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Patent number: 8527558Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for garbage collection. A garbage collection data structure is provided for deleting unused data objects. One or more object identifiers are stored in a first data structure in the garbage collection data structure. Each object identifier represents a data object about to be created but not yet assigned any references from other data objects. The first data structure prevents the data object from being deleted during creation of the data object but before one or more references are created to the data object. Data indicative of one or more objects is stored in a second data structure in the garbage collection data structure. The data includes one or more object identifiers, each object identifier representing a created data object. The data also includes one or more references to created data objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Sepation, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Merrill King, David Kopper
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Patent number: 8495312Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Patent number: 8495028Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Patent number: 8447741Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Publication number: 20120066193Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for garbage collection. A garbage collection data structure is provided for deleting unused data objects. One or more object identifiers are stored in a first data structure in the garbage collection data structure. Each object identifier represents a data object about to be created but not yet assigned any references from other data objects. The first data structure prevents the data object from being deleted during creation of the data object but before one or more references are created to the data object. Data indicative of one or more objects is stored in a second data structure in the garbage collection data structure. The data includes one or more object identifiers, each object identifier representing a created data object. The data also includes one or more references to created data objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Merrill King, David Kopper
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Publication number: 20110184966Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Publication number: 20110184967Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy
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Publication number: 20110184921Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Sepaton, Inc.Inventors: Timmie G. Reiter, Carey Jay McMaster, Ronald Ray Trimble, Stefan Merrill King, David Michael Biernacki, Jon Christopher Kennedy