Patents by Inventor Will Hays Layton

Will Hays Layton 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).

  • Workload-adaptive storage system with static allocation
    Patent number: 7222216
    Abstract: A method for adaptation of data organization by a data storage system controller is disclosed. Data organization in a data storage system is adapted according to varying workload profiles and system constraints. The data storage system also consists of a plurality of data storage units. On receipt of a request to write data, various workload and data storage system parameters are determined. On the basis of these parameters, target data storage units and appropriate data organization schemes are optimally selected. In the case where the volume of data to be written is less than a threshold value, a RAID organization scheme is preferred. In this scheme the data is written to the selected drives simultaneously. In the case where the volume of data to be written is more than the threshold value, a power managed RAID organization scheme, where all data drives need not be simultaneously powered on, is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: COPAN Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aloke Guha, Chris T. Santilli, Will Hays Layton
  • Method for a workload-adaptive high performance storage system with data protection
    Patent number: 7152142
    Abstract: A method for adaptation of data organization by a data storage system controller is disclosed. Data organization in a data storage system is adapted according to varying workload profiles and system constraints. The data storage system also consists of a plurality of data storage units. On receipt of a request to write data, various workload and data storage system parameters are determined. On the basis of these parameters, target data storage units and appropriate data organization schemes are optimally selected. In the case where the volume of data to be written is less than a threshold value, a RAID organization scheme is preferred. In this scheme the data is written to the selected drives simultaneously. In the case where the volume of data to be written is more than the threshold value, a power managed RAID organization scheme, where all data drives need not be simultaneously powered on, is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: COPAN Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aloke Guha, Chris T. Santilli, Will Hays Layton