Patents by Inventor Kent Yee

Kent Yee 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 evaluating quality of service over the internet
    Patent number: 7373376
    Abstract: A method of measuring performance of a transaction over a network. The transaction includes requesting information from an information source connected to the network and interacting with the information source. The method includes connecting a data acquisition agent to the network, sending a request for information from the data acquisition agent to the information source, and loading data responsive to the request for information onto the data acquisition agent. The transaction is executed and performance measurements for the transactions are collected and sent to a storage device. A system for measuring performance of a transaction over a network is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Keynote Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Hamer, Kent Yee, Don Aoki, Umang Gupta, Ronald E. Wolf, Frederick L. Mueller
  • Method and system for evaluating quality of service for streaming audio and video
    Patent number: 7197557
    Abstract: A system for measuring performance of streaming media sent from a server over a network. The system includes a data acquisition agent connected to the network and operable to send a request for streaming media to the server. The agent is configured to receive streaming media, collect performance measurements, and send the performance measurements to a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Keynote Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan Asar, Nicholas Spicer, Don Aoki, Ou-Dan Peng, Kent Yee, Matthew Parks, Ronald Wolf, Umang Gupta, Kenny Bright, Chris Overton