John F Guthrie

US Patent:

6401077, Jun 4, 2002

Filed:

May 28, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/322963

Inventors:

Glenn Godden - Seattle WA
John Guthrie - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Network Commerce, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 707513, 709217, 709219

Abstract:

A method and system for enabling a page description provided by a source server to perform additional behavior provided by a portal server. The page description (e. g. , an HTML document) is associated with one or more items (e. g. , a product). The enabling system executes at the portal server and receives a selection of the page description (e. g. , a URL) from a client computer. The enabling system then retrieves from the source server the selected page description. The enabling system adds to the retrieved page description a user interface element that describes an action to be performed so that the additional behavior (e. g. , placing an order for the product) can be performed for the associated item. The enabling system may also redirect to the portal server the navigation references of the retrieved page description so that all navigation based on the page description is routed through the portal server. When the enabling system intercepts these redirected navigation references, it can then retrieve and enable the referenced page description.

US Patent:

20020129064, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Jun 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/872474

Inventors:

John Guthrie - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

707/513000

Abstract:

A method and system for injecting code into an existing HTML document that enables the conditional generation and incorporation of an injectable component is provided. The injection mechanism provided enables a user to display an add-on user interface component within a web page using a technique that is transparent to the normal processing within a browser application. The injection mechanism installs interceptor code as a proxy server between a client browser and a server. The interceptor code monitors all HTTP messages sent from the client browser and injects code into each HTML document that is sent from a server to the client browser. The injected code when executed by the client browser conditionally inserts HTML code into the received HTML document. The inserted HTML code is then used by the client browser to generate a new component, for example a user interface component. The code injected by the interceptor code is dependent upon the type of the browser and whether certain tags are present in the received HTML document. In addition, the code may be written in a script language, such as Javascript or VBscript.

US Patent:

20050010592, Jan 13, 2005

Filed:

Jul 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/616411

Inventors:

John Guthrie - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707104100

Abstract:

A method and system for creating a snapshot of data. The snapshot system creates a snapshot of data that is hierarchically organized, such as the data of a file system. When a snapshot is to be created, the snapshot system copies the root node of the hierarchical organization to a new root node that points to the same child nodes as the copied root node. This new root node becomes the root node of the snapshot data. When a current node is subsequently modified, the snapshot system replaces each ancestor node of that node that has not yet been replaced with a new node that has the same child nodes as the replaced node. The snapshot system also replaces the node to be modified with a new node that points to the same child nodes of the replaced node.

US Patent:

20050021477, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

Feb 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/770353

Inventors:

Ganapathy Krishnan - Bellevue WA, US
John Guthrie - Seattle WA, US
Scott Oyler - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04L009/00

US Classification:

705064000

Abstract:

A method and system for facilitating digital commerce using a secure digital commerce system is provided. The secure digital commerce system is arranged according to a client/server architecture and includes a modularized DCS client and DCS server. The DCS client and the DCS server are incorporated into an online purchasing system, such as a virtual store, to perform the purchase and online delivery of electronic content. The DCS client includes a set of components which include a secured copy of the merchandise and various components needed to license and purchase the merchandise and to unsecure and process (e.g., execute) the licensed merchandise. The DCS client communicates with the DCS server to download the components onto a customer's computer system and to license and purchase a requested item of merchandise. The DCS server, which includes a content supplier server, a licensing and purchasing broker, and a payment processing function, supplies merchandise-specific components and licenses the requested item of merchandise by generating an electronic certificate. The electronic certificate contains license parameters that are specific to the requested merchandise and an indicated purchasing option. Once a valid electronic license certificate for the requested merchandise is received by the DCS client, the merchandise is made available to the customer for use in accordance with the licensing parameters contained in the electronic license certificate.

US Patent:

20050114402, May 26, 2005

Filed:

Nov 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/718486

Inventors:

John Guthrie - Monroe WA, US

Assignee:

Zetta Systems, Inc. - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

G06F012/00

US Classification:

707200000

Abstract:

A block level data snapshot system uses agents to convert block level file commands from devices such as computer workstations intended for block level devices such as hard disks. The block level file commands are converted into instructions for a node based snapshot data system for taking snapshots at the block level. By converting the block level file commands into instructions suitable for the node based snapshot system, snapshots are able to be taken at the block level, which allows for disk storage savings and speed enhancements. One resultant feature is that the block level data snapshot system can be used as a block level storage device for one or more workstations thus allowing relatively simple integration of a snapshot system with existing workstations.

US Patent:

62666819, Jul 24, 2001

Filed:

Apr 8, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/827691

Inventors:

John Guthrie - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Network Commerce Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 1500
G06F 1730

US Classification:

707501

Abstract:

A method and system for injecting code into an existing HTML document that enables the conditional generation and incorporation of an injectable component is provided. The injection mechanism provided enables a user to display an add-on user interface component within a web page using a technique that is transparent to the normal processing within a browser application. The injection mechanism installs interceptor code as a proxy server between a client browser and a server. The interceptor code monitors all HTTP messages sent from the client browser and injects code into each HTML document that is sent from a server to the client browser. The injected code when executed by the client browser conditionally inserts HTML code into the received HTML document. The inserted HTML code is then used by the client browser to generate a new component, for example a user interface component. The code injected by the interceptor code is dependent upon the type of the browser and whether certain tags are present in the received HTML document.

US Patent:

60731249, Jun 6, 2000

Filed:

Jul 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/895221

Inventors:

Ganapathy Krishnan - Bellevue WA
John Guthrie - Seattle WA
Scott Oyler - Seattle WA

Assignee:

ShopNow.com Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 59

Abstract:

A method and system for facilitating digital commerce using a secure digital commerce system is provided. The secure digital commerce system is arranged according to a client/server architecture and includes a modularized DCS client and DCS server. The DCS client and the DCS server are incorporated into an online purchasing system, such as a virtual store, to perform the purchase and online delivery of electronic content. The DCS client includes a set of components which include a secured copy of the merchandise and various components needed to license and purchase the merchandise and to unsecure and process (e. g. , execute) the licensed merchandise. The DCS client communicates with the DCS server to download the components onto a customer's computer system and to license and purchase a requested item of merchandise. The DCS server, which includes a content supplier server, a licensing and purchasing broker, and a payment processing function, supplies merchandise-specific components and licenses the requested item of merchandise by generating an electronic certificate. The electronic certificate contains license parameters that are specific to the requested merchandise and an indicated purchasing option.

US Patent:

20190155694, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Jan 28, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/259571

Inventors:

- Reno NV, US
Benjamin Arthur Hawks - Seattle WA, US
Norbert Paul Kusters - Redmond WA, US
Nachiappan Arumugam - Seattle WA, US
Danny Wei - Seattle WA, US
John Luther Guthrie - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/14
G06F 3/06

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides persistent storage for a master copy using operation numbers. A master copy can include a B-tree with references to corresponding data. When provisioning a slave copy, the master copy sends a point-in-time copy of the B-tree to the slave copy, which stores a copy of the B-tree, allocates the necessary space, and updates the references of the B-tree to point to a local storage before the data is transferred. When writing the data to persistent storage, a snapshot created on the master copy is an operation that is replicated to the slave copy. The snapshot is generated using a volume view that includes changes to chunks of data of the master copy since a previous snapshot, as determined using the operation number for the previous snapshot. Data (and metadata) for the snapshot is written to persistent storage while new I/O operations are processed.