Patents by Inventor Patrick VARILLY

Patrick VARILLY 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).

  • SYNCHRONIZING FILE SYSTEM ITEMS HAVING A DATA AND METADATA PORTION BETWEEN A SOURCE STORAGE SYSTEM AND A DESTINATION STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250103558
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing file system items having a data and metadata portion between a source and a destination storage system; a synchronization log is maintained having synchronization log items associated with the respective file system items; a synchronization log item includes a metadata and data section comprising changetimes of the file system item on the source and destination storage system upon synchronization of the respective metadata and data portion, and includes a selected integrity level selectable from at least a data integrity level and a metadata integrity level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Kim MARIVOET, Patrick VARILLY
  • Blockchain-based crowdsourcing
    Patent number: 12010236
    Abstract: A system comprising a distributed ledger (BC) configured to store a smart contract (SB) related to a problem statement (Z), the smart contract (SB) enabling a zero-knowledge proof (ZK) concerning the problem statement (Z).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Varilly, Thomas Carette, Conor Aylward, Rik Claesen
  • BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CROWDSOURCING
    Publication number: 20220200805
    Abstract: A system comprising a distributed ledger (BC) configured to store a smart contract (SB) related to a problem statement (Z), the smart contract (SB) enabling a zero-knowledge proof (ZK) concerning the problem statement (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick VARILLY, Thomas CARETTE, Conor AYLWARD, Rik CLAESEN