Patents Examined by Hee Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11973661
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer system that includes a memory electronically coupled to a processor system. The processor system is operable to perform processor system operations that include accessing a graph model representation of a computer network. The graph model is used to implement a resiliency-problem identification analysis that identifies a set of resiliency problems in the graph model. The graph model is used to apply a resiliency-problem solution analysis to a resiliency problem in the set of resiliency problems to generate a set of resiliency-problem solutions. Each resiliency-problem solution in the set of resiliency-problem solutions is ranked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Downes Griffin, Stephen Buckley, Eric Kevin Butler, Divyesh Jadav, Rakesh Jain
  • Patent number: 11968110
    Abstract: A method for providing cloud network reachability analysis includes receiving a reachability query requesting a reachability status of a target including a packet header associated with a data packet. The packet header includes a source IP address and a destination IP address. The method also includes generating one or more simulated forwarding paths for the data packet based on the packet header using a data plane model. Each simulated forwarding path includes corresponding network configuration information. The method includes determining the reachability status of the target based on the one or more simulated forwarding paths and providing the determined reachability status and the one or more simulated forwarding paths to a user device associated with the reachability query which causes the user device to present the network configuration information for each simulated forwarding path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Hui Liu, Leslie Choong, Hongkun Yang, Shishir Agrawal, Raj Yavatkar, Tianqiong Luo, Gargi Adhav, Steffen Smolka
  • Patent number: 11949738
    Abstract: The migration method includes dividing each service system in a first cloud system into a plurality of modules; determining the relation between a module to be migrated among the plurality of modules and other modules; copying said module among the plurality of modules to a second cloud system, the type of the first cloud system being different from that of the second cloud system; and establishing a relation in the second cloud system to complete the migration of the first cloud system. The nature and gist of the present disclosure is that the migration of a module to be migrated in the first cloud system is completed by establishing the association relation of the module to be migrated in the second cloud system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shi Bai
  • Patent number: 11949565
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes circuitry that manages first communication in which a terminal apparatus transmits content data to another terminal apparatus via a relay apparatus. The circuitry receives, from the terminal apparatus, a determination of whether the terminal apparatus is communicable with the another terminal apparatus through second communication that bypasses the relay apparatus. Based on a determination that the terminal apparatus is communicable with the another terminal apparatus through the second communication, the circuitry restricts a communication bandwidth for the first communication of the another terminal apparatus determined to be communicable with the terminal apparatus through the second communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 11943115
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for local arrangement of remote deployment is provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In this method, a starting request to connect with a remote virtualization entity proxy can be received. A network tunnel can be initiated between a local system and the remote virtualization entity proxy. Then, at least one component in the remote virtualization entity proxy can be arranged into a local virtualization entity in the local system via the network tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guanqin Zhang, Lei Ren, Gui Ying Jin, Xiao Guang Luo, Yue Chen
  • Patent number: 11943151
    Abstract: Systems and methods which facilitate access to computing resources by cloud-based applications are described. Embodiments enable cloud-based applications to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, such as printers, scales, scanners, and storage devices, for performing various functions. In operation according to embodiments, a user agent client application is executed by computing equipment in communication with a computing resource to which access is to be provided to one or more cloud-based applications. Although embodiments implement a user interface client application which is separate from a user agent client application, tight integration between a user interface client application and user agent client application may be provided. Embodiments not only facilitate operation whereby a cloud-based application is enabled to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, but also facilitate remote and/or shared client interaction with such computing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Auctane, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias J. Stafford, Byron J. Wier, Paul D. Henry
  • Patent number: 11936606
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for using machine learning to send notifications. A computer system may receive a message and may determine a sentiment level and/or an urgency level associated with the message. The computer system may use the sentiment level and/or urgency level to predict when the user will respond to the message. The computer system may compare the predicted response time with one or more thresholds to determine a time to send a notification for the message to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Walters, Jeremy Goodsitt, Galen Rafferty
  • Patent number: 11930296
    Abstract: A transmission device according to the present disclosure includes: a transmission unit configured to output, to a transmission channel, a plurality of packets each including a payload and a header added to the payload, the payload including pixel data corresponding to one line included in an image of one frame; and an insertion ratio calculator configured to calculate an insertion ratio of a padding code, the padding code being inserted into the payload to fill a difference between a transmission rate of the pixel data that is inputted to the transmission unit and a transmission rate of the pixel data that is outputted from the transmission unit to the transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Ozawa
  • Patent number: 11929942
    Abstract: A bandwidth scheduling method includes receiving a bandwidth request sent by a data center, where the bandwidth request includes bandwidth required to transmit non-real-time traffic; allocating, based on historical bandwidth information, the bandwidth required by the data center to transmit the non-real-time traffic in a future time period, where the historical bandwidth information is used to predict occupation of total bandwidth by the data center in a region in which the data center is located at each moment in the future time period; and sending a bandwidth response to the data center, where the bandwidth response includes an allocation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11916741
    Abstract: Systems that determine relationships between network components of a cluster using packet filters are disclosed. A system can identify objects that implement services of a cluster and network connections associated with respective pairs of the objects. The system can also filter out network connections from the identified network connections. The filtering can remove connections between source objects and destination objects based on the destination objects lacking any components that implement a service in cluster. The filtering can also retain network connections between source objects and destination objects based on the source objects including components that each implement at least one service, and based on the second destination object including components that each implement at least one service. Additionally, the system can generate relationship maps and network topologies using the determined relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Santhosh Kumar Vuda, Kiran Kumar Palukuri, Kumar G. Varun, Jerry Paul Russell
