Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Beckerman

Michael Scott Beckerman 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).

  • Propagation of conflict knowledge
    Patent number: 7778282
    Abstract: A sync community may include a group of synchronization endpoints. When two synchronization endpoints of the sync community synchronize with one another, a synchronization data conflict may be detected when the two synchronization endpoints make a change to a same particular data item and the two synchronization endpoints were unaware of the changes to the same particular data item made by the other respective synchronization endpoint at the time the changes were made. Resolution of the detected synchronization data conflict may be delayed and data indicative of the detected synchronization data conflict may be propagated to other synchronization endpoints during a synchronization operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Lee, Michael Scott Beckerman, Michael Ray Clark, Moe Khosravy, Lev Novik, Jörg-Thomas Pfenning
  • Efficient knowledge representation in data synchronization systems
    Patent number: 7620659
    Abstract: A variety of flexible conflict resolution policies are provided for loosely coupled devices to implement according to a variety of different synchronization scenarios. Choosing a conflict resolution policy, such as “Most Frequent Updater,” “Priority,” “PerCent Change,” “Arbiter Deadlock Resolution,” etc., enables devices to select how and when to resolve such synchronization conflicts. In addition, with reference to a conflict log, a user or synchronizing application can roll back synchronization state to a time before a conflict may have arisen, so that the user or application can undo a resolution of a conflict and/or the user or application can apply an alternative conflict resolution policy moving forward from that time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lev Novik, Michael Scott Beckerman, Michael Ray Clark, Moe Khosravy, Sean Michael Kelley, Jörg-Thomas Pfenning
  • EFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION IN DATA SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080195759
    Abstract: A variety of flexible conflict resolution policies are provided for loosely coupled devices to implement according to a variety of different synchronization scenarios. Choosing a conflict resolution policy, such as “Most Frequent Updater,” “Priority,” “PerCent Change,” “Arbiter Deadlock Resolution,” etc., enables devices to select how and when to resolve such synchronization conflicts. In addition, with reference to a conflict log, a user or synchronizing application can roll back synchronization state to a time before a conflict may have arisen, so that the user or application can undo a resolution of a conflict and/or the user or application can apply an alternative conflict resolution policy moving forward from that time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lev Novik, Michael Scott Beckerman, Michael Ray Clark, Moe Khosravy, Sean Michael Kelley, Jorg-Thomas Pfenning
  • Propagation of conflict knowledge
    Publication number: 20080144669
    Abstract: A sync community may include a group of synchronization endpoints. When two synchronization endpoints of the sync community synchronize with one another, a synchronization data conflict may be detected when the two synchronization endpoints make a change to a same particular data item and the two synchronization endpoints were unaware of the changes to the same particular data item made by the other respective synchronization endpoint at the time the changes were made. Resolution of the detected synchronization data conflict may be delayed and data indicative of the detected synchronization data conflict may be propagated to other synchronization endpoints during a synchronization operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Lee, Michael Scott Beckerman, Michael Ray Clark, Moe Khosravy, Lev Novik, Jorg-Thomas Pfenning