Patents by Inventor Anna M. Hester

Anna M. Hester 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).

  • Distributed caching of files in a network
    Patent number: 7512943
    Abstract: Distributed caching and download of file. A method is described that includes building a peer list comprising a listing of potential peer servers from among one or more networked computers. The peer list includes no more than a predetermined number of potential peer servers. Potential peer servers in the peer list are queried for a file or portion of a file. A message from a peer server in the peer list is received indicating that the peer server has the file or portion of a file available for download. The computer system downloads the file or portion of a file from the peer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anna M. Hester, Barbara Harder, Edward F. Reus, Jeffrey S. Roberts, Kancheng Cao, Mike Zoran, Narayana Mahankali