Inventor

Gregory E. McBride

Inventor

Vail, AZ, US

Overview

1993–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 175 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing85%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

B60QArrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general1%

B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for1%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function1%

G01SRadio direction-finding1%

G06KGraphical data reading1%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes1%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding1%

PatentTitleYear

11,099,953Automatic data healing using a storage controller2021 11,099,751Determining tracks to release in a source volume being copied to a target volume2021 11,093,178Using a space release data structure to indicate tracks to release for a space release command to release space of tracks2021 11,087,009Authorization-based messaging2021 11,080,153Modifying journaling associated with data mirroring within a storage system2021 11,079,966Enhanced soft fence of devices2021 11,079,935Processing a space release command to free release space in a consistency group2021 11,073,989Using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume2021 10,977,142After swapping from a first storage to a second storage, mirroring data from the second storage to the first storage for data in the first storage that experienced data errors2021 10,970,174Pre-emptive data production site swap2021 10,956,289Switching over from using a first primary storage to using a second primary storage when the first primary storage is in a mirror relationship2021 10,956,281Using a forward log storage and backward log storage to recover a storage to a forward or backward point-in-time2021 10,929,249Optimized data corruption source and timeline analysis2021 10,929,242File corruption recovery in concurrent data protection2021 10,929,248Data corruption source and timeline analysis2021 10,915,406Storage unit replacement using point-in-time snap copy2021 10,885,061Bandwidth management in a data storage system2021 10,846,187Managing health conditions to determine when to restart replication after a swap triggered by a storage health event2020 10,824,364Point-in-time snap copy on asynchronous consistency group management2020 10,795,780Data breach source and timeline analysis2020 10,789,132Performing a recovery copy command to create a recovery volume for a consistency group2020 10,783,047Forming a consistency group comprised of volumes maintained by one or more storage controllers2020 10,776,258Avoiding out-of-space conditions in asynchronous data replication environments2020 10,761,943Multi-section full volume backups2020 10,740,007Synchronized primary-secondary role swaps with synchronized safe data commit scans2020 10,733,060Asynchronous local and remote generation of consistent point-in-time snap copies in consistency groups2020 10,725,661Selective write control2020 10,684,991Managing filesystem inodes2020 10,678,661Processing a recall request for data migrated from a primary storage system having data mirrored to a secondary storage system2020 10,664,595Managing reads and writes to data entities experiencing a security breach from a suspicious process2020 10,664,368Modifying aspects of a storage system associated with data mirroring2020 10,642,703Configuring a secondary storage system for data mirroring2020 10,642,701Releasing space on secondary storage device for resynchronization2020 10,630,802Read caching in PPRC environments2020 10,606,506Releasing space allocated to a space efficient target storage in a copy relationship with a source storage2020 10,592,362Modifying journaling associated with data mirroring within a storage system2020 10,585,767Automatic data healing using a storage controller2020 10,579,285Automatic data healing by I/O2020 10,572,357Switching over from using a first primary storage to using a second primary storage when the first primary storage is in a mirror relationship2020 10,572,507Coordination of point-in-time copy in asynchronous mirror environment during consistency group formation2020 10,552,245Call home message containing bundled diagnostic data2020 10,545,690Using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship2020 10,528,256Processing a space release command to free release space in a consistency group2020 10,528,593Consistent point-in-time copy of a consistent asynchronous mirror target without pausing a consistent asynchronous mirror copy2020 10,503,417Data element validation in consistency groups2019 10,489,081Reducing coordination times in asynchronous data replication environments2019 10,489,087Using a space release data structure to indicate tracks to release for a space release command to release space of tracks in a consistency group being formed2019 10,437,517Enhanced soft fence of devices2019 10,437,679Point-in-time snap copy withdrawal management2019 10,416,921Point-in-time snap copy on asynchronous consistency group management2019 10,409,978Hypervisor and virtual machine protection2019 10,409,733Determining space to release in a target volume to which tracks from a source volume are mirrored2019 10,402,107Determining tracks to release in a source volume being copied to a target volume2019 10,394,455Determining tracks to release in a target volume mirrored from a source volume2019 10,379,740Using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume2019 10,372,548Copying data from multiple point-in-time copies to a log storage to use to roll-back a source storage2019 10,360,112Restoration of data when point in time copy operations are performed during asynchronous copy2019 10,353,781File corruption recovery in concurrent data