Patents by Inventor Fred C. Borchers

Fred C. Borchers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for searching disparate file systems
    Patent number: 6763356
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for data in disparate file systems and returning a merged list of search results. The system includes an interface for receiving a search request; a mechanism for issuing the search request in a first request format to a first search system and for receiving a first list of search results in a first format; a mechanism for issuing the search request in a second request format to a second search system, and for receiving a second list of search results in a second format, wherein the first list is received in a disparate format than the second list; and a mechanism for merging the first list and the second list into a common format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Fred C. Borchers
  • System and method for searching disparate file systems
    Publication number: 20020147704
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for data in disparate file systems and returning a merged list of search results. The system includes an interface for receiving a search request; a mechanism for issuing the search request in a first request format to a first search system and for receiving a first list of search results in a first format; a mechanism for issuing the search request in a second request format to a second search system, and for receiving a second list of search results in a second format, wherein the first list is received in a disparate format than the second list; and a mechanism for merging the first list and the second list into a common format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Fred C. Borchers