Patents by Inventor Richard Megginson

Richard Megginson 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).

  • Update resolution procedure for a directory server
    Publication number: 20030088615
    Abstract: A method for resolving updates in a directory server including generating a change sequence number, creating a total ordering of operations by time using the change sequence number, extracting state information from an entry associated with an operation from the total ordering, and computing a new state for the entry using extracted state information and the operation associated with the entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Gordon Good, John Merrells, Mark C. Smith, Olga Natkovich, Richard Megginson