Patents by Inventor Robert L. Summers

Robert L. Summers 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).

  • Selective cache flushing in identity and access management systems
    Patent number: 7398311
    Abstract: The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Vrinda S. Joshi, Praveen R. Swadi, Robert L. Summers
  • Selective cache flushing in identity and access management systems
    Patent number: 7124203
    Abstract: The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Vrinda S. Joshi, Praveen R. Swadi, Robert L. Summers
  • Cache flushing
    Publication number: 20020112083
    Abstract: The present invention provides cache flushing of selected data while leaving remaining cached data intact. Data can be flushed from caches distributed across various components of a network-based computer system. These caches can contain various types of data. In one embodiment, the caches exist in an Access System and contain user identity profile information. In another embodiment, the caches exist in an Access Management System and contain authentication, authorization, or auditing rules. A system in accordance with the invention detects a change to data residing on a server and transmits a synchronization record to a component of the system. The synchronization record identifies the changed data. The system flushes the changed data identified by the synchronization record from caches of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Vrinda S. Joshi, Praveen R. Swadi, Robert L. Summers