Patents by Inventor Patrick Stickler

Patrick Stickler 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).

  • Distributed network
    Patent number: 7565410
    Abstract: A method and apparatus resolves a symbolic identified to a physical data stream. The method and apparatus is particularly suited to resolving physical datastreams in a dynamic distributed network environment. The symbolic identifier is generated in a process resident on a terminal connected to a network. The physical datastream is resourced by a repository. Resource such as servers capable of performing such a resolution, are organized in a hierarchical relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Archive system and data maintenance method
    Patent number: 7353236
    Abstract: An archive system and method to maintain data in an object oriented programming environment. The system and method utilise a scoping model to ascertain the hierarchical relationship between data entities within the object oriented programming environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Query resolution system and service
    Patent number: 7254570
    Abstract: A registry service architecture provides for dynamic query resolution. The architecture utilises a language and sematics which is common to that used to define a scoped hierarchical structure of relationships between data entities. The relationships are defined by metadata associated with the entities. The metadata may be held in a separate archive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for information delivery with archive containing metadata in predetermined language and semantics
    Patent number: 7246104
    Abstract: Provided is an information delivery system that includes a storage device and a set of physical data objects holding content. The data objects are mapped by metadata held in an archive. The archive utilizes a predetermined language and semantics that may also be used in forming an external query for resolution by the archive. Such queries may be generated by software process such as agents under human or software control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for generating a directory structure
    Patent number: 7200627
    Abstract: A directory structure utilizing metadata extracted from data entities. A directory path is created by associating path fragments retrieved from each entity. The entities have their interrelationships explicitly defined through their positions in a scoped hierarchy that is independent of any underlying file structure of the storage device on which they may be held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for content repository with versioning and data modeling
    Patent number: 6904454
    Abstract: The present invention is related to method and apparatus for versioning. Versioning information is stored as metadata associated with data entities. A hierarchical relationship between the entities allows the definition of an editorial sequence and separate revisions within that sequence as well as relationships between sequences in a self-contained format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method of managing media components
    Publication number: 20030193994
    Abstract: A method of managing media components is described. The method provides a common archival model utilising a scoping hierarchical relationship defined by metadata associated with data entities. The data entities are persistently held on a storage device and referenced in an abstract manner by the metadata. Management metadata provides details of the history of the actions taken in relation to the content as a data object and content metadata provides information relating to the nature of the content itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Distributed network
    Publication number: 20030163548
    Abstract: A method and apparatus suitable for resolving a symbolic identifier to a physical data stream is described. The method and apparatus is particularly suited to resolving physical datastreams in a dynamic distributed network environment 1. The symbolic identifier is typically generated in a process resident on a terminal connected to a network. The physical datastream is typically resourced by a repository 5. Resources such as servers 7 capable of performing such a resolution, are organised in a hierarchical relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Query resolution system and service
    Publication number: 20030105746
    Abstract: A registry service architecture provides for dynamic query resolution. The architecture utilises a language and sematics which is common to that used to define a scoped hierarchical structure of relationships between data entities. The relationships are defined by metadata associated with the entities. The metadata may be held in a separate archive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for content repository with versioning and data modeling
    Publication number: 20030097365
    Abstract: The present invention is related to method and apparatus for versioning. Versioning information is stored as metadata associated with data entities. A hierarchical relationship between the entities allows the definition of an editorial sequence and separate revisions within that sequence as well as relationships between sequences in a self-contained format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Archive system and data maintenance method
    Publication number: 20030093434
    Abstract: An archive system and method to maintain data in an object oriented programming environment. The system and method utilize a scoping model to ascertain the hierarchical relationship between data entities within the object oriented programming environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for information delivery with archive containing metadata in predetermined language and semantics
    Publication number: 20030088573
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an information delivery system that includes a storage device and a set of physical data objects holding content. The data objects are mapped by metadata held in an archive. The archive utilizes a predetermined language and semantics that may also be used in forming an external query for resolution by the archive. Such queries may be generated by software process such as agents under human or software control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler
  • Method and apparatus for generating a directory structure
    Publication number: 20030088593
    Abstract: A directory structure utilizing metadata extracted from data entities. A directory path is created by associating path fragments retrieved from each entity. The entities have their interrelationships explicitly defined through their positions in a scoped hierarchy that is independent of any underlying file structure of the storage device on which they may be held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Stickler