US 12,260,006 B2
Distributed and autonomous data security agent
Scott R. Copeland, Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed by Scott R. Copeland, Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,011.
Application 17/850,011 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/876,003, filed on May 16, 2020, granted, now 11,423,181.
Prior Publication US 2022/0327247 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/78 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/78 (2013.01) [G06F 2221/2121 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer server secured data storage system having a distributed and autonomous data security agent for use with a computer server in data communications with a data storage array consisting of a plurality of data storage devices, said secured data storage system comprising:
a Chip Administrator device in communication via a Network Private link with a first-Chip, the first-Chip resident on the computer server,
the Chip Administrator having a mother board, a CPU, a RAM, and a third-Firmware to control an operational mode of the data security agent, to provide administrative access to first-Chips and an at least one second-Chips, and to configure the data security agent;
the first-Chip operable on a Network Public link of the computer server and being a firmware device running a first-Firmware methodology, the methodology managing, controlling, and/or processing Write/Read calls and data transfers between the Network Public link of the computer server and at least one second-Chip associated with said data storage array via a data cable;
the at least one second-Chip of said distributed and autonomous data security agent being a separate firmware device running a second-Firmware methodology and data transfer between the first-Chip on the computer server and the storage devices of said data storage array via the data cable; and
the Chip Administrator, first-Chip and second-Chip in combination with their associated first-, second-, and third-Firmwares providing said distributed and autonomous data security agent for said computer server.