Patents by Inventor Robin W. Reasoner

Robin W. Reasoner 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).

  • Determining a preferred modified version from among multiple modified versions for synchronized files
    Patent number: 9348836
    Abstract: A server stores files and manages the synchronization of those files across client devices in accordance with user preferences that may be embodied in change management rules. A first version of a file has been designated to be synchronized across at least a first client and a second client. The first client accesses the first version of the file and creates a first modified version of the file, and the second client accesses the first version of the file and creates a second modified version of the file. When the first and second clients attempt to re-synchronize their respective modified versions of the file, the server determines a preferred version from among the available modified versions of the file according to change management rules. Then, the preferred version is stored by the server and is subsequently served for synchronization across the client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Sachs, Robin W. Reasoner, Adam Avrunin
  • DETERMINING A PREFERRED MODIFIED VERSION FROM AMONG MULTIPLE MODIFIED VERSIONS FOR SYNCHRONIZED FILES
    Publication number: 20150134614
    Abstract: A server stores files and manages the synchronization of those files across client devices in accordance with user preferences that may be embodied in change management rules. A first version of a file has been designated to be synchronized across at least a first client and a second client. The first client accesses the first version of the file and creates a first modified version of the file, and the second client accesses the first version of the file and creates a second modified version of the file. When the first and second clients attempt to re-synchronize their respective modified versions of the file, the server determines a preferred version from among the available modified versions of the file according to change management rules. Then, the preferred version is stored by the server and is subsequently served for synchronization across the client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Robert R. Sachs, Robin W. Reasoner, Adam Avrunin
  • Determining a preferred modified version from among multiple modified versions for synchronized files
    Patent number: 8996457
    Abstract: A server stores files and manages the synchronization of those files across client devices in accordance with user preferences that may be embodied in change management rules. A first version of a file has been designated to be synchronized across at least a first client and a second client. The first client accesses the first version of the file and creates a first modified version of the file, and the second client accesses the first version of the file and creates a second modified version of the file. When the first and second clients attempt to re-synchronize their respective modified versions of the file, the server determines a preferred version from among the available modified versions of the file according to change management rules. Then, the preferred version is stored by the server and is subsequently served for synchronization across the client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Sachs, Robin W. Reasoner, Adam Avrunin
  • DETERMINING A PREFERRED MODIFIED VERSION FROM AMONG MULTIPLE MODIFIED VERSIONS FOR SYNCHRONIZED FILES
    Publication number: 20140006352
    Abstract: A server stores files and manages the synchronization of those files across client devices in accordance with user preferences that may be embodied in change management rules. A first version of a file has been designated to be synchronized across at least a first client and a second client. The first client accesses the first version of the file and creates a first modified version of the file, and the second client accesses the first version of the file and creates a second modified version of the file. When the first and second clients attempt to re-synchronize their respective modified versions of the file, the server determines a preferred version from among the available modified versions of the file according to change management rules. Then, the preferred version is stored by the server and is subsequently served for synchronization across the client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Robert R. Sachs, Robin W. Reasoner, Adam Avrunin
  • Determining a preferred modified version from among multiple modified versions for synchronized files
    Patent number: 8504519
    Abstract: A server stores files and manages the synchronization of those files across client devices in accordance with user preferences that may be embodied in change management rules. A first version of a file has been designated to be synchronized across at least a first client and a second client. The first client accesses the first version of the file and creates a first modified version of the file, and the second client accesses the first version of the file and creates a second modified version of the file. When the first and second clients attempt to re-synchronize their respective modified versions of the file, the server determines a preferred version from among the available modified versions of the file according to change management rules. Then, the preferred version is stored by the server and is subsequently served for synchronization across the client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Sachs, Robin W. Reasoner, Adam Avrunin