DAVID R THOMAS
Electrician at Cromarty Cv, Austin, TX

8117152, Feb 14, 2012

Aug 21, 2009

12/545423

David Thomas - Austin TX, US
Scott Wells - Austin TX, US

Open Text S.A. - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

G06F 17/30

707609, 709203

The present invention provides a system and method of synchronizing a cache that substantially eliminates or reduces disadvantages associated with previously developed systems and methods of synchronizing caches. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for bi-directional synchronization of a cache. One embodiment of the system of this invention includes a software program stored on a computer readable medium. The software program can be executed by a computer processor to run in user space and perform steps comprising: receiving a database asset from a database; storing the database asset as a cached file in a cache; determining if the cached file has been modified; and if the cached file has been modified, communicate the cached file directly to the database. In one embodiment of the present invention, the software program can determine if the cached file has been modified through automatic notification from a file management system. Alternatively, the software program can poll a cached file to determine if the cached file has changed.

7062515, Jun 13, 2006

Dec 28, 2001

10/033242

David Thomas - Austin TX, US
Scott Wells - Austin TX, US

Vignette Corporation - Austin TX

G06F 12/00

707201, 707 10, 7071041, 709203, 711118

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for bi-directional synchronization of a cache. One embodiment of the system of this invention includes a software program stored on a computer readable medium. The software program can be executed by a computer processor to run in user space and perform steps that can include receiving a database asset from a database; storing the database asset as a cached file in a cache; determining if the cached file has been modified; and if the cached file has been modified, communicate the cached file directly to the database. In one embodiment of the present invention, the software program can determine if the cached file has been modified through automatic notification from a file management system. Alternatively, the software program can poll a cached file to determine if the cached file has changed.

7647453, Jan 12, 2010

Oct 12, 2007

11/871862

David Thomas - Austin TX, US
Scott Wells - Austin TX, US

Vignette Software, LLC - Austin TX

G06F 12/00, G06F 13/00

711133, 711118, 711154, 711167

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a cache management system comprising a cache and a cache manager that can poll cached assets at different frequencies based on their relative activity status and independent of other applications. In one embodiment, the cache manager may maintain one or more lists, each corresponding to a polling layer associated with a particular polling schedule or frequency. Cached assets may be added to or removed from a list or they may be promoted or demoted to a different list, thereby changing their polling frequency. By polling less active files at a lower frequency than more active files, significant system resources can be saved, thereby increasing overall system speed and performance. Additionally, because a cache manager according to embodiments disclosed herein does not require detailed contextual information about the files that it is managing, such a cache manager can be easily implemented with any cache.

7590665, Sep 15, 2009

Jan 10, 2006

11/328526

David Thomas - Austin TX, US
Scott Wells - Austin TX, US

Vignette Corporation - Austin TX

G06F 17/30

707200, 707 1, 711113

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and computer program product for bi-directional synchronization of a cache. One embodiment of the method of this invention includes: receiving a database asset from a database; storing the database asset as a cached file in a cache; notifying an operating system to open the cached file using a local application associated with a file type for the cached file; opening the cached file with the local application associated with the type for the cached file; determining if the cached file has been modified; and if the cached file has been modified, communicating the cached file directly to the database. One embodiment of the computer program product of this invention includes program instructions adapted to perform similar steps.

7953934, May 31, 2011

Dec 9, 2009

12/634397

David Thomas - Austin TX, US
Scott Wells - Austin TX, US

Vignette Software LLC - Austin TX

G06F 12/00, G06F 13/00

711133, 711118, 711154, 711167

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a cache management system comprising a cache and a cache manager that can poll cached assets at different frequencies based on their relative activity status and independent of other applications. In one embodiment, the cache manager may maintain one or more lists, each corresponding to a polling layer associated with a particular polling schedule or frequency. Cached assets may be added to or removed from a list or they may be promoted or demoted to a different list, thereby changing their polling frequency. By polling less active files at a lower frequency than more active files, significant system resources can be saved, thereby increasing overall system speed and performance. Additionally, because a cache manager according to embodiments disclosed herein does not require detailed contextual information about the files that it is managing, such a cache manager can be easily implemented with any cache.