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Steven F. Best
Also filed as: BEST STEVEN · BEST STEVEN F · BEST STEVEN FRANCIS
40 granted patents·17 pending applications·372 citations·filing 2002–2020
97Inventor score
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57 records- 0192US8527260B2User-configurable translations for electronic documentsBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 3, 2013·34 cites·22 claims
- 0292US7526582B2Identifying a cable with a connection locationIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·38 cites·8 claims
- 0391US7647355B2Method and apparatus for increasing efficiency of data storage in a file systemIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 12, 2010·61 cites·9 claims
- 0487US9317382B2Storage device with error recovery indicationIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·8 cites·17 claims
- 0586US7865494B2Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·12 cites·18 claims
- 0685US11204759B1Software patch comparisonRED HAT INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 21, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0784US8312430B2Guarding code check-in with test case execution resultsBEST DEBORA O'BERRY·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·25 cites·20 claims
- 0883US7289983B2Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 30, 2007·48 cites·51 claims
- 0982US10089217B2Identification of software test casesRED HAT INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 2, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1082US7921235B2Identifying a cable with a connection locationIBM·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 5, 2011·17 cites·18 claims
- 1181US9619211B2Code suggestion in a software development toolMCCOLLUM LORELEI M·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 11, 2017·10 cites·7 claims
- 1281US7490081B2Method and system for automatic identification and notification of relevant software defectsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 10, 2009·20 cites·12 claims
- 1379US7930447B2Listing windows of active applications of computing devices sharing a keyboard based upon requests for attentionIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·7 cites·17 claims
- 1478US9910746B2Storage device with error recovery indicationIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·2 cites·15 claims
- 1578US7092915B2PDA password management toolIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·27 cites·13 claims
- 1676US7818373B2Notifying co-recipients of others currently replying to communicationsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 19, 2010·4 cites·23 claims
- 1774US8407693B2Managing package dependenciesBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·8 cites·18 claims
- 1872US9535612B2Selecting a primary storage deviceIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 3, 2017·3 cites·15 claims
- 1971US9195754B2Expansion of search result informationBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 24, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 2071US9104804B2Method and system for invoking just-in-time debuggerBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 11, 2015·6 cites·17 claims
- 2171US8458271B2Handling email communications having human delegate prepared summariesBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2270US7844596B2System and method for aiding file searching and file serving by indexing historical filenames and locationsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·5 cites·17 claims
- 2364US9639350B2Tagging non-upstream source codeRED HAT INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2464US9471450B2Reducing data loss in a computing storage environmentIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·2 cites·33 claims
- 2564US7171679B2Generating and maintaining encrypted passwordsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 30, 2007·10 cites·9 claims
- 2663US9280431B2Prioritizing backups on a disk level within enterprise storageGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 2762US2011161126A1Resource free time reporting in a task management systemIBM·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2860US8244776B2Method and device for customizing a mail historyBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·0 cites·8 claims
- 2959US10545843B2Storage device with error recovery indicationIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 3059US8521790B2Increasing efficiency of data storage in a file systemBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 27, 2013·1 cites·18 claims
- 3158US10359936B2Selecting a primary storage deviceIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 3258US2010179846A1Computerized personal shopping assistant ordering in a storeIBM·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3357US8645432B2Method and device for customizing a mail historyBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·0 cites·19 claims
- 3456US9916094B2Selecting a primary storage deviceIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·0 cites·17 claims
- 3555US7308084B2Method and apparatus of associating file description during a browser-initiated downloadIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 11, 2007·4 cites·20 claims
- 3655US2008256194A1Email Bookmark with Automatic ArchivingGIROUARD JANICE M·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3753US9081741B2Minimizing delay periods when accessing mirrored disksIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 14, 2015·0 cites·15 claims
- 3851US8719002B2Revising content translations using shared translation databasesBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2009·Granted May 6, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3950US8984333B2Automatic computer storage medium diagnosticsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 4049US9690484B2Minimizing delay periods when accessing mirrored disksIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·0 cites·11 claims
- 4148US8037451B2Method for tracking code revisions with a checksum data value being automatically appended to source filesIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 11, 2011·0 cites·4 claims
- 4247US2005110652A1Method and apparatus for creating and delivering an atomic remote control macroIBM·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4346US2004260680A1Personalized indexing and searching for information in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4445US8930349B2Selectively modifying search engine resultsBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 6, 2015·0 cites·11 claims
- 4545US2009248824A1Theme-based instant messaging communicationsIBM·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US2009249214A1Providing a Shared Buffer Between Multiple Computer TerminalsBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2009249219A1Providing a Shared Desktop Interface of Multiple Computer TerminalsBEST STEVEN F·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US2009135444A1Method to protect sensitive data fields stored in electronic documentsBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4945US2009144619A1Method to protect sensitive data fields stored in electronic documentsBEST STEVEN FRANCIS·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US2005066076A1Method for fast recovery of I/O failure on a file systemIBM·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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