Patents by Inventor Geoff Higgins

Geoff Higgins 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).

  • Content provider and method for a computer system
    Patent number: 7406525
    Abstract: A content provider interfaces a client with a server. The content provider includes a task manager operable to initiate and manage a session for a client and to query the server, when required, for content requested by the client. The content provider also includes session content storage for storing content associated with that session. The content provider further includes a protocol adapter operable to respond to the task manager for interfacing with the server to retrieve content requested by the client. The retrieved content is stored in the session content storage associated with the session for the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff Higgins, Michael Krivoruchko, Michael Hayes
  • Content provider and method for a computer system
    Publication number: 20020116505
    Abstract: A content provider interfaces a client with a server. The content provider includes a task manager operable to initiate and manage a session for a client and to query the server, when required, for content requested by the client. The content provider also includes session content storage for storing content associated with that session. The content provider further includes a protocol adapter operable to respond to the task manager for interfacing with the server to retrieve content requested by the client. The retrieved content is stored in the session content storage associated with the session for the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Geoff Higgins, Michael Krivoruchko, Michael Hayes