Patents by Inventor Marco Caccia

Marco Caccia 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 synchronizing database in a primary device and a secondary device that are derived from a common database
    Patent number: 6493727
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for maintaining a common consistent database in a primary device and in a secondary device. The method includes the steps of determining a need for a merger of a first database maintained in the primary device and a second database maintained in the secondary device, the first and second databases being derived from common database. The method also includes the steps of merging the first database and the second database, resulting in a merged database and assigning a sequence identifier to the merged database. Finally the present method includes the step of synchronizing the merged database in the primary and secondary devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Huang, Marco Caccia, Michael D. Koontz