protection2019 10,324,655Efficient sidefile utilization in asynchronous data replication systems2019 10,324,801Storage unit replacement using point-in-time snap copy2019 10,318,190Using mirror indicators to determine whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume2019 10,289,476Asynchronous mirror inconsistency correction2019 10,289,322Delayed consistent point-in-time copy from a secondary volume of a consistent asynchronous mirror copy2019 10,261,868Using a forward log storage and backward log storage to recover a storage to a forward or backward point-in-time2019 10,241,698Preservation of a golden copy that stores consistent data during a recovery process in an asynchronous copy environment2019 10,229,180Consistent point-in-time copy of a consistent asynchronous mirror target without pausing a consistent asynchronous mirror copy2019 10,223,210Asynchronous local and remote generation of consistent point-in-time snap copies in consistency groups2019 10,220,772Traffic safety alert system2019 10,169,134Asynchronous mirror consistency audit2019 10,168,959Metadata-based bypassing in a controller2019 10,162,531Physical allocation unit optimization2018 10,162,563Asynchronous local and remote generation of consistent point-in-time snap copies2018 10,162,562Enabling point-in-time-copy target volumes to be primary volumes in cascaded data replication systems2018 10,146,453Data migration using multi-storage volume swap2018 10,146,472Tertiary storage unit management in bidirectional data copying2018 10,146,683Space reclamation in space-efficient secondary volumes2018 10,114,551Space reclamation in asynchronously mirrored space-efficient secondary volumes2018 10,083,099After swapping from a first storage to a second storage, mirroring data from the second storage to the first storage for data in the first storage that experienced data errors2018 10,078,566Managing health conditions to determine when to restart replication after a swap triggered by a storage health event2018 10,048,869Managing a set of blocks in a storage system2018 10,042,557Managing a set of blocks in a storage system2018 10,042,727Data recovery in multi-target data storage networks2018 10,042,581Releasing space allocated to a space efficient target storage in a copy relationship with a source storage2018 10,025,681Data recovery in multi-target data storage networks2018 10,013,324Data recovery in multi-target data storage networks2018 9,983,815Using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship2018 9,984,227Hypervisor and virtual machine protection2018 9,959,048Managing a set of blocks in a storage system2018 9,928,145'File corruption recovery in concurrent data protection'2018 9,921,776'Efficient sidefile utilization in asynchronous data replication systems'2018 9,886,361'Shifting a defrag operation in a mirrored system'2018 9,870,365'Managing filesystem inodes'2018 9,798,495'Metadata-based bypassing in a controller'2017 9,785,354'Selective write control'2017 9,753,662'Using mirror indicators to determine whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume'2017 9,753,645'Using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume'2017 9,733,837'Shifting a defrag operation in a mirrored system'2017 9,733,851'Shifting a defrag operation in a mirrored system'2017 9,729,629'Optimizing data transfer across multiple asynchronous data replication sessions using shared bandwidth'2017 9,720,786'Resolving failed mirrored point-in-time copies with minimum disruption'2017 9,652,163'Coordinated space reclamation in space-efficient flashcopy volumes'2017 9,652,276'Hypervisor and virtual machine protection'2017 9,626,122'Shifting a defrag operation in a mirrored system'2017 9,619,331'Storage unit replacement using point-in-time snap copy'2017 9,557,923'Block-level predictive data migration'2017 9,547,440'Managing a set of blocks in a storage system'2017 9,514,012'Tertiary storage unit management in bidirectional data copying'2016 9,495,100'Shifting a defrag operation in a mirrored system'2016 9,430,162'Metadata-based bypassing in a controller'2016 9,405,628'Data migration using multi-storage volume swap'2016 9,323,763'Managing filesystem inodes'2016 9,298,567'System availability in PPRC failover environments'2016 9,285,994'Block-level predictive data migration'2016 9,262,344'Local locking in a bi-directional synchronous mirroring environment'2016 9,158,633'File corruption recovery in concurrent data protection'2015 9,032,173'Automated migration to a new copy services target storage system to manage multiple relationships simultaneously while maintaining disaster recovery consistency'2015 9,003,142'Volume swapping of point-in-time read-only target volumes'2015 8,903,775'Using a heartbeat signal to maintain data consistency for writes to source storage copied to target storage'2014 8,904,131'Automated migration to a new copy services target storage system to manage multiple relationships simultaneously while maintaining disaster recovery consistency'2014 8,892,836'Automated migration to a new copy services target storage system to manage multiple relationships simultaneously while maintaining disaster recovery consistency'2014 8,799,602'Automated migration to a new target volume via merged bitmaps to maintain consistency'2014 8,793,456'Automated migration to a new target volume via merged bitmaps to maintain consistency'2014 8,626,722'Consolidating session information for a cluster of sessions in a coupled session environment'2014 8,549,242'Volume swapping of point-in-time read-only target volumes'2013 8,341,366'Splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine'2012 8,195,615'Using a heartbeat signal to maintain data consistency for writes to source storage copied to target storage'2012 