Patents by Inventor Siew Sim

Siew Sim 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 initializing a new node in a network
    Publication number: 20050198238
    Abstract: A method and system for initializing a new node in a network. This initialization includes adding a new node to a network that has a plurality of nodes, and then sending a query automatically to the plurality of nodes to determine what content needs to be downloaded. Then, receiving a reply from a subset of the plurality of nodes that has the content needed for the new node. Lastly, downloading the desired portions of the content from the subset of the plurality of nodes that have the needed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Siew Sim, Desmond Chan