Patents by Inventor Uma D. Gouru

Uma D. Gouru 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 priority between data items in shared environments
    Patent number: 8001081
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention enables nodes or endpoints that have been involved with synchronization of data items to determine which version of a data item (if any) has priority over another version of that same data item. For example, one embodiment of the invention can include a method that can include the determination as to whether any data items have matching identities and conflicting priorities after the synchronization process. Provided a first and second data items have matching identities and conflicting priorities, a determination is made as to whether an indication had been made that the first data item is desirable over the second data item. Provided the indication had been made that the first data is desirable over the second data item, it is indicated that the first data item has priority over the second data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William L. Mills, Thomas C. Butler, Uma D. Gouru, Atul Gupta, Jayita Poddar, Gerard G. Pallipuram, Alvin I. Pivowar