Patents by Inventor William Joseph Sylva

William Joseph Sylva 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing delta version chains
    Patent number: 9430546
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for managing delta version chains are provided. A version chain having a plurality of versions of data is provided. A first delta-compressed version and a second delta-compressed version corresponding to a first version of data in the version chain and a second version of data in the version chain, respectively, are selected. A third delta-compressed version configured to be independent of at least one of the first delta-compressed version and the second delta-compressed version and further configured to contain at least one third instruction determined based on at least one of the following: the first insert instruction, the second insert instruction, the first copy instruction, and the second copy instruction, is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamey C. Poirier, William Joseph Sylva
  • Systems And Methods For Managing Delta Version Chains
    Publication number: 20140122425
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for managing delta version chains are provided. A version chain having a plurality of versions of data is provided. A first delta-compressed version and a second delta-compressed version corresponding to a first version of data in the version chain and a second version of data in the version chain, respectively, are selected. A third delta-compressed version configured to be independent of at least one of the first delta-compressed version and the second delta-compressed version and further configured to contain at least one third instruction determined based on at least one of the following: the first insert instruction, the second insert instruction, the first copy instruction, and the second copy instruction, is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Jamey C. Poirier, William Joseph Sylva
  • Systems and methods for managing delta version chains
    Patent number: 8589363
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for managing delta version chains are provided. A version chain having a plurality of versions of data is provided. A first delta-compressed version and a second delta-compressed version corresponding to a first version of data in the version chain and a second version of data in the version chain, respectively, are selected. A third delta-compressed version configured to be independent of at least one of the first delta-compressed version and the second delta-compressed version and further configured to contain at least one third instruction determined based on at least one of the following: the first insert instruction, the second insert instruction, the first copy instruction, and the second copy instruction, is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamey C. Poirier, William Joseph Sylva
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DELTA VERSION CHAINS
    Publication number: 20130024435
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for managing delta version chains are provided. A version chain having a plurality of versions of data is provided. A first delta-compressed version and a second delta-compressed version corresponding to a first version of data in the version chain and a second version of data in the version chain, respectively, are selected. A third delta-compressed version configured to be independent of at least one of the first delta-compressed version and the second delta-compressed version and further configured to contain at least one third instruction determined based on at least one of the following: the first insert instruction, the second insert instruction, the first copy instruction, and the second copy instruction, is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: EXAGRID SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jamey C. Poirier, William Joseph Sylva