Patents by Inventor Buckner Clay

Buckner Clay 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 system resource liens
    Patent number: 10311242
    Abstract: A method for accessing liens on resources of distributed systems is provided. The method includes receiving an operation control request. The operation control request identifies a lien requestor, a resource of a distributed system, and at least one restricted operation for the resource of the distributed system. The method also includes associating an operation control lien with the resource of the distributed system based on the operation control request. The operation control lien identifies the lien requestor and the at least one restricted operation for the resource of the distributed system. The method further includes: receiving an operation request to execute a corresponding operation on the resource of the distributed system; determining that the corresponding operation of the operation request is a restricted operation identified by the operation control lien associated with the resource of the distributed system; and restricting execution of the corresponding operation of the operation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Buckner Clay
  • Cloud Resource Liens
    Publication number: 20180309613
    Abstract: A method for accessing liens on resources of distributed systems is provided. The method includes receiving an operation control request. The operation control request identifies a lien requestor, a resource of a distributed system, and at least one restricted operation for the resource of the distributed system. The method also includes associating an operation control lien with the resource of the distributed system based on the operation control request. The operation control lien identifies the lien requestor and the at least one restricted operation for the resource of the distributed system. The method further includes: receiving an operation request to execute a corresponding operation on the resource of the distributed system; determining that the corresponding operation of the operation request is a restricted operation identified by the operation control lien associated with the resource of the distributed system; and restricting execution of the corresponding operation of the operation request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Buckner Clay