  • Patent number: 11909709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a networked device configuration identifying method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FLYTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11895169
    Abstract: A communication/collaboration system enables a first user at a first entity to define a collaboration object, and to invite a second entity to collaborate on the collaboration object in accordance with a hierarchy with corresponding permissions. A second user at a second entity is enabled to collaborate on the collaboration object. A communications log regarding the collaboration between the first user and the second user is maintained. A communications log between the first user and other users at the first entity is maintained. A communication interface is displayed on the first user computer system that displays the log of communications between the first user and the second user on the collaboration object, together with the log of communications regarding the collaboration object between the first user and other users at the first entity, and excluding communications regarding the collaboration object between the second user and other users at the second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sure Market, LLC
    Inventors: Luojia Wang, Douglas R. Heckmann
  • Patent number: 11888917
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and software are described for providing content to a device comprising streaming content and sending content in a non-streaming manner (e.g., by downloading a file containing the content). In some aspects, switching between streaming and downloading may be performed in a dynamic manner during presentation of the content, and may be seamless to the user's viewing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Bradley, Robert Knee
  • Patent number: 11876680
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and discloses a method and an apparatus for determining a link for forwarding a service flow, and a storage medium. A first forwarding device obtains identification information of a first service flow; and determines, based on the identification information of the first service flow, a link bandwidth matrix, and link statuses respectively corresponding to N links, a first link for forwarding the first service flow. A hash operation does not need to be performed based on a device identifier of each forwarding device, and a specific forwarding device that performs forwarding does not need to be determined by comparing a plurality of hash values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingrong Xie, Pingan Yang, Yang Xia
  • Patent number: 11876773
    Abstract: Provided is an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) learning method, which includes: determining, by a forwarding chip, an IP address of a target device; when an MAC address corresponding to the IP address of the target device is not stored in an ARP forwarding table, generating and broadcasting, by the forwarding chip, an ARP request message, wherein the ARP request message includes the IP address of the target device; receiving, by the forwarding chip, an ARP response message fed back by the target device, wherein the ARP response message includes an MAC address of the target device; and writing, by the forwarding chip, the IP address of the target device and the MAC address corresponding to the IP address into the ARP forwarding table. The present disclosure also provides a node device and a computer-readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiming Jiang, Mingjun Gu
  • Patent number: 11870740
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to chatbot conversation management. In one example of the technology, a generic model associated with a first property associated with a chatbot manager is received. The generic model is generated based on machine learning. A refined model that is associated with the first property is generated based on the generic model and a first plurality of phrases. A first conversation is held between a chatbot and an end user. Upon determining that the value of the first property for the end user is not stored in the database, via the chatbot, during the first conversation, the refined model is used to dynamically ask questions to the end user to determine a value of the first property for the end user. In a second conversation between the chatbot and the end user, the value of the first property for the end user is referenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Omar Aftab, Eslam Kamal Abdelaal Abdelreheem, Mohammed Mustafa Mohammed Ali Moussa, Senthilkumar Chandramohan, Ahmed Mostafa Othman Abdelmotaleb
  • Patent number: 11870661
    Abstract: A method and system for deployment of services for customers. Network service templates (NSTs) are determined, from a permissioned distributed ledger that is distributed between network operator systems of one or more network operators and customer systems. The NSTs include respective descriptions of network characteristics that provide respective logical networks. A subset of the NSTs and a corresponding subset of the network operator systems are selected based on a service description of the first service for deployment of the first service. Instantiation of the subset of the NSTs is requested on the corresponding subset of network operator systems as a subset of network slice instances to form the first service deployed for the first customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Athanasios Karapantelakis, Yifei Jin, Ioannis Fikouras, Maxim Teslenko, Lackis Eleftheriadis
  • Patent number: 11855855
    Abstract: Provided are a network operation method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The network operation method includes that a management node receives virtualized network function information carrying at least one dynamic network change flag, where the at least one dynamic network change flag is used for indicating whether a dynamic network change is supported; and that the management node operates on a first-type network according to the virtualized network function information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Lijuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11848833
    Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for analyzing software-defined data center (SDDC) components in a computing environment uses network traffic data, which is correlated with an inventory of SDDC components in the computing environment to calculate a metric collection parameter for each SDDC component in the computing environment based on data flow associated with that SDDC component. Relevant metrics from each of the SDDC components in the computing environment are collected according to the metric collection parameter for that SDDC component to analyze the SDDC components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Agila Govindaraju, Rutuja Ganesh Dhamale
  • Patent number: 11831512
    Abstract: To enable to set a traffic control rule for each wholesale business according to the wishes of a manager or the like, a setting system for setting control definition information, which is information acquired by combining a control rule defining the control of core network traffic with the internet protocol address of the communication terminal being the transmission destination of the traffic to which the control rule is applied, includes a switching setting information storage which stores the internet protocol address of the communication terminal assigned to the wholesale business, and switching setting information, which is information expressing the timing at which the application of each of the control definition information to the control switches, and includes a setting unit for setting the control definition information based on the switching setting information, wherein the switching setting information is stored in the switching setting information storage via an input operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Sukegawa