Patents by Inventor Xavier Giannakopoulos

Xavier Giannakopoulos 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).

  • A Fault-tolerant Distributed Data Processing System
    Publication number: 20060271663
    Abstract: A distributed data processing system comprising a plurality of communicating computers including at least one message originator computer and at least one message destination computer, the message originator computer originating messages to be delivered to the message destination computer, at least one manager computer responsible of managing communications between the computers, wherein the manager computer is adapted to receive the messages originated by the originator computer and to dispatch the messages to the message destination computer, and at least one backup computer adapted to take over the role of the manager computer in case of failure thereof, wherein the backup computer is adapted to receive the messages originated by the originator computer and, in case of failure of the manager computer, to dispatch the messages to the message destination computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Fabio Barillari, Fabio Benedetti, Xavier Giannakopoulos, Serena Girardini, Pietro Guardascione, Pietro Lannucci, Vincenzo Pirrotina