Patents by Inventor Theresa Lopez

Theresa Lopez 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).

  • Method of assigning virtual import/export element addresses
    Publication number: 20070022240
    Abstract: A method for assigning element addresses in an automated data storage library includes determining if a data storage device, such as a tape cartridge, belongs to a particular host's cartridge assignment policy. If so, the data storage device is issued a virtual import/export element address taken from a set of non-common virtual import/export element addresses, if available. If no non-common address is available, then a common virtual import/export element address is assigned to the data storage device. If no addresses, either common or non-common, are available, then the data storage device is queued until an address becomes available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Gallo, Theresa Lopez, Steven Pierce, Timothy Pierce