Patents by Inventor Violet Rodriguez

Violet Rodriguez 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).

  • Cloning storage volumes from backup
    Patent number: 11409615
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method. The method includes generating a backing layer having a file volume, in a layering file format and representing a portion of a volume snapshot that is backed up on a slower storage, and enabling an associated virtual machine. The method also includes generating an active layer comprising a second file volume, in the layering file format, representing a second portion of the volume snapshot, and enabling the associated virtual machine. The method further includes starting a process to pull a plurality of blocks from the backing layer to the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leo Shyh-Wei Luan, Sangeetha Seshadri, David William Archer, Violet Rodriguez
  • CLONING STORAGE VOLUMES FROM BACKUP
    Publication number: 20220179754
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method. The method includes generating a backing layer having a file volume, in a layering file format and representing a portion of a volume snapshot that is backed up on a slower storage, and enabling an associated virtual machine. The method also includes generating an active layer comprising a second file volume, in the layering file format, representing a second portion of the volume snapshot, and enabling the associated virtual machine. The method further includes starting a process to pull a plurality of blocks from the backing layer to the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Leo Shyh-Wei Luan, Sangeetha Seshadri, David William Archer, Violet Rodriguez