8,131,957'Splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine'2012 8,108,337'Managing consistency groups using heterogeneous replication engines'2012 8,099,387'Managing consistency groups using heterogeneous replication engines'2012 8,099,385'System and article of manufacture for maintaining data in a distributed computing environment for processing transaction requests'2012 8,095,754'Transparent autonomic data replication improving access performance for a storage area network aware file system'2012 8,060,779'Using virtual copies in a failover and failback environment'2011 8,024,534'Replication engine communicating with a splitter to split writes between a storage controller and replication engine'2011 7,991,736'Article of manufacture and system for autonomic data caching and copying on a storage area network aware file system using copy services'2011 7,917,711'System, apparatus, and method for automatic copy function selection'2011 7,904,682'Copying writes from primary storages to secondary storages across different networks'2011 7,870,095'Apparatus, system, and method for replication of data management information'2011 7,822,892'Managing the copying of writes from primary storages to secondary storages across different networks'2010 7,793,148'Using virtual copies in a failover and failback environment'2010 7,787,456'Checking and repairing a network configuration'2010 7,788,353'Checking and repairing a network configuration'2010 7,788,231'Using a heartbeat signal to maintain data consistency for writes to source storage copied to target storage'2010 7,779,219'Application transparent autonomic availability on a storage area network aware file system'2010 7,761,431'Consolidating session information for a cluster of sessions in a coupled session environment'2010 7,761,732'Data protection in storage systems'2010 7,761,426'Apparatus, system, and method for continuously protecting data'2010 7,660,958'Maintaining consistency for remote copy using virtualization'2010 7,657,714'Apparatus and method to provide one or more commands to a data storage and retrieval system'2010 7,644,112'Apparatus, system, and method for initializing a synchronized remote database'2010 7,627,775'Managing failures in mirrored systems'2009 7,603,581'Remote copying of updates to primary and secondary storage locations subject to a copy relationship'2009 7,571,268'Consistent updates across storage subsystems coupled to a plurality of primary and secondary units at selected times'2009 7,552,295'Maintaining consistency when mirroring data using different copy technologies'2009 7,487,192'Method for maintaining data in a distributed computing environment for processing transaction requests'2009 7,478,211'Maintaining consistency for remote copy using virtualization'2009 7,464,124'Method for autonomic data caching and copying on a storage area network aware file system using copy services'2008 7,457,930'Method for application transparent autonomic data replication improving access performance for a storage area network aware file system'2008 7,397,770'Checking and repairing a network configuration'2008 7,383,406'Application transparent autonomic availability on a storage area network aware file system'2008 7,269,701'Self-configuration of source-to-target mapping'2007 7,130,874'Method, system, and program for maintaining data in a distributed computing environment for processing transaction requests'2006 7,003,706'Method, system, and program for improved device blocking and suspension'2006 6,842,825'Adjusting timestamps to preserve update timing information for cached data objects'2005 6,772,303'System and method for dynamically resynchronizing backup data'2004 6,484,187'Coordinating remote copy status changes across multiple logical sessions to maintain consistency'2002 6,463,501'Method, system and program for maintaining data consistency among updates across groups of storage areas using update times'2002 6,301,643'Multi-environment data consistency'2001 6,260,129'Management of fixed pages in memory for input/output operations'2001 6,260,124'System and method for dynamically resynchronizing backup data'2001 6,105,078'Extended remote copying system for reporting both active and idle conditions wherein the idle condition indicates no updates to the system for a predetermined time period'2000 6,088,697'Dynamic change management in an extended remote copy operation'2000 6,052,758'Interface error detection and isolation in a direct access storage device DASD system'2000 5,778,393'Adaptive multitasking for dataset storage'1998 5,734,818'Forming consistency groups using self-describing record sets for remote data duplexing'1998 5,239,649'Channel path load balancing, through selection of storage volumes to be processed, for long running applications'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2021Patents assigned to IBM (175)· patent assignee history

1993–2021Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

2000Based in Tuscon, AZ, US· patent location history

2009–2021Based in Vail, AZ, US· patent location history

2011–2014Patents assigned to MCBRIDE GREGORY EDWARD (10)· patent assignee history

2011–2012Patents assigned to BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS (3)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to BOYD KENNETH WAYNE (4)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to DAY III KENNETH FAIRCLOUGH (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	175	1993–2021
MCBRIDE GREGORY EDWARDself	10	2011–2014
BOYD KENNETH WAYNE	4	2012
DAY III KENNETH FAIRCLOUGH	4	2012
BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS	3	2011–2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Vail, AZ, US	145	2009–2021
Tucson, AZ, US	29	1993–2021
Tuscon, AZ, US	1	2000