Patents by Inventor Ann-Louise Blair

Ann-Louise Blair 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).

  • Systems, methods and software programs for data synchronization
    Patent number: 7933866
    Abstract: In contrast to prior data synchronization processes, provided by aspects of the invention are systems, methods and software programs implementing a data synchronization process that employs a high-level interface of a respective data repository to extract valid information from the data repository in response to low-level changes in the data repository. In specific embodiments of the invention, the synchronization process is implemented within an adaptor interposed between a management system and a database system that serves as a middle-ware operable to link a respective data store interface, within a management system, to a respective managed platform, within the database system, so that the native API's of each can be employed in the operation of the data synchronization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ann-Louise Blair, Dennis Raymond Doll, Zoran Radenkovic
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FOR DATA SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20090070391
    Abstract: In contrast to prior data synchronization processes, provided by aspects of the invention are systems, methods and software programs implementing a data synchronization process that employs a high-level interface of a respective data repository to extract valid information from the data repository in response to low-level changes in the data repository. In specific embodiments of the invention, the synchronization process is implemented within an adaptor interposed between a management system and a database system that serves as a middle-ware operable to link a respective data store interface, within a management system, to a respective managed platform, within the database system, so that the native API's of each can be employed in the operation of the data synchronization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ann-Louise Blair, Dennis Raymond Doll, Zoran Radenkovic