Patents by Inventor Brian W. Sterling

Brian W. Sterling 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).

  • Routing messages across a network in a manner that ensures that non-idempotent requests are processed
    Patent number: 7840674
    Abstract: A load balancing method classifies requests routed by a client computer to a server computer as either idempotent or non-idempotent requests. Idempotent requests can be submitted multiple times if not processed on the first attempt. Non-idempotent requests are submitted only once. The method designates a last server that provided an indication that it last processed a request and marks that server as the last available server. In one implementation, the method routes non-idempotent requests to the last available server and routes idempotent requests to any server or any of a subset of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventor: Brian W. Sterling