Patents by Inventor H. Robert G. Trout

H. Robert G. Trout 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 and apparatus for compressing data
    Patent number: 6301394
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for compressing data is disclosed. The apparatus and method comprise: 1) analysis of the data to identify a relationship between a plurality of data elements in the data, 2) reordering the data based on the identified relationship between the plurality of data elements, and 3) identifying common sequences in the reordered data and storing these references using a lean index. The apparatus and method of the present invention further includes reordering the data to arrange related data elements adjacent to one another, and compressing the reordered data to generate a compressed data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Anzus, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Robert G. Trout