Patents by Inventor Douglas Alan Williams

Douglas Alan Williams 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).

  • Method, system and program for direct client file access in a data management system
    Patent number: 8682928
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program implemented by a server for controlling and providing access to a file to at least one remote computer over a network. The server maintains metadata about files. The files are maintained at remote storage locations. The server receives a request from the remote computer for a filename of a requested file over the network. The server determines from the metadata one remote storage location address associated with the filename where the requested file is located. The server then updates the metadata for the requested file and sends the storage location address to the remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Alan Burton, Douglas Alan Williams
  • Method, system and program for direct client file access in a data management system
    Patent number: 7177868
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program implemented by a server for controlling and providing access to a file to at least one remote computer over a network. The server maintains metadata about files. The files are maintained at remote storage locations. The server receives a request from the remote computer for a filename of a requested file over the network. The server determines from the metadata one remote storage location address associated with the filename where the requested file is located. The server then updates the metadata for the requested file and sends the storage location address to the remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Alan Burton, Douglas Alan Williams
  • Method, system and program for direct client file access in a data management system
    Publication number: 20030126118
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program implemented by a server for controlling and providing access to a file to at least one remote computer over a network. The server maintains metadata about files. The files are maintained at remote storage locations. The server receives a request from the remote computer for a filename of a requested file over the network. The server determines from the metadata one remote storage location address associated with the filename where the requested file is located. The server then updates the metadata for the requested file and sends the storage location address to the remote computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Alan Burton, Douglas Alan Williams