Patents by Inventor William A. Jeffery

William A. Jeffery 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).

  • Patent number: 11669315
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for using pipeline data for deploying workflows. The method may include determining that a pipeline testing trigger occurred for a workflow; decomposing a pipeline testing manifest of the workflow; generating a testing execution plan using the decomposed workflow; adding instrumentation to the testing execution plan; determining that the instrumented testing execution plan is valid; deploying computing devices within a CI/CD pipeline ecosystem for performing the instrumented testing execution plan; capturing deployment logs; initiating telemetry capture; executing pipeline testing of the workflow based on the instrumented testing execution plan; generating a pipeline deployment information set based on the pipeline testing; and providing the pipeline deployment information set to an orchestrator of a production device ecosystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, William Jeffery White, Said Tabet, Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11669525
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for optimizing workflow execution. The method may include receiving an event notification at a service controller, wherein the event notification is associated with a workflow deployed in a device ecosystem; performing, based on receiving the event notification, a workflow reconfiguration action comprising: providing a first workflow portion to a first platform controller in a first domain in the device ecosystem; transmitting a workflow reconfiguration action notification to a second platform controller in a second domain of the device ecosystem; identifying, by the second platform controller and in response to receiving the workflow reconfiguration action notification, a data transfer optimization action associated with data to be transmitted from the second domain to the first domain and used during execution of the first workflow portion; and transmitting the data from the second domain to the first domain using the data transfer optimization action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr., William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20230147827
    Abstract: Self-provisioning a computer system is illustrated. Code in a secure base activation image implements an auto-connection service at the computer system. The auto-connection service attempts to perform a local activation by attempting to determine that a private port is open and using the private port, initiating an identification and attestation process with an activation service. The auto-connection service performs a remote activation by determining that the private port is closed, defaulting activation to a public port, and using the public port, initiating an identification and attestation process with the activation service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Eloy Francisco Macha, William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20230144033
    Abstract: A method of provisioning a self-provisioning computer system is disclosed. The method includes executing code in a secure base activation image to perform various functions. This includes executing an identification process, using a cryptographically created identifier included in the base activation image, with an activation service to confirm an identity of the computer system with the activation service. This further includes confirming system integrity of the computer system with the activation service. Based on confirming the identity of the computer system and confirming system integrity of the computer system, The computer system is unlocked for load installation. Load installation is performed by providing capabilities for the computer system to the activation service and receiving the load based on the provided capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Eloy Francisco Macha, William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20230143321
    Abstract: A method of implementing a self-provisioning computer system is shown. The method includes storing a secure base activation image on a computer system. This includes storing executable code to implement enhanced network discovery configured to first attempt to determine if a private TCP port is open and if the private TCP port is not open to default to use of a public URL on a well-known TCP port at the computer system. This further includes storing executable code to implement an auto-connection service configured to automatically connect to a remote activation service to perform identification and attestation of the computer system. This further includes storing executable code to implement a secure vault for cryptographic secrets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Eloy Francisco Macha, William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20230119034
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for distributed data management. The method may include obtaining, by a data management agent of a data host and from an application executing on the data host, a request to access data; obtaining, by the data management agent, an information set associated with the data; making a determination, by the data management agent, that at least a portion of the data is not ready to be used by the application; and performing, by the data management agent and based on the determination, a data preparation action set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: William Jeffery White, John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR.
  • Patent number: 11630753
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, by a global orchestrator of a device ecosystem, a request to execute a workflow; decomposing, by the global orchestrator, the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions; executing, by the global orchestrator, a metaheuristic algorithm to generate a result comprising a plurality of domains of the device ecosystem in which to execute the plurality of workflow portions; and providing, by the global orchestrator, the plurality of workflow portions to respective local orchestrators of the plurality of domains based on the result of executing the metaheuristic algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr., William Jeffery White, Said Tabet
  • Patent number: 11627090
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, at a service controller of a federated controller, a request to deploy a workflow in a device ecosystem; decomposing, by the service controller, the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions; performing, by the service controller, a search in a capabilities and constraints data construct to identify a domain in which to perform a workflow portion of the plurality of workflow portions; providing the workflow portion and workflow constraints to a platform controller in the domain; performing, by the platform controller, a subgraph similarity check to determine that a previously executed workflow portion was successfully executed on a subgraph in the domain; provisioning, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain based on the subgraph; and executing the workflow portion in the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr., William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20230062354
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for distributed data management. The method may include obtaining data descriptors for an application executing on a data host, performing a dataset policy analysis using the data descriptors to determine a data placement for a dataset associated with the application using a global name repository, performing, based on the data policy analysis, the data placement, and based on the data placement, updating the global name repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: William Jeffery White, John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230035344
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for distributed data management. The method may include making a first determination that data is written to a data structure of storage of a data host; obtaining, based on the first determination, data information associated with the data; making a second determination of intent corresponding to the data; generating a global name and metadata corresponding to the data, wherein the metadata comprises the intent; and publishing the global name and the metadata to a global name repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: William Jeffery White, John S. Harwood, Said Tabet, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230028146
