Patents by Inventor William Goodwill

William Goodwill 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).

  • Single command payload transfers block of security functions to a storage device
    Patent number: 7747874
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium and a processor. The processor is disposed within the storage device and is adapted to receive multiple commands as a command block over an interface. The processor is adapted to extract each of the multiple commands from the single block for execution on the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Scwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • Drive security session manager
    Patent number: 7493656
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium, a controller, and a session manager. The storage medium is partitioned into one or more security partitions. The controller is adapted to read and write data to and from the storage medium and to enable security sessions over an interface between one or more host systems and one or more security partitions. The session manager within the storage device is adapted to monitor parameters associated with the one or more security sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Scwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • Method and apparatus for securing communications ports in an electronic device
    Publication number: 20070033454
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one port for coupling signals to the apparatus, a mode selector for setting the apparatus to a normal mode or a debug mode, and a port control for controlling access to secure information in the apparatus through the port in accordance with the selected mode. A method for controlling access to the port is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert Moss, Monty Forehand, Donald Matthews, Laszlo Hars, Donald Beaver, Charles Thiesfeld, Jon Trantham, William Goodwill
  • Single command payload transfers block of security functions to a storage device
    Publication number: 20060288237
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium and a processor. The processor is disposed within the storage device and is adapted to receive multiple commands as a command block over an interface. The processor is adapted to extract each of the multiple commands from the single block for execution on the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Schwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • Drive security session manager with security session termination functionality
    Publication number: 20060277600
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium, a controller, and a session manager. The storage medium is partitioned into one or more security partitions. The controller is adapted to read and write data to and from the storage medium and to enable security sessions over an interface between one or more host systems and one or more security partitions. The session manager within the storage device is adapted to monitor parameters associated with the one or more security sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Schwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor