Patents by Inventor William B. Yoes

William B. Yoes 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 and apparatus for automated migration of data among storage centers
    Patent number: 9317223
    Abstract: A method for controlling the storage of data among multiple regional storage centers coupled through a network in a global storage system is provided. The method includes steps of: defining at least one dataset comprising at least a subset of the data stored in the global storage system; defining at least one ruleset for determining where to store the dataset; obtaining information regarding a demand for the dataset through one or more data requesting entities operating in the global storage system; and determining, as a function of the ruleset, information regarding a location for storing the dataset among regional storage centers having available resources that reduces the total distance traversed by the dataset in serving at least a given one of the data requesting entities and/or reduces the latency of delivery of the dataset to the given one of the data requesting entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Reohr, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Kevin M. Kingsbury, Laura A. Richardson, Peter Urbanetz, William B. Yoes
  • Method and apparatus for automated migration of data among storage centers
    Patent number: 9311020
    Abstract: A method for controlling the storage of data among multiple regional storage centers coupled through a network in a global storage system is provided. The method includes steps of: defining at least one dataset comprising at least a subset of the data stored in the global storage system; defining at least one ruleset for determining where to store the dataset; obtaining information regarding a demand for the dataset through one or more data requesting entities operating in the global storage system; and determining, as a function of the ruleset, information regarding a location for storing the dataset among regional storage centers having available resources that reduces the total distance traversed by the dataset in serving at least a given one of the data requesting entities and/or reduces the latency of delivery of the dataset to the given one of the data requesting entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Reohr, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Kevin M. Kingsbury, Laura A. Richardson, Peter Urbanetz, William B. Yoes
  • Method and Apparatus for Automated Migration of Data Among Storage Centers
    Publication number: 20140173229
    Abstract: A method for controlling the storage of data among multiple regional storage centers coupled through a network in a global storage system is provided. The method includes steps of: defining at least one dataset comprising at least a subset of the data stored in the global storage system; defining at least one ruleset for determining where to store the dataset; obtaining information regarding a demand for the dataset through one or more data requesting entities operating in the global storage system; and determining, as a function of the ruleset, information regarding a location for storing the dataset among regional storage centers having available resources that reduces the total distance traversed by the dataset in serving at least a given one of the data requesting entities and/or reduces the latency of delivery of the dataset to the given one of the data requesting entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Reohr, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Kevin M. Kingsbury, Laura A. Richardson, Peter Urbanetz, William B. Yoes
  • Method and Apparatus for Automated Migration of Data Among Storage Centers
    Publication number: 20140173232
    Abstract: A method for controlling the storage of data among multiple regional storage centers coupled through a network in a global storage system is provided. The method includes steps of: defining at least one dataset comprising at least a subset of the data stored in the global storage system; defining at least one ruleset for determining where to store the dataset; obtaining information regarding a demand for the dataset through one or more data requesting entities operating in the global storage system; and determining, as a function of the ruleset, information regarding a location for storing the dataset among regional storage centers having available resources that reduces the total distance traversed by the dataset in serving at least a given one of the data requesting entities and/or reduces the latency of delivery of the dataset to the given one of the data requesting entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Reohr, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Kevin M. Kingsbury, Laura A. Richardson, Peter Urbanetz, William B. Yoes