Patents by Inventor Sam Stafford

Sam Stafford 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).

  • File deduplication using signature information
    Patent number: 11086823
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to ways to avoid file duplication in a cloud storage service. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for retrieving, via a computer network, one or more files from a first memory location, identifying a first signature and a second signature for each of the files, and storing the first signature and the second signature into a duplication reference list. In some aspects, the method further includes steps for analyzing files in a second memory location to identify duplicate files using the duplication reference list. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Jae Chung, Anna Geiduschek, Aakash Kambuj, Raveesh Nayar, Sam Stafford
  • FILE DEDUPLICATION USING SIGNATURE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20190205413
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to ways to avoid file duplication in a cloud storage service. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for retrieving, via a computer network, one or more files from a first memory location, identifying a first signature and a second signature for each of the files, and storing the first signature and the second signature into a duplication reference list. In some aspects, the method further includes steps for analyzing files in a second memory location to identify duplicate files using the duplication reference list. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dong-Jae Chung, Anna Geiduschek, Aakash Kambuj, Raveesh Nayar, Sam Stafford