Patents by Inventor William Harrison COX

William Harrison COX 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).

  • Non-periodic check-pointing for fine granular retry of work in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 9672073
    Abstract: Distributing work in a distributed computing environment that includes multiple nodes. An individual node can receive a work assignment, which can then be divided into a plurality of work units. A first work unit can then be distributed to a first worker node. At least a portion of the first work unit can be re-distributed to a second worker node in response to determining that the first worker node has experienced a failure condition with respect to the first work unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SYBASE, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilhelm Deschler, Kaushal Mittal, Curtis Grant Johnson, Victor Mesenzeff, Jr., William Harrison Cox
  • Non-Periodic Check-Pointing for Fine Granular Retry of Work in a Distributed Computing Environment
    Publication number: 20130332938
    Abstract: Distributing work in a distributed computing environment that includes multiple nodes. An individual node can receive a work assignment, which can then be divided into a plurality of work units. A first work unit can then be distributed to a first worker node. At least a portion of the first work unit can be re-distributed to a second worker node in response to determining that the first worker node has experienced a failure condition with respect to the first work unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Sybase, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilhelm DESCHLER, Kaushal MITTAL, Curtis Grant JOHNSON, Victor MESENZEFF, JR., William Harrison COX