Sean C O'Malley

US Patent:

7130873, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Jun 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/452795

Inventors:

Steven R. Kleiman - Los Altos CA, US
David Hitz - Los Altos CA, US
Norman Hutchinson - Richmond, CA
Sean O'Malley - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Network Appliance Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707203, 707204

Abstract:

The invention provides techniques for duplicating all or part of a file system while maintaining consistent copies of the file system. A preferred embodiment reads data from the source file system (mapped according to a first storage block arrangement) creates an image stream and writes this data onto the destination file system (in accordance with a second storage block arrangement). Thus, the invention allows an image transfer between file systems that have dissimilar characteristics. An intermediate storage medium can be used to store or transmit the data read from the source file system before writing the data to the destination file system. (For example, the intermediate storage medium can include a magnetic tape or other archival device, or a network. ) Another aspect of the invention writes the data to the intermediate storage medium using a normalized or implied block list. The information is read from the intermediate storage medium using normalized or implied block list and written to the destination file system according to the second storage block arrangement.

US Patent:

7174352, Feb 6, 2007

Filed:

May 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/854187

Inventors:

Steven R. Kleiman - Los Altos CA, US
David Hitz - Los Altos CA, US
Guy Harris - Mountain View CA, US
Sean W. O'Malley - Tucson AZ, US
Michael Malcolm - Los Altos CA, US
James Lau - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Byron Rakitzis - Burlingame CA, US

Assignee:

Network Appliance, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707203, 707204

Abstract:

The invention provides a method and system for duplicating all or part of a file system while maintaining consistent copies of the file system. The file server maintains a set of snapshots, each indicating a set of storage blocks making up a consistent copy of the file system as it was at a known time. Each snapshot can be used for a purpose other than maintaining the coherency of the file system, such as duplicating or transferring a backup copy of the file system to a destination storage medium. In a preferred embodiment, the snapshots can be manipulated to identify sets of storage blocks in the file system for incremental backup or copying, or to provide a file system backup that is both complete and relatively inexpensive. Also in a preferred embodiment, shadow snapshots can be maintained, with a shadow snapshot including a set of member storage blocks that formed a consistent file system other than an active file system, with a set of selected member storage blocks removed from the consistent file system.

US Patent:

20010044807, Nov 22, 2001

Filed:

Jul 31, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/127497

Inventors:

STEVEN KLEIMAN - LOS ALTOS CA, US
DAVID HITZ - PORTOLA VALLEY CA, US
GUY HARRIS - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
SEAN O'MALLEY - SANTA CLARA CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707/203000, 707/100000, 707/204000

Abstract:

The invention provides a method and system for duplicating all or part of a file system while maintaining consistent copies of the file system. The file server maintains a set of snapshots, each indicating a set of storage blocks making up a consistent copy of the file system as it was at a known time. Each snapshot can be used for a purpose other than maintaining the coherency of the file system, such as duplicating or transferring a backup copy of the file system to a destination storage medium. In a preferred embodiment, the snapshots can be manipulated to identify sets of storage blocks in the file system for incremental backup or copying, or to provide a file system backup that is both complete and relatively inexpensive.

US Patent:

20050216384, Sep 29, 2005

Filed:

Dec 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/736058

Inventors:

Daniel Partlow - Westport CT, US
Kam Haq - New York NY, US
Maria Mejevitch - Westport CT, US
Sean O'Malley - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705035000

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program for creating and valuing financial instruments (including but not limited to futures, forwards, call options, put options, swaps, “swaptions”, and “op-swaps”) linked to published real estate indices. The present invention will be referred to in this application as a real estate index linked financial instrument, and is defined as a financial instrument whose value changes based on movements in underlying indices based on real estate prices. These indices are published by sovereign governments, government-chartered agencies and departments (such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Office of Management and Budget, and the Treasury Department in the U.S.), non-governmental organizations, commercial banks, investment banks, realty agencies and many other organizations. The instruments can be written, with a published index number from any real estate index or indices as the initial value upon which the financial instrument's terms are based. The predicted future value of the real estate index or indices will change in response to market buy/sell demand based on investor expectations of the predicted future value of the real estate index or indices related to one or more real estate index linked financial instrument(s). Thus, the predicted future value of the index or indices will change in response to the market demand as investors offer to buy and/or sell real estate index linked financial instruments which will be listed on securities exchanges and electronic commerce networks (ECNs) as well as over the counter (OTC) and in private transactions. Each predicted future index value will change based on the investor expectation of how strong demand will be for the underlying real estate market upon which each index or indices are based. Thus, the present invention gives investors a means of taking or adjusting positions upon price movements in local, city, regional, state, national, or multinational/international real estate markets. It is important to note that real estate index linked financial instruments can be created either in standardized contract sizes that can be traded on futures, options or other securities exchanges, ECNs and/or OTC, or can be customized to meet the specifications of a transactional counterparty which wishes to speculate on movements in local, city, regional, state, national, or multinational/international real estate prices. Such instruments may also be created from a plurality of indices, thus allowing an investor to package movements from several different real estate indices into a single financial instrument. Such instruments may also involve a combination of real estate index linked financial instruments, either with each other or with other financial instruments in a combination containing at least one real estate index linked financial instrument.

