Patents by Inventor Joel Henry Hinrichs, Jr.

Joel Henry Hinrichs, Jr. 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).

  • Systems and methods for reliably managing files in a computer system
    Patent number: 9235473
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow for reliably and efficiently managing files stored on a data storage medium associated with a computer system such as a set-top box. The computer system manages a collection of metadata describing each of the files stored on the data storage medium in a memory during operation of the computer system. A current snapshot of the collection of metadata is periodically or otherwise stored to the data storage medium. Following a reboot of the computer system, the collection of metadata can be recovered to the memory from the snapshot of the collection of metadata stored on the data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Joel Henry Hinrichs, Jr.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELIABLY MANAGING FILES IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130006939
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow for reliably and efficiently managing files stored on a data storage medium associated with a computer system such as a set-top box. The computer system manages a collection of metadata describing each of the files stored on the data storage medium in a memory during operation of the computer system. A current snapshot of the collection of metadata is periodically or otherwise stored to the data storage medium. Following a reboot of the computer system, the collection of metadata can be recovered to the memory from the snapshot of the collection of metadata stored on the data storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Joel Henry Hinrichs, JR.
  • Systems and methods for reliably managing files in a computer system
    Patent number: 8271751
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow for reliably and efficiently managing files stored on a data storage medium associated with a computer system such as a set-top box. The computer system manages a collection of metadata describing each of the files stored on the data storage medium in a memory during operation of the computer system. A current snapshot of the collection of metadata is periodically or otherwise stored to the data storage medium. Following a reboot of the computer system, the collection of metadata can be recovered to the memory from the snapshot of the collection of metadata stored on the data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Joel Henry Hinrichs, Jr.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELIABLY MANAGING FILES IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090271581
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow for reliably and efficiently managing files stored on a data storage medium associated with a computer system such as a set-top box. The computer system manages a collection of metadata describing each of the files stored on the data storage medium in a memory during operation of the computer system. A current snapshot of the collection of metadata is periodically or otherwise stored to the data storage medium. Following a reboot of the computer system, the collection of metadata can be recovered to the memory from the snapshot of the collection of metadata stored on the data storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joel Henry Hinrichs, JR.