Patents by Inventor James A. Capps

James A. Capps 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).

  • Validating a Query Execution
    Publication number: 20160267293
    Abstract: Validating a query execution includes determining whether a condition of a query has changed and recompiling the query if the condition has changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Suresh Subbiah, Roberta S. Marton, Hansjorg Zeller, Barry Lynn Fritchman, Gayle M. Schultz, James A. Capps, Michael J. Hanlon
  • System and method for defragmenting a file system
    Patent number: 6397311
    Abstract: A system and method of defragmenting a file system is described which includes the steps of building a block descriptor array and reading a portion of the file system to a section of RAM creating new free space within the file system. The file blocks from the RAM are then written to free space within the file system. The pointers identifying the file blocks are then repaired on the disk. Files are then retrieved into the section of RAM for contiguous placement in the newly created free space within the file system. These files are then placed in contiguous manner into the new free space and the pointers identifying these files are repaired on the disk. The method of the present invention uses several optimization techniques and is designed such that it is secure from power loss during the defragmentation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: James A. Capps