Patents by Inventor Adrian C. H. Scott

Adrian C. H. Scott 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).

  • Hashing algorithm used for multiple files having identical content and fingerprint in a peer-to-peer network
    Patent number: 7660853
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved technique for accessing information in a peer-to-peer network. According to specific embodiments of the present invention, each file accessible in the peer-to-peer network is assigned a respective hash ID or fingerprint ID which is used to describe the contents of that file. Files in the peer-to-peer network may be identified and/or accessed based upon their associated hash ID values. In this way it is possible to identify identical files stored in the peer-to-peer network which have different file names and/or other metadata descriptors. Since the content of all files having the same hash ID will be identical, an automated process may be used to retrieve the desired content from one or more of the identified files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Qurio Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian C. H. Scott, S. Mitra Ardron
  • Technique for accessing information in a peer-to-peer network
    Publication number: 20020049760
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved technique for accessing information in a peer-to-peer network. According to specific embodiments of the present invention, each file accessible in the peer-to-peer network is assigned a respective hash ID or fingerprint ID which is used to describe the contents of that file. Files in the peer-to-peer network may be identified and/or accessed based upon their associated hash ID values. In this way it is possible to identify identical files stored in the peer-to-peer network which have different file names and/or other metadata descriptors. Since the content of all files having the same hash ID will be identical, an automated process may be used to retrieve the desired content from one or more of the identified files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: FLYCODE, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian C.H. Scott, S. Mitra Ardron