James A Lowery

US Patent:

7284278, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

Mar 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/379193

Inventors:

Douglas M. Anson - Dripping Springs TX, US
James C. Lowery - Austin TX, US
Frank H. Molsberry - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

H01H 13/70

US Classification:

726 34, 710 1, 710 62, 345156, 345168, 703 24, 703 25

Abstract:

A method supports secure input/output (I/O) communications between an I/O device and a data processing system via a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch. An example embodiment includes the operations of establishing a first secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the I/O device and establishing a second secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the data processing system. In addition, I/O data may be received at the KVM switch from the I/O device via the first secure communication channel. In response to receipt of the I/O data from the I/O device, the I/O data may be transmitted from the KVM switch to the data processing system via the second secure communication channel. Embodiments may also include support for non-secure channels between the KVM switch and non-secured I/O devices, non-secured data processing systems, or both.

US Patent:

7559092, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

Aug 15, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/839372

Inventors:

Douglas M. Anson - Dripping Springs TX, US
James C. Lowery - Austin TX, US
Frank H. Molsberry - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

H01H 13/70

US Classification:

726 34

Abstract:

A method supports secure input/output (I/O) communications between an I/O device and a data processing system via a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch. An example embodiment includes the operations of establishing a first secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the I/O device and establishing a second secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the data processing system. In addition, I/O data may be received at the KVM switch from the I/O device via the first secure communication channel. In response to receipt of the I/O data from the I/O device, the I/O data may be transmitted from the KVM switch to the data processing system via the second secure communication channel. Embodiments may also include support for non-secure channels between the KVM switch and nonsecured I/O devices, nonsecured data processing systems, or both.

US Patent:

8037016, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Jul 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/170164

Inventors:

Bogdan Odulinski - Austin TX, US
James C. Lowery - Austin TX, US
Jimmy D. Pike - Georgetown TX, US
Drue Reeves - Round Rock TX, US
Brent Schroeder - Bee Cave TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707602, 707693, 707756, 707776

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for the transcoding of data from a first format to a second format. A data format transcoder receives a request for data from a requester. The desired format of the requested data is determined. A descriptor file containing formatting information describing the requested format is loaded into the data format transcoder. The requested data is retrieved in its native format along with its corresponding common descriptor. The requested data is read in its native format, using the formatting information from its associated common descriptor. The data format transcoder then uses the formatting information in the common descriptor of the requested format to perform transcoding operations to convert the requested data from its native format into the requested format.

US Patent:

8099553, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Jan 20, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/356148

Inventors:

James Craig Lowery - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 13/28
G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

711117, 711170, 711165, 711E12016, 707692

Abstract:

A virtual drive data storage refactoring system includes a base drive, a plurality of virtual drives coupled to the base drive and hierachly below the base drive, wherein the virtual drives each include a plurality of data storage blocks and a virtual drive controller system. The virtual drive controller system is operable to coordinate data storage on the base drive and the plurality of virtual drives. The virtual drive controller system is operable to compute a signature for each data storage block, create a list of data content for each data storage block, wherein the list is sorted according to the signature for each data storage block, locate the signatures for each data storage block that appear on each of the virtual drives, arrange the data storage blocks on the virtual drives so that data storage blocks having data content that is the same, are located in corresponding locations on each of the virtual drives, and remove the data storage blocks having data content that is the same from each of the virtual drives to a data storage drive that is hierarchly above the virtual drives.

US Patent:

8316183, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Dec 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/336746

Inventors:

James Craig Lowery - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711117, 711170, 711165, 711E12016, 707692

Abstract:

A virtual drive data storage refactoring system includes a base drive and a plurality of virtual drives hierachly below the base drive. The virtual drives each include data storage blocks and a virtual drive controller system. The virtual drive controller system coordinates data storage on the drives by computing a signature for each data storage block, creating a list of data content for each data storage block that is sorted according to the signatures, locating the signatures for each data storage block that appear on each of the virtual drives, arranging data storage blocks on the virtual drives so that those having data content that is the same are located in corresponding locations on each of the virtual drives, and removing data storage blocks having data content that is the same from each of the virtual drives to a data storage drive that is hierarchly above the virtual drives.

US Patent:

8495498, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Sep 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/237347

Inventors:

Matthew L. Domsch - Austin TX, US
Brent Schroeder - Round Rock TX, US
James Craig Lowery - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

715736, 707204

Abstract:

A method for manufacturing an information handling system is disclosed wherein the method includes receiving an order for an information handling system (IHS), wherein the IHS comprises at least one virtual machine (VM) and determining a number of physical systems and an amount of storage required for the IHS. The method may also include providing the number of physical systems and the amount of storage and providing virtualization software for the number of physical systems, wherein the virtualization software is utilized to create the at least one virtual machine. The method further includes pre-configuring a plurality of parameters for the at least one VM.

US Patent:

20060070067, Mar 30, 2006

Filed:

Jun 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/860109

Inventors:

James Lowery - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718100000

Abstract:

A method of using scavenger grids in a network of virtual computers is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a method of processing data using scavenger grids in a distributed computing network using virtualized computers including assigning a task to at least one virtual machine hosted via a virtualization client maintained on an information handling system. The method further includes binding an operating system and an application to the at least one virtual machine to perform the task based on the assigned task. The method further includes performing the task via the at least one virtual machine during idle processor cycles in the information handling system.

US Patent:

20080120403, May 22, 2008

Filed:

Nov 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/562921

Inventors:

James Craig Lowery - Austin TX, US
Mark Andrew Collins - Dripping Springs TX, US
Brent Schroeder - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a system for provisioning homogeneous servers comprising an image repository coupled to a plurality of servers through an internet protocol (IP) networks wherein the image repository comprises a base virtual disk file. The system may further comprise a logical virtual disk file instance for each of the servers which created a least one change to the base virtual disk file.