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for using pipeline data for deploying workflows. The method may include determining that a pipeline testing trigger occurred for a workflow; decomposing a pipeline testing manifest of the workflow; generating a testing execution plan using the decomposed workflow; adding instrumentation to the testing execution plan; determining that the instrumented testing execution plan is valid; deploying computing devices within a CI/CD pipeline ecosystem for performing the instrumented testing execution plan; capturing deployment logs; initiating telemetry capture; executing pipeline testing of the workflow based on the instrumented testing execution plan; generating a pipeline deployment information set based on the pipeline testing; and providing the pipeline deployment information set to an orchestrator of a production device ecosystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, William Jeffery White, Said Tabet, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230023427
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, by a global orchestrator of a device ecosystem, a request to execute a workflow; decomposing, by the global orchestrator, the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions; executing, by the global orchestrator, a metaheuristic algorithm to generate a result comprising a plurality of domains of the device ecosystem in which to execute the plurality of workflow portions; and providing, by the global orchestrator, the plurality of workflow portions to respective local orchestrators of the plurality of domains based on the result of executing the metaheuristic algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR., William Jeffery White, Said Tabet
  • Publication number: 20230013470
    Abstract: A system for processing data is disclosed that includes an artificial intelligence (AI) model operating on a processor and configured to process an incoming data set to generate a data output. An AI model anomaly detection system operating on the processor and configured to receive the incoming data set and the data output and to generate an anomaly detection as a function of the incoming data set and the data output. An AI model anomaly analysis system operating on the processor and configured to receive the anomaly detection and the incoming data set and to generate AI model anomaly data. An AI model anomaly mitigation system operating on the processor and configured to receive the AI model anomaly data and to generate AI model anomaly correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Said Tabet, William Jeffery White, George Currie, Xin Ma
  • Patent number: 11516109
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing data services. The method may include receiving, from a monitor agent, a global name and metadata corresponding to data written to a data structure of storage of a data host; performing a services assessment using the global name, the metadata, and a data service policy rule to obtain at least one data service to perform on the data; and performing the at least one data service based on the services assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: William Jeffery White, John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr., Said Tabet
  • Publication number: 20220342699
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, by a platform controller of a domain, a workflow portion from a service controller of a federated controller, provisioning a set of devices in the domain to the workflow portion based on a first fit, generating, by the platform controller, a workflow fingerprint based on the provisioning of the set of devices and based on the workflow portion, executing the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices, making a determination that the workflow portion requires additional resources, based on the determination, provisioning additional resources of the domain to the workflow portion to obtain an updated execution resource set, and updating the workflow fingerprint based on the updated execution resource set to obtain an updated workflow fingerprint, and executing the workflow portion using the updated execution resource set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR., William Jeffery White, William Price Dawkins, Elie Antoun Jreij, Susan Elizabeth Young
  • Publication number: 20220345368
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, by a platform controller of a domain, a workflow portion and workflow constraints from a service controller of a federated controller, provisioning, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain to the workflow portion, executing the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices, monitoring the executing of the workflow portion to determine an occupancy of the workflow portion, making a determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion exceeds an available capacity of the domain, providing, based on the determination, the occupancy to the service controller, and in response to the occupancy, performing, by the service controller, a remediation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt JR, William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20220342720
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing workflows. The method may include obtaining, from a client, by a registration manager associated with accelerator pools, a request to perform a portion of a workflow using accelerators; identifying a minimum quantity and a maximum quantity of accelerators associated with the request; identifying a storage to store data associated with the portion of the workflow; identifying an accelerator pool of the accelerator pools that includes at least the maximum quantity of accelerators; establishing a connection between the client, the storage, and accelerators of the accelerator pool to perform the portion of the workflow; and initiating the performance of the portion of the workflow using the storage, the client, and the accelerators of the accelerator pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR., John S. Harwood, William Jeffery White, Douglas L. Farley, Victor Fong, Christopher S. MacLellan
  • Publication number: 20220342700
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR., William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20220342889
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include receiving, by a platform controller of a domain, a workflow portion and workflow constraints from a service controller of a federated controller, provisioning, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain, executing the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices, applying a chaos action set on the set of devices, generating results of the chaos action set, and providing the results of the chaos action set to the service controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: John S. Harwood, Robert Anthony Lincourt JR, William Jeffery White
  • Publication number: 20220342714
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for deploying workflows. The method may include obtaining, by a registration manager associated with accelerator pools, a first request from a client to perform a portion of a first workflow using accelerators; identifying a minimum quantity and a maximum quantity of accelerators associated with the first request; identifying an accelerator pool of the accelerator pools to perform the portion of the first workflow based on the minimum quantity and the maximum quantity of accelerators, where the accelerator pool includes at least the maximum quantity of accelerators; establishing a connection between the client and the accelerators of the accelerator pool to perform the portion of the first workflow; and initiating performance of the portion of the first workflow, wherein the portion of the first workflow is performed using at least the minimum quantity of accelerators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Lincourt, JR., John S. Harwood, William Jeffery White, Douglas L. Farley, Victor Fong, Christopher S. MacLellan