Patents by Inventor Philip James Kinsman

Philip James Kinsman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer file authoring
    Patent number: 10565167
    Abstract: Co-authoring of a digital content file using content contributed by peer devices in a peer-to-peer communications network is described. A local copy of the digital content file is stored in each of plural peer communications devices disposed in a multi-node communications network. The contents of the local copies of the digital content file stored in at least two peer communications devices are compared and in an event the local copies of the digital content file stored in a peer communications device is missing content that is contained in the other compared peer communications devices, the missing content is merged into the local copy of the digital content file stored in the peer communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventors: Philip James Kinsman, Harvey Christopher Howard Medcalf, Ho Fai Ko, Adam Bruce Kinsman
  • Method and Apparatus for Peer-to-Peer File Authoring
    Publication number: 20140379641
    Abstract: Co-authoring of a digital content file using content contributed by peer devices in a peer-to-peer communications network is described. A local copy of the digital content file is stored in each of plural peer communications devices disposed in a multi-node communications network. The contents of the local copies of the digital content file stored in at least two peer communications devices are compared and in an event the local copies of the digital content file stored in a peer communications device is missing content that is contained in the other compared peer communications devices, the missing content is merged into the local copy of the digital content file stored in the peer communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Philip James Kinsman, Harvey Christopher Howard Medcalf, Ho Fai Ko, Adam Bruce Kinsman