Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Peterson

Kevin M. Peterson 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).

  • System and method for file transmission using file differentiation
    Patent number: 6671703
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for efficiently transferring files using file differentiation. In architecture, the system includes a client device with a device file, a server device containing an original file and a revision file of the original file, and a delta file that identifies only the changes between the original file and the revision file. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for efficiently transferring files using file differentiation. The method operates by (1) providing an original file; (2) creating a revision file of the original file; and (3) generating a delta file that identifies only the changes between the original file and the revision file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Synchrologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Thompson, Kevin M. Peterson, Said Mohammadioun
  • System and method for file transmission using file differentiation
    Publication number: 20020038314
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for efficiently transferring files using file differentiation. In architecture, the system includes a client device with a device file, a server device containing an original file and a revision file of the original file, and a delta file that identifies only the changes between the original file and the revision file. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for efficiently transferring files using file differentiation. The method operates by (1) providing an original file; (2) creating a revision file of the original file; and (3) generating a delta file that identifies only the changes between the original file and the revision file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Peter F. Thompson, Kevin M. Peterson, Said Mohammadioun