Patents by Inventor Bryon Scott Andersen

Bryon Scott Andersen 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for backing up and restoring data portions stored in client computer systems
    Patent number: 6865655
    Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques operate in a computerized device to perform backup and restore operations on data portions such that if a backup server already has a copy of the content of a data portion, no client computer systems need to transfer a copy of the data portion to the backup server, even if the data portion in those clients has a different name, location, or other attributes. A backup client produces an identification of a data portion stored within a first computerized device to be backed up. The backup client conveys, to a backup server, the identification of the data portion stored within the computerized device and receives, over the communications interface, a transfer indication from the backup server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryon Scott Andersen