Bull/Atos Assigned Two Patents

Multi-access to file stored in data-storage system related to buffer memory
Bull SAS, (acquired by Atos) Les Clayes sous-Bois, France, has been assigned a patent (11,327,889) developed by Gerphagnon, Jean-Olivier, Vif, France, Saunier, Frederic, Sassenage, France, and Pichon, Gregoire, Seyssins, France, for a “multi-access to a data file stored in a data-storage system related to a buffer memory.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “The invention relates to a method for managing a buffer memory space associated with a persistent data storage system of a computing machine. The buffer memory space is suitable for temporarily storing in the RAM of the machine one or more portions of a single data file of the persistent data storage system that was previously accessed by one or more processes executed on the machine. The operating system of the machine tracks each of the portions of the file that are projected in the buffer memory space by a descriptor belonging to a plurality of buffer memory projection descriptors which are all associated with the tracking of one or more portions of the file projected in the buffer memory space.”

The patent application was filed on December 27, 2018 (16/954,752).

Archiving user data
Bull SAS, Les Clayes sous-Bois, France, has been assigned a patent (11,204,902) developed by Guionneau, Christophe, Grenoble, France, Isoard, Matthieu, Teche, France, and Plattard, Xavier, Eybens, France, for a “method for archiving user data.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method for archiving data relative to a user equipped with an electronic apparatus and having a user account on a server including a database, the method including: transmitting the data relative to the user from an electronic device to the server, storing the data relative to the user in a first container of the database of the server, generating, by the server, a temporary reference associated with the first container of the database, transmitting the temporary reference from the server to the electronic apparatus, accessing the data relative to the user from the electronic apparatus, a connection between the electronic apparatus and the server having been established previously.”

The patent application was filed on September 15, 2015 (15/510,971).