Patents by Inventor William Preston Goodwill

William Preston 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: 8656188
    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: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert H. Thibadeau, John R. Nestor
  • Single Command Payload Transfers Block of Security Functions to a Storage Device
    Publication number: 20100223440
    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: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert H. Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURITY FOR AN OBJECT BASED STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100217977
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to systems and methods of security for a data storage device and in particular embodiments, an object based data storage device. In a particular embodiment, a system comprises an object based data storage device adapted to store objects received from a host The object based data storage device may be adapted to encrypt and decrypt objects without allowing access to an encryption key or decryption key from external to the object based data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Dave B. Anderson
  • Method and apparatus for controlling access to a data storage device
    Publication number: 20080168247
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a data storage device, and a security partition in the data storage device containing information defining a time period in which a user is authorized to access data stored in the data storage device. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert Harwell Thibadeau
  • Method and apparatus for securing communications ports in an electronic device
    Patent number: 7363564
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Moss, Monty Aaron Forehand, Donald Preston Matthews, Jr., Laszlo Hars, Donald Rozinak Beaver, Charles William Thiesfeld, Jon David Trantham, William Preston Goodwill