Patents by Inventor Steven Ming Li

Steven Ming Li 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: 10936193
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for storage management. The method comprises: receiving from a host a storage creating request which specifies a target capacity expected by the host creating for the host a first group of logical units having the target capacity; associating the first croup of logical units with physical storage for use by the host; and creating for the host a second group of logical units having a first additional capacity, the second group of logical units being unassociated with the physical storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Bob Bo Zhang, Vivian Wenwen Gao, Yu Cao, Steven Ming Li, Grace Yan Cui
  • Publication number: 20170269846
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for storage management. The method comprises: receiving from a host a storage creating request which specifies a target capacity expected by the host creating for the host a first group of logical units having the target capacity; associating the first croup of logical units with physical storage for use by the host; and creating for the host a second group of logical units having a first additional capacity, the second group of logical units being unassociated with the physical storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Bob Bo Zhang, Vivian Wenwen Gao, Yu Cao, Steven Ming Li, Grace Yan Cui