Patents by Inventor Teoman Smith

Teoman Smith 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).

  • Removal of stale information
    Patent number: 7467126
    Abstract: Stale information is removed by a removal process so as to enhance the performance of a networked system. The networked system comprises a stored piece of information that has an accessed timestamp for defining the start of a stale period, which comprises a non-updating period preceding a decaying period. The networked system further comprises the removal process for removing the stored piece of information that has become stale because the stale period has expired and the stored piece of information has not been accessed during the decaying period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Teoman Smith, Xiongijian Fu, Arthur Tao, Apurva F. Dalia, Mukeshkumar Beher
  • Removal of stale information
    Publication number: 20040230552
    Abstract: Stale information is removed by a removal process so as to enhance the performance of a networked system. The networked system comprises a stored piece of information that has an accessed timestamp for defining the start of a stale period, which comprises a non-updating period preceding a decaying period. The networked system further comprises the removal process for removing the stored piece of information that has become stale because the stale period has expired and the stored piece of information has not been accessed during the decaying period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Teoman Smith, Xiongijian Fu, Arthur Tao, Apurva F. Dalia, Mukeshkumar Beher