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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assaf Levy, Tel Aviv, IL;
Roy Alon, Tel Aviv, IL;
Michael Yakobi, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ofer Nivy, Tel Aviv, IL;
Vered Rosen, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
NETTAPP, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing a framework for automated storage processes and flexible workflow are disclosed. The framework provides a user workflow design tool to create and/or customize workflow automation processes without needing to write software code. Additionally, the workflow design tool provides a mechanism that allows the workflow to make decisions, such as selecting storage resources.