Inventor
BASHAM ROBERT BEVERLEY
US30 patents
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IBM
28 patentsUS6519678B1Feb 11, 2003
Virtualization of data storage drives of an automated data storage library
IBM95 citations98
US6339810B1Jan 15, 2002
Serial data storage system with automatically adjusted data protection to implement worm media with limited overwrite allowing write appending
IBM83 citations98
US6785078B2Aug 31, 2004
Concurrent read and write access to simulated sequential data of a removable random access data storage medium
IBM65 citations96
US6636778B2Oct 21, 2003
Allocation of data storage drives of an automated data storage library
IBM56 citations96
US6425059B1Jul 23, 2002
Data storage library with library-local regulation of access to shared read/write drives among multiple hosts
IBM85 citations96
US7676702B2Mar 9, 2010
Preemptive data protection for copy services in storage systems and applications
IBM55 citations94
US6779080B2Aug 17, 2004
Serial data storage system with automatically adjusted data protection to implement worm media with limited overwrite allowing write appending
IBM48 citations93
US6674603B2Jan 6, 2004
Decreased load time by storing cassette initialization information
IBM21 citations93
US6571304B1May 27, 2003
Control system for using memory on cartridges to overcome tape drive problems
IBM20 citations93
US6434090B1Aug 13, 2002
Automated data storage library with control path to shared robotic device via media drive
IBM26 citations93
US6182167B1Jan 30, 2001
Automatic sharing of SCSI multiport device with standard command protocol in conjunction with offline signaling
IBM29 citations93
US6430645B1Aug 6, 2002
Fibre channel and SCSI address mapping for multiple initiator support
IBM37 citations92
US6286079B1Sep 4, 2001
Interruptible inventory of a mass data storage library
IBM38 citations92
US5969893AOct 19, 1999
Tape pre-formatting with uniform data storage segments selectively mapped to fixed or variable sized independently addressable data storage partitions
IBM35 citations92
US5757571AMay 26, 1998
Flexible-capacity scaling for efficient access of ordered data stored on magnetic tape media
IBM54 citations92
US6349356B2Feb 19, 2002
Host-available device block map for optimized file retrieval from serpentine tape drives
IBM35 citations91
US7409442B2Aug 5, 2008
Method for communicating control messages between a first device and a second device
IBM18 citations89
US7397770B2Jul 8, 2008
Checking and repairing a network configuration
IBM10 citations84
US7016982B2Mar 21, 2006
Virtual controller with SCSI extended copy command
IBM11 citations84
US6880040B2Apr 12, 2005
Virtual sequential data storage (VSDS) system with router conducting data between hosts and physical storage bypassing VSDS controller
IBM13 citations84
US6850380B2Feb 1, 2005
Stackable connector system for automated removal/addition in a storage media library
IBM19 citations84
US7996509B2Aug 9, 2011
Zoning of devices in a storage area network
IBM16 citations79
US7174265B2Feb 6, 2007
Heterogeneous multipath path network test system
IBM8 citations71
US7779110B2Aug 17, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for communicating control messages between a first device and a second device
IBM6 citations69
US7787456B2Aug 31, 2010
Checking and repairing a network configuration
IBM4 citations62
US7788353B2Aug 31, 2010
Checking and repairing a network configuration
IBM1 citations62
US6931478B2Aug 16, 2005
Implicit addressing sequential media drive with intervening converter simulating explicit addressing to host applications
IBM1 citations52
US8037156B2Oct 11, 2011
Host discovery in multi-blade server chassis
IBM0 citations51