Patents by Inventor Michael R Sander

Michael R Sander 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).

  • Shared drive that provides shared access to editable files in a database
    Patent number: 7505971
    Abstract: A system includes a database, a shared drive and a link update routine. The database includes a plurality of files and access information. The access information indicates which users have edit access to which files in the database. The shared drive contains for each user of the shared drive a directory structure that includes symbolic links to files in the database to which the user has edit access. The link update routine scans the access information in the database and updates the symbolic links in the shared drive to take into account changes made to the access information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R Sander, Damien R Forkner, LeMoyne F Hadley, Jeffrey M Munsey, Anne R Pfau, Michael L Vanderford