Patents by Inventor Jing Huang Chu

Jing Huang Chu 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 system for synchronization of metadata in an information catalog
    Patent number: 6493720
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a metadata synchronizer. Data stored on a data storage device connected to a computer is synchronized. At specified intervals, a tool that operates on an object is monitored to identify changes to metadata of that object. When changes to the metadata are identified, an information catalog containing corresponding metadata for the object is updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Huang Chu, Jacques Joseph Labrie