Patents by Inventor Justin J. Sheehy

Justin J. Sheehy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for managing software installs in a distributed computer network
    Patent number: 7353509
    Abstract: A method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin J. Sheehy
  • Method of scheduling hosts for software updates in a distributed computer network
    Patent number: 7203745
    Abstract: A method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin J. Sheehy, F. Thomson Leighton
  • Method and system for managing software installs in a distributed computer network
    Publication number: 20040243995
    Abstract: A method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Justin J. Sheehy
  • Method of scheduling hosts for software updates in a distributed computer network
    Publication number: 20040243996
    Abstract: A method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Justin J. Sheehy, F. Thomson Leighton