Patents by Inventor Valerie E. Fife

Valerie E. Fife 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).

  • Storage area network administration
    Patent number: 7107534
    Abstract: A storage area network management and configuration system is provided. The system includes an enterprise network that has a plurality of computer systems, and some of the plurality of computer systems include a server component, some include a client component, and some include both the client component and the server component. The system also includes a storage enclosure that is connected to a computer system having at least the server component. A graphical user interface window is provided by the client component, and the graphical user interface provides a graphical representation and icon links to configuration tools for controlling the drives and arrays of the storage enclosure. In one aspect, the enterprise network can include a plurality of storage enclosures that are connected to selected computer systems that are part of the enterprise network and that have the server component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Adaptec, Inc.
    Inventors: Anke T. de Jong, Larry L. Cornett, David A. Holzer, John G. DeBriere, Peter J. Nicklin, R. Michael Reese, Valerie E. Fife, Johnny C. Nichols, Chooi P. Low, Kit Fitzpatrick