Patents by Inventor William James Wofford, IV

William James Wofford, IV 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).

  • Cloud-based storage deprovisioning
    Patent number: 9201610
    Abstract: A device creates a first cloud storage container in a first region of cloud storage, clears a delete flag associated with the first cloud storage container, and stores a first data object in the first cloud storage container in the first region of cloud storage. The device receives a request to delete the first cloud storage container, sets a delete flag associated with the first cloud storage container based on the request to delete the first cloud storage container, and deletes the first cloud storage container if the request to delete has not been rescinded prior to expiration of a time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: William James Wofford, IV, Jon McRay, James Michael Muell, Shanlu Wu, Lee Jason Smith
  • CLOUD-BASED STORAGE DEPROVISIONING
    Publication number: 20130097275
    Abstract: A device creates a first cloud storage container in a first region of cloud storage, clears a delete flag associated with the first cloud storage container, and stores a first data object in the first cloud storage container in the first region of cloud storage. The device receives a request to delete the first cloud storage container, sets a delete flag associated with the first cloud storage container based on the request to delete the first cloud storage container, and deletes the first cloud storage container if the request to delete has not been rescinded prior to expiration of a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: William James Wofford, IV, Jon McRay, James Michael Muell, Shanlu Wu, Lee Jason Smith