Patents by Inventor Terry Lynn Lane

Terry Lynn Lane 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).

  • Module self-discovery in a storage library
    Patent number: 9183875
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for detecting logical presence and location of modules, detecting physical presence and location of modules, and mapping the logical and physical locations together for use by the storage library. For example, when an expansion module is installed, it is connected to a network and it reports its logical presence and logical network location to a base controller in the base module. A robotic mechanism is used to trigger one or more presence sensors to detect physical presence and location of the installed expansion module. The base controller or another component generates and stores a mapping between the logical location and the physical location. The storage library can use the mapping to translate between logical and physical functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Lee Ries, Terry Lynn Lane, Timothy Craig Ostwald
  • MODULE SELF-DISCOVERY IN A STORAGE LIBRARY
    Publication number: 20130346687
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for detecting logical presence and location of modules, detecting physical presence and location of modules, and mapping the logical and physical locations together for use by the storage library. For example, when an expansion module is installed, it is connected to a network and it reports its logical presence and logical network location to a base controller in the base module. A robotic mechanism is used to trigger one or more presence sensors to detect physical presence and location of the installed expansion module. The base controller or another component generates and stores a mapping between the logical location and the physical location. The storage library can use the mapping to translate between logical and physical functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Lee Ries, Terry Lynn Lane, Timothy Craig Ostwald