Thanh Kim Phan

US Patent:

7451175, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Oct 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244978

Inventors:

Howard H. Green - Carlsbad CA, US
Donald A. Deel - San Diego CA, US
Marty Wexler - San Diego CA, US
Michelle Dimon - San Diego CA, US
Thanh Trac Phan - San Diego CA, US
Trac Binh Phan - Roswell CA, US

Assignee:

EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
G06F 17/50
G06F 9/44
G06F 3/00
G06G 7/48

US Classification:

709200, 709223, 709224, 709229, 703 6, 703 13, 703 21, 710 15, 710 18

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system for managing a complex, the system comprising a discovery and monitoring subsystem, a reference model store subsystem, a reference model transcription subsystem, a reference model generation subsystem, a model comparator subsystem, a reference model update subsystem, a nonconformance visualization subsystem, a conformance monitoring subsystem, a change procedure generator subsystem, and a change automation subsystem.

US Patent:

8271992, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/200836

Inventors:

Scott P. Chatley - San Diego CA, US
Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Troy C. Gatchell - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Nirvanix, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/52

US Classification:

718105

Abstract:

A method for balancing loads among a plurality of data storage devices, includes: receiving a request from a user device to download a data file; identifying a first set of storage devices containing the requested data file, wherein the first set comprises one or more storage devices; identifying a first storage device from the set that is currently least busy among the storage devices in the first set, and directing the first storage device to serve the request; determining if the first storage device is too busy; and if the first storage device is too busy copying the requested data file to a second storage device which did not previously store the data file, thereby adding the second storage device to the first set of storage devices containing the requested data file.

US Patent:

8315999, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Aug 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/199717

Inventors:

Scott P. Chatley - San Diego CA, US
J. Gabriel Gallagher - San Diego CA, US
Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Troy C. Gatchell - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Nirvanix, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707705, 707600, 707609, 707694, 707821, 709201

Abstract:

A method for managing storage and access to data files stored in a storage delivery network comprising a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes, the method including: receiving a file request from a user, wherein the user is associated with a service level agreement (SLA) containing one or more policies governing handling of file requests from the user; determining if the SLA dictates redirecting the file request to a predetermined storage node; if the SLA dictates redirecting the file request to a predetermined storage node, redirecting the file request to the predetermined storage node; otherwise, identifying all storage nodes from the plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes that are near enough to the user based on one or more predetermined criteria; identifying a nearest storage node from among the near enough storage nodes; and redirecting the user request to the nearest storage node.

US Patent:

8522252, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Aug 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/595959

Inventors:

Scott P. Chatley - San Diego CA, US
Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Troy C. Gatchell - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Nirvanix, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

718105

Abstract:

A method for balancing loads among a plurality of data storage devices, includes: receiving a request from a user device to download a data file; identifying a first set of storage devices containing the requested data file, wherein the first set comprises one or more storage devices; identifying a first storage device from the set that is currently least busy among the storage devices in the first set, and directing the first storage device to serve the request; determining if the first storage device is too busy; and if the first storage device is too busy copying the requested data file to a second storage device which did not previously store the data file, thereby adding the second storage device to the first set of storage devices containing the requested data file.

US Patent:

8583616, Nov 12, 2013

Filed:

Oct 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/656608

Inventors:

Gabriel Gallagher - San Diego CA, US
Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Troy C. Gatchell - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Nirvanix, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707705, 707600, 707609, 707694, 707821, 709201, 709203, 709213, 709217

Abstract:

A method for managing storage and access to data files stored in a storage delivery network comprising a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes, the method including: receiving a file request from a user, wherein the user is associated with a service level agreement (SLA) containing one or more policies governing handling of file requests from the user; determining if the SLA dictates redirecting the file request to a predetermined storage node; if the SLA dictates redirecting the file request to a predetermined storage node, redirecting the file request to the predetermined storage node; otherwise, identifying all storage nodes from the plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes that are not too busy by determining whether a number of current access requests being served by each storage node exceeds a predetermined threshold value; identifying a nearest storage node from among the not too busy storage nodes; and redirecting the user request to the nearest storage node.

US Patent:

20030236875, Dec 25, 2003

Filed:

Jun 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/171288

Inventors:

Howard Green - Carlsbad CA, US
Donald Deel - San Diego CA, US
Marty Wexler - San Diego CA, US
Michelle Dimon - San Diego CA, US
Thanh Phan - San Diego CA, US
Trac Binh Phan - Roswell GA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709/224000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system for managing a complex, the system comprising a discovery and monitoring subsystem, a reference model store subsystem, a reference model transcription subsystem, a reference model generation subsystem, a model comparator subsystem, a reference model update subsystem, a nonconformance visualization subsystem, a conformance monitoring subsystem, a change procedure generator subsystem, and a change automation subsystem.

US Patent:

20090138480, May 28, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/199708

Inventors:

Scott P. Chatley - San Diego CA, US
Robert S. Palumbo - San Diego CA, US
Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Troy C. Gatchell - San Diego CA, US
J. Gabriel Gallagher - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707 10, 707 1, 707205, 707100, 707200, 707E17032, 707E1701, 707E17045

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for accessing a file stored in memory, includes: receiving a request to access the file, the request comprising a virtual file path name associated with the requested file; correlating the virtual file path name with a logical file identification (LFID); and identifying a physical location of the file in the memory using the LFID.

US Patent:

20090144224, Jun 4, 2009

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/200533

Inventors:

Thanh T. Phan - San Diego CA, US
Scott P. Chatley - San Diego CA, US
Robert S. Palumbo - San Diego CA, US
J. Gabriel Gallagher - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 1, 707203, 707E1701, 707E17001

Abstract:

A method for efficiently storing data files, includes: receiving a data file for storage at one of a plurality of storage devices, wherein the data file is associated with a specified user; determining whether an identical file already exists at one of the plurality of storage devices; deleting the received data file if it is determined that an identical file already exists at one of the plurality of storage devices; and directing subsequent requests to access the data file from the specified user to the storage device containing the identical file.