Patents by Inventor Johnathan Devine

Johnathan Devine 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).

  • Distributing database differences corresponding to database change events made to a database table located on a server computer
    Patent number: 6321236
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system that allows changes made to an original database table found on a server computer to be reflected in client copies of the database table based on intermittent client requests for synchronization. A server makes periodic updates of table differences between a current table receiving database change events and a reference table. Each client copy of a database table and update created by the server has a sequential version number associated therewith. The server will compare the version number of a client copy of a database table with the most recent version number of the table on the server to determine which updates need be applied in order to make the client copy current. Next, the updates will be translated from a generic format into instructions that are specific to the type of database engine being run on the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Arkona, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Zollinger, Johnathan Devine
  • Distributing database differences corresponding to database change events made to a database table located on a server computer
    Patent number: 5999947
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system that allows changes made to an original database table found on a server computer to be reflected in client copies of the database table based on intermittent client requests for synchronization. A server makes periodic updates of table differences between a current table receiving database change events and a reference table. Each client copy of a database table and update created by the server has a sequential version number associated therewith. The server will compare the version number of a client copy of a database table with the most recent version number of the table on the server to determine which updates need be applied in order to make the client copy current. Next, the updates will be translated from a generic format into instructions that are specific to the type of database engine being run on the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Arkona, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Zollinger, Johnathan Devine