Patents by Inventor Robert Patrick Welch

Robert Patrick Welch 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 for synchronizing read/unread data during LOTUS NOTES database migration
    Patent number: 7185026
    Abstract: A method for preserving the read/unread data when a database associated with an email program is moved from a source database to a destination database comprising a Migration Program (MP). The MP addresses the problem of the integrity of the association between the note IDs and the universal IDs when the database is moved, which alters the read/unread data for the user's messages. The MP determines the universal IDs associated with the note IDs. The MP then translates the note IDs into large pointers using the universal IDs. The MP then copies the read/unread table to the destination database and correlates the note IDs to the universal IDs. The MP then creates the note IDs. The result is that the association between the note IDs in the read/unread table, the universal IDs in the universal table, and thus the document data is preserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle M. Browning, Robert Patrick Welch