OpenVault Awarded US Patent for Faster Retrieval and Processing of Data Techniques

OpenVault LLC was awarded on March 15, 2022 a USPTO patent for techniques that enable faster retrieval and processing of data.

U.S. Patent No. 11,275,594, “Intelligent data storage and processing using FPGA devices,” with assignee IP Reservoir, LLC (St. Louis, MO), is intended to remove bottlenecks that increasingly are occurring as the amount of data moving through systems overwhelms available processing power. The patent describes a method in which a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be specifically configured to receive and perform pipeline processing on streaming data in such a way that it accelerates search and retrieval functionality.

The inventors are Chamberlain, Roger D., Franklin, Mark Allen, Indeck, Ronald S., Cytron, Ron K., St. Louis, MO, and Cholleti, Sharath R., Saint Paul, MN.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A system is disclosed that comprises a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a network interface, and hardware description code, wherein the hardware description code is compilable into a plurality of bit configuration files for loading onto the FPGA, wherein each bit configuration file defines a pipelined processing operation for a hardware template. The FPGA comprises configurable hardware logic, and the FPGA can be accessible over a network via the network interface for commanding the FPGA to load a bit configuration file from among the bit configuration files onto the FPGA to thereby configure hardware logic on the FPGA to perform the pipelined processing operation defined by the loaded bit configuration file, and wherein the FPGA is configured to (1) receive streaming data and (2) process the streaming data through the configured hardware logic to perform the pipelined processing operation defined by the loaded bit configuration file on the streaming data.”

“Broadband providers are dealing with technological shifts towards more flexible, but also more complex, networks to stay competitive.” said Joe Lancaster, CSO. “This technology gives providers instant insights into network health and powers seamless network automation at any scale.”

While indexing of data can speed retrieval, log information is often not indexed. Developing reverse indexes required for correlating telemetry and logs to power ML models is a challenging task for general purpose CPUs. This technology allows a user to deploy an FPGA-based custom processor tailored to solving this problem on unstructured data on the fly.

“The faster our broadband operator customers can gain insights from their networks and optimize performance via automation, the more profitable their networks become while concurrently improving customer experience across their subscriber base,” said Tony Costa, CTO. “Using the research and development capabilities within our VelociData acquisition last year, we’ve taken a leadership role in helping the industry and connected consumers extract the maximum value from the data at hand.”

About OpenVault 
OpenVault and OpenVault Europe GmbH are sources of broadband technology solutions and data-driven insights into WW broadband consumption patterns. Using the companies’ cloud-based SaaS or on-premises solutions and tools, service providers can optimize network performance, increase revenue and improve subscriber satisfaction. The companies aggregate and analyze the resulting market data to provide granular views of consumer usage that can be used to anticipate residential and business broadband trends.