Patents by Inventor Don Cao

Don Cao 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).

  • Resolving update-delete conflicts
    Patent number: 7769727
    Abstract: Update-delete conflicts detected during synchronization can be resolved in favor of the update or the deletion. Resolving the conflict in favor of the deletion results in the entity deleted on one replica being deleted on all selected replicas. Resolving the conflict in favor of the update results in the updated entity, which includes an entity moved from one hierarchy to another, being replicated on all selected replicas. To resolve the conflict in favor of the update, the deletion is treated as though it were reported erroneously. The deleted entity is resurrected in the form of the updated entity. Change version information is maintained in all replicas. Update-delete conflicts are resolvable in accordance with various resolution policies such as the update wins, deletion wins, changes occurring on a particular device wins, and most recent event wins, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Muhunthan Sivapragasam, Don Cao, Irena Hudis, Lev Novik, Tomas Talius, Vivek J. Jhaveri, Yunxin Wu, Ann Tang
  • Application modification system and method
    Patent number: 7316014
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for utilization of applications on a device having an embedded operating system. Typically, the applications comprise third-party applications without source code. The system and method provide for the modification of the behavior and appearance of such applications and include the functionality to capture and respond to various events occurring in the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: BSQUARE Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Don Cao
  • Resolving update-delete conflicts
    Publication number: 20070282914
    Abstract: Update-delete conflicts detected during synchronization can be resolved in favor of the update or the deletion. Resolving the conflict in favor of the deletion results in the entity deleted on one replica being deleted on all selected replicas. Resolving the conflict in favor of the update results in the updated entity, which includes an entity moved from one hierarchy to another, being replicated on all selected replicas. To resolve the conflict in favor of the update, the deletion is treated as though it were reported erroneously. The deleted entity is resurrected in the form of the updated entity. Change version information is maintained in all replicas. Update-delete conflicts are resolvable in accordance with various resolution policies such as the update wins, deletion wins, changes occurring on a particular device wins, and most recent event wins, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Muhunthan Sivapragasam, Don Cao, Irena Hudis, Lev Novik, Tomas Talius, Vivek J. Jhaveri, Yunxin Wu, Ann Tang
  • Application modification system and method
    Publication number: 20040025170
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for utilization of applications on a device having an embedded operating system. Typically, the applications comprise third-party applications without source code. The system and method provide for the modification of the behavior and appearance of such applications and include the functionality to capture and respond to various events occurring in the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Anthony Don Cao