Patents by Inventor Vaijayanthmala K. Anand

Vaijayanthmala K. Anand 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).

  • Cross file system caching and synchronization
    Patent number: 6401093
    Abstract: A method for file synchronization during an operating system boot sequence between a client and a server. Upon initiation of the boot sequence, a mini file system driver is downloaded to the client. The mini file system driver is used to download the full operating system kernel. During a first phase of the boot sequence, file data and information for managing the file data generated by a first file system driver is cached. Upon initialization of the operating system, i.e. during a subsequent phase of the boot sequence, a second file system inherits the file data and information from the first file system driver. The second file system unloads the first file system driver and updates the data files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vaijayanthmala K. Anand, Steven Michael French, Thomas Frank Peebles, John I. Spencer