Inventor

Robert P. Fitzgerald

Inventor

Redmond, WA, US

Overview

1995–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 42 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing62%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication20%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television8%

H04QSelecting4%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer2%

G11CStatic stores2%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use2%

PatentTitleYear

10,761,936Versioned records management using restart era2020 10,726,047Early thread return with secondary event writes2020 10,664,362Recovery processing for database in persistent system2020 10,387,274Tail of logs in persistent main memory2019 10,296,418Versioned records management using restart era2019 10,261,869Transaction processing using torn write detection2019 10,140,150Thread diversion awaiting log call return2018 10,102,102Characterizing device performance based on user-perceivable latency2018 9,965,538Early thread return with secondary event writes2018 9,952,931Versioned records management using restart era2018 9,747,174'Tail of logs in persistent main memory'2017 9,519,551'Recovery processing for database in persistent system'2016 9,477,557'Transaction processing using torn write detection'2016 9,436,561'Recovery processing using torn write detection'2016 9,417,974'Transaction processing for database in persistent system'2016 9,223,675'Characterizing device performance based on user-perceivable latency'2015 8,990,538'Managing memory with limited write cycles in heterogeneous memory systems'2015 8,560,762'Limited memory power'2013 7,958,176'Identifying filter coefficients'2011 7,925,807'Dynamic microcode for non-volatile memory'2011 7,668,906'Wire protocol for a media server system'2010 7,669,044'Accelerated system boot'2010 7,437,466'Wire protocol for a media server system'2008 7,380,012'Wire protocol for a media server system'2008 7,373,418'Wire protocol for a media server system'2008 7,260,626'Wire protocol for a media server system'2007 7,181,736'Method and system for controlling the improving of a program layout'2007 6,865,610'Wire protocol for a media server system'2005 6,658,648'Method and system for controlling the improving of a program layout'2003 6,584,489'Method and system for scheduling the use of a computer system resource using a resource planner and a resource provider'2003 6,466,987'Wire protocol for a media server system'2002 6,381,740'Method and system for incrementally improving a program layout'2002 6,339,794'Wire protocol for a media server system'2002 6,269,477'Method and system for improving the layout of a program image using clustering'2001 6,003,061'Method and system for scheduling the use of a computer system resource using a resource planner and a resource provider'1999 5,903,917'Method and system for alignment of blocks in a program image'1999 5,903,563'Method and system for combining data from multiple servers into a single continuous data stream using a switch'1999 5,867,657'Distributed scheduling in a multiple data server system'1999 5,812,844'Method and system for scheduling the execution of threads using optional time-specific scheduling constraints'1998 5,699,503'Method and system for providing fault tolerance to a continuous media server system'1997 5,583,868'Method and system for combining data from multiple servers into a single continuous data stream using a switch'1996 5,473,362'Video on demand system comprising stripped data across plural storable devices with time multiplex scheduling'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2015Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (26)· patent assignee history

1995–2011Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2010–2020Based in Fall City, WA, US· patent location history

2013Patents assigned to FITZGERALD ROBERT PATRICK (1)· patent assignee history

2015–2020Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (16)· patent assignee history

2015Patents assigned to FITZGERALD ROBERT P (2)· patent assignee history

2015Patents assigned to WORTHINGTON BRUCE L (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MICROSOFT CORP	26	1995–2015
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	16	2015–2020
FITZGERALD ROBERT Pself	2	2015
WORTHINGTON BRUCE L	2	2015
FITZGERALD ROBERT PATRICKself	1	2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Redmond, Washington, US	22	1995–2011
Fall City, Washington, US	20	2010–2020