Patents by Inventor Dean L. Schmidt

Dean L. Schmidt 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).

  • System and method for global event notification and delivery in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 6185613
    Abstract: A system in method for global event notification in a distributed computer environment is presented. The system and method utilizes a local event registry to identify local event consumers that should be notified when an event occurs. The system and method also utilizes a global event registry which identifies other servers which need notification when an event occurs. These other servers will then, in turn, notify their local event consumers of the event. The system and method incorporates multiple levels of filtering to allow event consumers to remove notification of events having little or no interest. The system and method also ensures that duplicate event notifications are not received for the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: NetVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Lawson, Warren D. Cave, Dean L. Schmidt
  • System and method for global event notification and delivery in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 5721825
    Abstract: A system in method for global event notification in a distributed computer environment is presented. The system and method of the present invention utilizes a local event registry to identify local event consumers that should be notified when an event occurs. The system and method also utilizes a global event registry which identifies other servers which need notification when an event occurs. These other servers will then, in turn, notify their local event consumers of the event. The system and method of the present invention incorporates multiple levels of filtering to allow event consumers to remove notification of events having little or no interest. The system and method of the present invention also ensures that duplicate event notifications are not received for the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: NetVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Lawson, Warren D. Cave, Dean L. Schmidt