Robert E Garner

US Patent:

6671757, Dec 30, 2003

Filed:

Jan 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/491694

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA
Richard M. Onyon - San Jose CA

Assignee:

fusionOne, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710100, 710200, 710220, 710 1, 707201, 707203, 711162

Abstract:

A system and method for synchronizing devices which can couple to the Internet, or any network. The system includes a first sync engine on the first system interfacing with data on the first system to provide difference information. A data store is coupled to the network and in communication with the first and second systems. A second sync engine is provided on the second system coupled to receive the difference information from the data store via the network, and interface with data on the second system to update said data on the second system with said difference information. Difference information is transmitted to the data store by the first sync engine and received from the data store from the second sync engine.

US Patent:

6694336, Feb 17, 2004

Filed:

Jan 25, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/490550

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA
Richard M. Onyon - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Fusionone, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707201, 707 10

Abstract:

A system in a processing device having at least one application including application data in a format in an application data store. The system includes: a system data store associated with the processing device including a representation of a previous state of application data in the application data store; a difference engine generating difference information associated with a change to said application data store; and an application interface, interpreting application data for the difference engine. The difference engine may further comprise a delta engine comparing the change to said application data store to said system data store to construct difference information. In a further aspect, a method for updating data files in a first system is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a data store associated with the first system and including information representing data in the data files at a previous time state; generating first difference information upon a change to the data files by comparing the change to the data store; receiving second difference information for a subset of said data files from a second system; and applying said difference information to said subset of said data files.

US Patent:

6738789, May 18, 2004

Filed:

Jan 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/753644

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA
Richard M. Onyon - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Fusionone, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707201

Abstract:

A data package containing instructions for manipulating user data. The package includes a header identifying the data package and containing information on content in the data package; transaction objects operable to effect a change to user data; and object operation instructions. The objects can be binary data or structured data. A grouping of data packages can contain changes for a users data across multiple systems.

US Patent:

6757696, Jun 29, 2004

Filed:

Jan 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/753536

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA

Assignee:

Fusionone, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707201, 707203

Abstract:

A synchronization agent management server coupled to a network having a plurality of synchronization agents coupled thereto in communication with the management server, comprising a user login authenticator, a user data flow controller, and a unique user identification controller. The management server communicates with at least one interactive agent to control data migration between a computer to a network storage device. In one aspect, the management server is part of a data synchronization system for data between network coupled devices which includes a storage server having a data store of change transactions coupled to the network.

US Patent:

6925476, Aug 2, 2005

Filed:

Aug 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/642615

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA, US
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA, US
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA, US
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA, US
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA, US
Joseph Robertson - Winterville GA, US

Assignee:

fusionOne, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707200, 707 1, 707204

Abstract:

A change log aggregation and optimization mechanism and methodology for updating and synchronizing application data and application files in a client device of a data transfer and synchronization system. The contents of a plurality of change logs reflecting the then current changes to the application data of the client device are downloaded and merged into an aggregate log. Instead of applying each change log as it is downloaded, the contents of the aggregate log, representing all changes to application data and/or application files recorded in prior change logs, are then applied to the client device to update application data and/or application files in the client device.

US Patent:

7007041, Feb 28, 2006

Filed:

Jan 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/753643

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA, US
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA, US
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA, US
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA, US
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA, US
Richard M. Onyon - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

fusionOne, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707201, 707200

Abstract:

In one aspect, an application object for a synchronization system is provided on a network coupled processing device. The application object may comprise a plurality of objects, each object translating third party data to a universal middle format, including a root object providing an entry point into individual application databases; and at least one child object; and at least one interface object. In another aspect, an application object is provided on a server coupled to a network. In this aspect, the application object may comprise an application data function call interpreter, the interpreter being accessible to a synchronization engine and an application running on a network coupled device having user data; and a universal data record mapping formatter.

US Patent:

7035878, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

Aug 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/641028

Inventors:

David L. Multer - Santa Cruz CA, US
Robert E. Garner - Lawrenceville GA, US
Leighton A. Ridgard - Ellenwood GA, US
Liam J. Stannard - Lawrenceville GA, US
Donald W. Cash - Dunwoody GA, US
Scott Klein - San Jose CA, US
Richard M. Onyon - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

fusionOne, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707201, 7071041

Abstract:

A base rolling engine for collapsing data packages stored in a data transfer and synchronization system. A first data package is provided. The first data package has a first transaction including an identification number, an action, and a plurality of fields. Each field has an attribute representing change information. A second data package is also provided. The second data package has a second transaction made subsequent to the first transaction. The second transaction has an identification number, an action, and a field with an attribute. The base rolling engine determines whether the identification number of the second transaction corresponds to the identification number of the first transaction. The base rolling engine also determines whether the field of the second transaction corresponds to one of the fields of the first transaction. When the identification numbers of the first and second transactions correspond to one another, and the field of the second transaction corresponds to one of the fields of the first transaction, the first and second data packages are combined.

US Patent:

7038553, May 2, 2006

Filed:

Oct 3, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/264893

Inventors:

Robert Barton Garner - San Jose CA, US
Winfried Wolfgang Wilcke - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Barry Jay Rubin - Croton-On-Hudson NY, US
Howard Kahn - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01P 1/00

US Classification:

333 24C, 333260, 333246

Abstract:

A scalable and compact computer system of three-dimensional subsystems each having capacitive couplers on its external surfaces for transmitting and receiving electrical signals to and from adjacent subsystems. Each surface having an electrically non-conducting substrate, one or more electrically conducting pads on the substrate, and electrical leads for coupling the pads to the subsystem's circuits. Two adjacent pads, each from a different subsystem, form a capacitive coupler to carry the signals between the subsystems. The pads are covered by a low-loss dielectric material having a large dielectric constant for improved signal transmission. A differential signal may be supported using two capacitive couplers to respectively carry the positive and negative signals of the differential signal. The subsystems might be replaced or left in place when they failed. Additional subsystems might be added to the system to expand its capacity.