Patents Assigned to Topia Technology
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Publication number: 20130145277Abstract: A method, implementable in a system coupled to a display device and a network, includes generating in a first region of a screen of the display device a user-interface portion associated with a first electronic destination address. The user-interface portion is configured to receive from a second region of the screen, in response to a command by a user of the system, a first icon representing a data set. In response to the user-interface portion receiving the first icon, a copy of the data set, or the data set itself, is electronically transferred over the network to the first destination address.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: Michael L. Stults, Mike R. Manzano, Joe Colombo, John C. Haager, Michael McGrady, Greg Snead, Mike Crowley
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Publication number: 20130031155Abstract: An embodiment offers users the ability to search and retrieve or receive multimedia content that is indexed in a digital “catalog” stored or otherwise located in the cloud, but stored or otherwise located on client devices outside of the cloud. A user having three client devices can access, using user interface available on first device of three devices, a digital catalog, stored in the cloud, of multimedia files accessible to user. User can select from catalog a first file stored on a second device of the three devices. First file is only stored on second device, and isn't stored on a server or otherwise in the cloud. By selecting first file from catalog user can cause first file, or copy of first file, to be transferred to the third device of three devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: TOPIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Janine T. Terrano, Christopher J. Lacina, John Haager
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Patent number: 7937713Abstract: A method implementable in an electronic system for enabling a runtime environment to provide a service to a mobile agent object includes providing a service interface characterizing a method for providing the service to the mobile agent object. A service-description interface operable to provide a description of the service is provided to the mobile agent object. In response to receiving a selection of the description from the mobile agent object, a service object operable to provide the service is instantiated.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Topia TechnologyInventors: John C. Haager, Mike R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20100325643Abstract: A system is implementable in a network including a plurality of electronic devices coupled to each other via a communication medium. The system includes a first mobile agent object executable on an electronic device of the plurality and operable to perform a first operation on a data set. A second mobile agent object is executable on an electronic device of the plurality and operable to perform a second operation on a data set. A composition object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on the same electronic device of the plurality. At least one bridging object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on different electronic devices of the plurality.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: TOPIA TECHNOLOGYInventors: Mike R. Manzano, Jamie Paulson, Chad Hardin, Michael McGrady
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Publication number: 20100299426Abstract: A Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Communication Model (CM) allows a service producer to seek out service consumer types and to send them information. The consumer, actively or passively, is also configured to “advertise.” The information that is advertised could come (passively) from information already in a system, such as an application architecture, comprising the roles and attributes in a consumer's security certificate(s). The information could come (actively) from a registry of users with a system-user ontology that is created especially for this purpose and otherwise is not already in the system. This approach will allow a producer to initiate sending information to a consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: TOPIA TECHNOLOGYInventors: Michael McGrady, Michael R. Manzano
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Patent number: 7805732Abstract: A system is implementable in a network including a plurality of coupled electronic devices. The system includes a first mobile agent object executable on an electronic device and operable to perform a first operation on a data set. A second mobile agent object is executable on an electronic device and operable to perform a second operation on a data set. A composition object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on the same electronic device. At least one bridging object can enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on different electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Topia TechnologyInventors: Mike R. Manzano, Jamie Paulson, Chad Hardin, Michael McGrady
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Publication number: 20100017799Abstract: System and method for importing service objects to a host computing environment. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of executing a mobile agent object, (called a delivery-mobile agent object) in a mobile-agent runtime environment in a host computing environment and then installing a service object to be executable in the mobile-agent runtime environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20100005138Abstract: A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server. The source client is operable to make available to the server a set of files modifiable by a user of the first electronic device. The system further includes a first recipient client executable on a second electronic device in communication with the server. The first recipient client is configurable by a user of the second electronic device to automatically receive from the server only a subset of the files having a predetermined characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Patent number: 7614059Abstract: A method is presented for a mobile agent object to discover services available in a host-computing environment. According to an embodiment of this method, the mobile agent object requests a service listing from the host environment. The host environment returns a service listing to the mobile agent object in response to the request for the service listing. The mobile agent object then determines if a particular service is within the returned service listing and requests the particular service if the particular service is determined by the mobile agent object to be within the returned service listing.