Patents by Inventor Christopher David Gouge

Christopher David Gouge 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).

  • Automatic generation of unique identifiers for distributed directory management users
    Patent number: 10419410
    Abstract: A controller is configured to perform various steps including receiving a plurality of user identification values. Another step includes determining a first range of the plurality of user identification values, the first range including a first minimum user identification value and a first maximum user identification value. Another step includes assigning a first user identification value to a first user from the first range of the plurality of user identification values to a first user based on the first minimum and maximum user identification values. Another step includes determining a second user identification value from the first range of the plurality of user identification values by incrementing the first user identification value based on the first minimum and maximum identification values. Yet another step includes assigning the second user identification value to a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Deivapalan Perumal Govindan, Christopher David Gouge
  • AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR DISTRIBUTED DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT USERS
    Publication number: 20180176200
    Abstract: A controller is configured to perform various steps including receiving a plurality of user identification values. Another step includes determining a first range of the plurality of user identification values, the first range including a first minimum user identification value and a first maximum user identification value. Another step includes assigning a first user identification value to a first user from the first range of the plurality of user identification values to a first user based on the first minimum and maximum user identification values. Another step includes determining a second user identification value from the first range of the plurality of user identification values by incrementing the first user identification value based on the first minimum and maximum identification values. Yet another step includes assigning the second user identification value to a second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Deivapalan Perumal Govindan, Christopher David Gouge