Patents by Inventor Drew Thaler

Drew Thaler 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).

  • Patent number: 8412753
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides means for dynamic filesystem creation, that allows complex filesystem hierarchies to be created and written on-the-fly without having to generate a complete on-disk representation. The filesystem is laid out in a one-parent many-children hierarchy of file and folder objects. The API recursively traverses the filesystem hierarchy beginning at the root node to determine the filesystem's structure. Callback functions for retrieval of file data are determined for each filesystem object and stored in memory. Output blocks are allocated for file data as needed. During the writing phase, the callback functions are executed to retrieve file data which is then written to the desired computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Thaler, John Bertagnolli, Mike Shields, Ed Wynne
  • Publication number: 20100312806
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides means for dynamic filesystem creation, that allows complex filesystem hierarchies to be created and written on-the-fly without having to generate a complete on-disk representation. The filesystem is laid out in a one-parent many-children hierarchy of file and folder objects. The API recursively traverses the filesystem hierarchy beginning at the root node to determine the filesystem's structure. Callback functions for retrieval of file data are determined for each filesystem object and stored in memory. Output blocks are allocated for file data as needed. During the writing phase, the callback functions are executed to retrieve file data which is then written to the desired computer readable media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Drew Thaler, John Bertagnolli, Mike Shields, Ed Wynne
  • Patent number: 7761488
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides means for dynamic filesystem creation, that allows complex filesystem hierarchies to be created and written on-the-fly without having to generate a complete on-disk representation. The filesystem is laid out in a one-parent many-children hierarchy of file and folder objects. The API recursively traverses the filesystem hierarchy beginning at the root node to determine the filesystem's structure. Callback functions for retrieval of file data are determined for each filesystem object and stored in memory. Output blocks are allocated for file data as needed. During the writing phase, the callback functions are executed to retrieve file data which is then written to the desired computer readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Thaler, John Bertagnolli, Mike Shields, Ed Wynne
  • Publication number: 20040225688
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides means for dynamic filesystem creation, that allows complex filesystem hierarchies to be created and written on-the-fly without having to generate a complete on-disk representation. The filesystem is laid out in a one-parent many-children hierarchy of file and folder objects. The API recursively traverses the filesystem hierarchy beginning at the root node to determine the filesystem's structure. Callback functions for retrieval of file data are determined for each filesystem object and stored in memory. Output blocks are allocated for file data as needed. During the writing phase, the callback functions are executed to retrieve file data which is then written to the desired computer readable media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Drew Thaler, John Bertagnolli, Mike Shields, Ed Wynne