Patents by Inventor Patrick Y. Ng

Patrick Y. Ng 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).

  • Moving a messaging system mailbox
    Patent number: 5915004
    Abstract: A messaging system user's mailbox is moved using a method in which the mailbox is flagged as being moved and a message arriving for the user during the move is delivered to a holding area to await re-delivery to the mailbox after the move is completed. A combination of non-volatile memory and volatile memory is used to ensure the message's delivery in the event of a power loss or other system failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ramesh B. Pabbati, Patrick Y. Ng, John H. Howard, William H. Rockenbeck, Max L. Benson