Patents by Inventor Zezhi HU

Zezhi HU 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).

  • Publication number: 20240004553
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing maintenance operations on storage devices in place of drive-based maintenance operations are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a storage controller configured to receive a plurality of media scan configurations for maintenance from a plurality of storage devices. The data maintenance algorithms implemented across storage device and storage controller is also configured to tune and/or disable drive-based maintenance routines on one or more of the plurality of storage devices. Further, the BMC and/or storage controller is configured to perform controller-based maintenance operations in replacement of the drive-based maintenance routines of the one or more of the plurality of storage devices based on the received plurality of media scan configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: David Cosby, Wilson Velez, Patrick Caporale, Zezhi Hu
  • Patent number: 10614011
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and an electronic device for implementing SSD (solid-state drive) data interactions are provided. The apparatus for implementing the SSD data interactions comprising a master controller, a detector, and a retimer coupled between an SSD and a CPU (central processing unit) for: performing signal enhancement processing on information transmitted between the SSD and the CPU; and monitoring a connection status of a data port corresponding to the SSD and send a monitoring result to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zezhi Hu, Boyong Xin
  • Publication number: 20180210851
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and an electronic device for implementing SSD (solid-state drive) data interactions are provided. The apparatus for implementing the SSD data interactions comprising a master controller, a detector, and a retimer coupled between an SSD and a CPU (central processing unit) for: performing signal enhancement processing on information transmitted between the SSD and the CPU; and monitoring a connection status of a data port corresponding to the SSD and send a monitoring result to the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Zezhi HU, Boyong XIN