Patents by Inventor Nancy W. Sumner

Nancy W. Sumner 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).

  • Computer-implemented systems and methods for service provisioning
    Patent number: 11481247
    Abstract: Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Besbris, Richard A. Doerksen, John D. Robinson, Nancy W. Sumner
  • Service clean-up
    Patent number: 10157080
    Abstract: Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Besbris, Richard A. Doerksen, John D. Robinson, Nancy W. Sumner
  • COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICE PROVISIONING
    Publication number: 20180101400
    Abstract: Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: David G. BESBRIS, Richard A. DOERKSEN, John D. ROBINSON, Nancy W. SUMNER
  • SERVICE CLEAN-UP
    Publication number: 20160139951
    Abstract: Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: David G. BESBRIS, Richard A. DOERKSEN, John D. ROBINSON, Nancy W. SUMNER
  • Service clean-up
    Patent number: 9274830
    Abstract: Versions of a service not reachable by a set of service requestors that use the service are removed. Multiple, different versions of a service are stored, along with metadata associated with the multiple, different versions of the service. The metadata is examined to determine one or more of the multiple, different versions of the service that are not reachable by the set of service requestors that use the service. Those versions are deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Besbris, Richard A. Doerksen, John D. Robinson, Nancy W. Sumner