Lyve Minds Assigned Two Patents

Blended storage allocation on storage agent
Lyve Minds, Inc., Cupertino, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,781,206) developed by Gakhal, Randeep Singh, Pasetto, Rick, and Sewerynek, Stephen, Cupertino, CA , for a “blended storage allocation on a storage agent.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems and methods are disclosed to display a blended set of thumbnail images. A first subset of thumbnail images may include one or more thumbnail images that correspond with images stored at a local storage location. A second subset of thumbnail images may include one or more thumbnail images that correspond with images stored at a remote storage location. A request may be received to display a first image corresponding with the first subset of thumbnail images, whereupon the first image may be displayed. A request may be received to display a second image corresponding with the second image of the second subset of thumbnail images. The second thumbnail image may be displayed while the second image is requested. The second image may then be displayed in place of the second thumbnail image.”

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2014 (14/274,480).

Management of storage in storage network
Lyve Minds, Inc., Cupertino, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,727,268) developed by Kaiser, Christian M., San Jose, CA, Pasetto, Rick, and Sewerynek, Stephen, Cupertino, CA, for a “management of storage in a storage network.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage block may include a first portion allocated for storage of network data associated with a storage network. The storage network may include the storage block and one or more other storage blocks. The storage block may further include a second portion allocated for storage of local data. The local data may be associated with one or more programs of a device that includes the storage block. Additionally, the storage block may include a third portion as free space of the storage block. The third portion may be maintained at approximately a target size through adjustments made to an amount of network data stored on the first portion.”

The patent application was filed on December 20, 2013 (14/137,680).