Patents Assigned to Connected Data, Inc.
  • System and method for visualizing data sharing arrangements for an organization
    Patent number: 10601799
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of graphically displaying, by a central server of a peer-to-peer folder sharing system, on a client computer of a user, data sharing arrangements made for internal and external purposes with respect to an organization. The user has rights to access such data sharing arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Connected Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Barrall, Mark J. Herbert, David Gary Mendelson
  • System and method for socially organized storage and shared access to storage appliances
    Patent number: 9396156
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention relates to systems and methods for managing user data in a plurality of storage appliances coupled to a wide area network. In some embodiments, the present invention relates to systems and methods that allow users to view and manipulate files in a shared virtual container. In other embodiments, the present invention also relates to systems and methods that allow users to access virtual containers located on storage appliances that are owned by other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Connected Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Barrall, John B. Turner, David Gary Mendelson, Brad Lee Morse, Joel Feaster
  • System and method for managing user data in a plurality of storage appliances over a wide area network for collaboration, protection, publication, or sharing
    Patent number: 9218406
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention relates to a method of operating a server to manage user data in a plurality of storage appliances. The method involves establishing in a database system, via the server, information for each registered user; establishing and storing in the database system a set of relationships, based on designations by the users, among registered storage appliances and container designations; and using a central service running on the server to deliver storage appliance-container relationship data to the storage appliances so as to enable the appliances to substantiate the containers therein, and to replicate user data with other storage appliances that have substantiated corresponding containers, in a manner consistent with the stored relationships, and wherein the central service operates without interaction with user data stored in the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Connected Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Barrall, John B. Turner, David Gary Mendelson, Joel Feaster, Brad Lee Morse
  • Method of reducing bandwidth required for sharing of files on a server
    Patent number: 8959242
    Abstract: A method is provided of reducing bandwidth required for sharing a selected network-stored folder with a set of target computers so as to cause, on each target computer, storage locally of a mirrored folder that corresponds to the selected folder. The method uses file transfers on a peer-to-peer basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Connected Data, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey S. Barrall
  • Personal storage appliance
    Patent number: D706755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Connected Data, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Barrall, David Gary Mendelson, Charles Richard Lewis, Jr.