Wiwynn Assigned Two Patents

Server and control method for storage unit
Wiwynn Corporation, New Taipei, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,715,596) developed by Hsieh, Cheng-Kuang, New Taipei, Taiwan, for “server system and control method for storage unit.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A server system and a control method for a storage unit are provided. The server system includes multiple modular devices and a connection device. The storage unit in the modular devices includes a transmission interface expander. The transmission interface expander detects whether connects a former modular device, and sets the storage unit as a slave device of the former modular device when the transmission interface expander connects the former modular device. When the transmission interface expander does not connect the former modular device, the transmission interface expander is set as a storage node and communicates to the external server, and the latter storage unit connected behind the transmission interface expander becomes a slave device of the transmission interface expander.”

The patent application was filed on October 11, 2016 (15/289,975).

Management method and storage
Wiwynn Corporation, New Taipei, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,712,956) developed by Hsieh, Cheng-Kuang, and Huang, Chung-Fu, New Taipei, Taiwan, for “management method and storage system using the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A management method for a storage system is disclosed. The storage system comprises a plurality of hard disks, the management method comprises dividing the plurality of hard disks into a hot storage group, a warm storage group and a cold storage group according to a first threshold and a second threshold, exchanging a first warm storage hard disk conforming to the first threshold in the warm storage group with a hot storage hard disk in the hot storage group in response to not conform to the first threshold, and exchanging a cold storage hard disk conforming to the second threshold in the cold storage group with a second warm storage hard disk in the warm storage group in response to conform to the second threshold.”

The patent application was filed on July 4, 2018 (16/027,278).