Patents by Inventor Dohn Buchanan

Dohn Buchanan 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).

  • Managing files to be offloaded by multiple users into a common storage repository
    Publication number: 20070174365
    Abstract: A method, system and program product manage files to be offloaded by multiple users into a common storage repository. A request is received from a user to offload a file from a computer. A determination is made whether the file is currently stored in the common storage repository. If the file is not currently stored in the common storage repository, the file is offloaded to the common storage repository. If the file is currently stored in the common storage repository, a link is established for the user to the file in the common storage repository. If the requested file is in-transit, the link is established when the transfer is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dominic Pruitt, Matthew Borlick, Dohn Buchanan