Patents by Inventor Nigel Whitaker

Nigel Whitaker 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).

  • Representation of multiple markup language files in one file for the production of new markup language files
    Patent number: 8423518
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing three or more related markup language source files in a single delta file is provided. The markup language source files are represented in such a way that the delta file is easily processed to produce one or more merged combinations of the source files. The method and apparatus ensure that any one of the original files can be extracted from the delta file. Moreover, when one or more documents are deleted from the delta file, leaving two or more documents within the modified delta file, the remaining file is a valid delta file for any remaining documents. The method and apparatus are suited for use, but not exclusively, with XML documents/files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Deltaxml Limited
    Inventors: Semer Lafontaine, Nigel Whitaker, Tristan Mitchell
  • REPRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE MARKUP LANGUAGE FILES IN ONE FILE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW MARKUP LANGUAGE FILES
    Publication number: 20100185706
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing three or more related markup language source files in a single delta file is provided. The markup language source files are represented in such a way that the delta file is easily processed to produce one or more merged combinations of the source files. The method and apparatus ensure that any one of the original files can be extracted from the delta file. Moreover, when one or more documents are deleted from the delta file, leaving two or more documents within the modified delta file, the remaining file is a valid delta file for any remaining documents. The method and apparatus are suited for use, but not exclusively, with XML documents/files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: DELTAXML LIMITED
    Inventors: Semer Lafontaine, Nigel Whitaker, Tristan Mitchell