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Topia TechnologyInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20090138528Abstract: A system includes a first application executable on a first electronic device. The system further includes a second application executable on a second electronic device in communication with the first electronic device. The second electronic device is configured to store a first electronic file. Subsequent to a user modifying the first electronic file, the second application is operable to automatically transfer the modified first electronic file, or a copy thereof, to the first electronic device. The system further includes a third application executable on a third electronic device in communication with the first electronic device. The third electronic device is configured to store a second electronic file. Subsequent to the user modifying the second electronic file, the third application is operable to automatically transfer the modified second electronic file, or a copy thereof, to the first electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Patent number: 7523456Abstract: System and method for importing service objects to a host computing environment. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of executing a mobile agent object, (called a delivery-mobile agent object) in a mobile-agent runtime environment in a host computing environment and then installing a service object to be executable in the mobile-agent runtime environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Topia Technology, Inc.Inventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20080320493Abstract: Method and system for collecting and filtering messages received at an event source platform and delivering the filtered messages to a collection host platform. According to one embodiment, the system uses a mobile agent object to filter messages received at an event source platform. The mobile agent object determines a filtered set of messages that match predetermined parameters and then delivers the filtered messages to a collection host platform for storage or redirection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: TOPIA TECHNOLOGYInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20080294733Abstract: In an embodiment, instead of a desktop operating system providing basic services, such as file storage and/or identity management, the services may be instead migrated onto a network. Applications running under this new platform use remote servers as a mechanism for providing basic services that were previously provided by the desktop operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20080263455Abstract: A method, implementable in a system coupled to a display device and a network, includes generating in a first region of a screen of the display device a user-interface portion associated with a first electronic destination address. The user-interface portion is configured to receive from a second region of the screen, in response to a command by a user of the system, a first icon representing a data set. In response to the user-interface portion receiving the first icon, a copy of the data set, or the data set itself, is electronically transferred over the network to the first destination address.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: Michael L. Stults, Michael R. Manzano, Joe Colombo, John C. Haager, Michael McGrady, Greg Snead, Mike Crowley
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Publication number: 20080263456Abstract: A method, implementable in a system coupled to a display device and a network, includes generating on a screen of the display device a first icon representing a data set. In response to a command by a user of the system to transfer respective copies of the data set over the network to multiple recipients, a visual indication of the status of the transfer of the copies to the recipients is displayed in association with the first icon. In response to each copy being completely received by each recipient, the visual indication is prompted to indicate transfer completion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: Michael L. Stults, Mike R. Manzano, Joe Colombo, John C. Haager, Michael McGrady, Greg Snead, Mike Crowley
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Patent number: 7437733Abstract: Method and system for collecting and filtering messages received at an event source platform and delivering the filtered messages to a collection host platform. According to one embodiment, the system uses a mobile agent object to filter messages received at an event source platform. The mobile agent object determines a filtered set of messages that match predetermined parameters and then delivers the filtered messages to a collection host platform for storage or redirection.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Topia Technology, Inc.Inventor: Michael R. Manzano
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Publication number: 20080021973Abstract: A method is implementable in an electronic system having a storage component. The electronic system is coupled to a network. The method includes receiving from a user a request to receive a data set. In response to receiving the request, a mobile object is deployed over the network to a first electronic device. The first electronic device is operable to receive the data set from at least one data source. The mobile object is operable to identify and deliver to the storage component the data set. The data set is received from the mobile object. The data set is provided to a second electronic device in response to a user instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: Mike Manzano, John Haager
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Publication number: 20070277180Abstract: A method implementable in an electronic system for enabling a runtime environment to provide a service to a mobile agent object includes providing a service interface characterizing a method for providing the service to the mobile agent object. A service-description interface operable to provide a description of the service is provided to the mobile agent object. In response to receiving a selection of the description from the mobile agent object, a service object operable to provide the service is instantiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: John Haager, Mike Manzano
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Publication number: 20070261060Abstract: A system is implementable in a network including a plurality of electronic devices coupled to each other via a communication medium. The system includes a first mobile agent object executable on an electronic device of the plurality and operable to perform a first operation on a data set. A second mobile agent object is executable on an electronic device of the plurality and operable to perform a second operation on a data set. A composition object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on the same electronic device of the plurality. At least one bridging object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on different electronic devices of the plurality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: Mike Manzano, Jamie Paulson, Chad Hardin, Michael McGrady
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Publication number: 20070250507Abstract: A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server. The source client is operable to send a file to the server. The system further includes a recipient client executable on a second electronic device in communication with the server. The recipient client is operable to retrieve from the server a first portion of a plurality of portions of the file before the server has received the entirety of the file from the source client.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: Topia TechnologyInventors: John Haager, Mike Manzano