Patents by Inventor Roland Faragher-Horwell

Roland Faragher-Horwell 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 automatically disseminating information over a network
    Publication number: 20050132035
    Abstract: An information distribution program (36) is provided for automatically distributing information over a network (24) connecting a plurality of computers (15). Each computer (15) is installed with the information distribution program (36), which comprises a family construction module (44), a publication module (40), a subscription module (42), and an information tree (46). The information tree (46) stores the most recent information available to the computer (15). The family construction module (44) organizes the various computers (15) connected to the network (24) into immediate and extended families of related computers (15). The publication module (40) automatically distributes, “publishes” or “pushes” the information to the immediate and extended family members of a computer (15) which have shown an interest in the information. The subscription module (42) provides a computer (15) with the ability to show interest in or “subscribe” to information located on the computers (15) connected to the network (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: R. David Campbell, Roland Faragher-Horwell
  • Method and apparatus for automatically disseminating information over a network
    Publication number: 20010054099
    Abstract: An information distribution program (36) is provided for automatically distributing information over a network (24) connecting a plurality of computers (15). Each computer (15) is installed with the information distribution program (36), which comprises a family construction module (44), a publication module (40), a subscription module (42), and an information tree (46). The information tree (46) stores the most recent information available to the computer (15). The family construction module (44) organizes the various computers (15) connected to the network (24) into immediate and extended families of related computers (15). The publication module (40) automatically distributes, “publishes” or “pushes” the information to the immediate and extended family members of a computer (15) which have shown an interest in the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Punch Networks Corporation
    Inventors: R. David L. Campbell, Roland Faragher-Horwell
  • Method and apparatus for automatically disseminating information over a network
    Publication number: 20010020250
    Abstract: An information distribution program (36) is provided for automatically distributing information over a network (24) connecting a plurality of computers (15). Each computer (15) is installed with the information distribution program (36), which comprises a family construction module (44), a publication module (40), a subscription module (42), and an information tree (46). The information tree (46) stores the most recent information available to the computer (15). The family construction module (44) organizes the various computers (15) connected to the network (24) into immediate and extended families of related computers (15). The publication module (40) automatically distributes, “publishes” or “pushes” the information to the immediate and extended family members of a computer (15) which have shown an interest in the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: R. David L. Campbell, Roland Faragher-Horwell
  • Method and apparatus for automatically disseminating information over a network
    Patent number: 6240451
    Abstract: An information distribution program (36) is provided for automatically distributing information over a network (24) connecting a plurality of computers (15). Each computer (15) is installed with the information distribution program (36), which comprises a family construction module (44), a publication module (40), a subscription module (42), and an information tree (46). The information tree (46) stores the most recent information available to the computer (15). The family construction module (44) organizes the various computers (15) connected to the network (24) into immediate and extended families of related computers (15). The publication module (40) automatically distributes, “publishes” or “pushes” the information to the immediate and extended family members of a computer (15) which have shown an interest in the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Punch Networks Corporation
    Inventors: R. David L. Campbell, Roland Faragher-Horwell