US Patent:

20060143099, Jun 29, 2006

Filed:

Sep 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/751086

Inventors:

Daniel Partlow - Westport CT, US
Kam Haq - New York NY, US
Maria Mejevitch - Westport CT, US
Sean O'Malley - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705035000

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program for creating and valuing financial instruments (including but not limited to futures, forwards, call options, put options, swaps, “swaptions”, and “op-swaps”) linked to average credit spread information. The present invention will be referred to in this application as an average credit spread-linked financial instrument, and is defined as a financial instrument whose value changes based on movements in underlying average credit spreads. These average credit spreads may be calculated, or may already be published by sovereign governments, government-chartered agencies and departments (ex. U.S. Treasury Department), non-governmental organizations, commercial banks, investment banks, and many other organizations. The instruments can be written, with a published average credit spread number as the initial value upon which the financial instrument's terms are based. The predicted future value of said credit spread will change in response to market buy/sell demand based on investor expectations of said predicted future value of said credit spread related to one or more credit spread-linked financial instrument(s). Thus, the predicted future value of said spread will change in response to said market demand as investors offer to buy and/or sell credit spread-linked financial instruments which will be listed on securities exchanges and electronic commerce networks (ECNs) as well as over the counter (OTC) and in private transactions. Each predicted future average credit spread value will change based on said investor expectation of how strong demand will be for the underlying average credit spread involved. Thus, the present invention gives investors a means of taking or adjusting positions upon average credit spread changes in market segments defined by geography, credit history, industry type, industry size, firm size, provision of collateral, third-party guarantee, or type of debt obligation. It is important to note credit spread-linked financial instruments can be created either in standardized contract sizes that can be traded on futures, options or other securities exchanges, ECNs and/or OTC, or can be customized to meet the specifications of a transactional counterparty which wishes to speculate on movements in market segments defined by geography, credit history, industry type, industry size, firm size, provision of collateral, third-party guarantee, or type of debt obligation. Such instruments may also be created from a plurality of spreads, thus allowing an investor to package movements from several different credit spreads into a single financial instrument. Such instruments may also involve a combination of credit spread-linked financial instruments, either with each other or with other financial instruments in a combination containing at least one credit spread-linked financial instrument.

US Patent:

20160027103, Jan 28, 2016

Filed:

Jul 23, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/339089

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Sean O'Malley - San Francisco CA, US
Ryan Gilbert - San Francisco CA, US
Chris Brown - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Peretz - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/02
G06Q 30/06
G06Q 40/00

Abstract:

A system for automatic determination of eligibility, payments and tax for a merchandise lease comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a minimal set of information. The processor is configured to determine that it is possible to determine a full identity using the minimal set of information; determine a maximum lease amount based at least in part on the full identity; and determine one or more lease payments and lease tax based at least in part on a merchandise price and a location tax rate.

US Patent:

20150169991, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Jun 1, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/486167

Inventors:

Yong Zhang - Shanghai, CN
Charles J. Rosenberg - Cupertino CA, US
Jingbin Wang - Mountain View CA, US
Sean O'Malley - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06K 9/62
G06F 17/30
G06K 9/18

Abstract:

Methods, systems and apparatus for choosing image labels. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data specifying a first image, receiving text labels for the first image, receiving search results in response to a web search performed using at least some of the text labels as queries, ranking the text labels, at least in part, based on a number of resources referenced by the received search results, wherein at least some of the resources each include an image matching the first image, and selecting an image label for the image from the ranked text labels, the image label being selected based on the ranking.