Patents Examined by Brian Whipple
  • Patent number: 11218563
    Abstract: An illustrative multi-access server orchestration system obtains, by way of a communication network, a service request for a client device. The service request indicates a client identity of the client device and represents a request for orchestration of service to be provided to the client device by a multi-access server of a set of multi-access servers associated with the communication network. In response to the service request and based on the client identity, the orchestration system identifies a network anchor point through which network traffic on the communication network is routed to the client device. The orchestration system also determines a subset of the set of multi-access servers. The subset may correspond to a service area of the identified network anchor point and may include one or more multi-access servers capable of fulfilling the service request for the client device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Raghuram Parvataneni, Kirk Campbell, John Patrick Hickey, III, Anil K Guntupalli
  • Patent number: 11218566
    Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) includes a plurality of CDN components including at least one CDN rendezvous mechanism and at least one control core. The CDN components are controlled by control core data from the at least one control core. Some CDN components obtain CDN resources including control core data from at least some other CDN components. The CDN components use the CDN rendezvous mechanism to select one or more CDN components from which to obtain CDN resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Laurence R. Lipstone, William Crowder, Jeffrey G. Koller, David Fullagar, Maksim Yevmenkin, Christopher Newton
  • Patent number: 11212356
    Abstract: For traffic exiting a logical network through a particular VTI, some embodiments perform a service classification operation for different data messages to identify different VTIs that connect the edge forwarding element to a service node to provide services required by the data messages. Each data message, in some embodiments, is then forwarded to the identified VTI to receive the required service. The identified VTI does not perform a service classification operation. The service node then returns the serviced data message to the edge forwarding element. In some embodiments, the identified VTI is not configured to perform the service classification operation and is instead configured to mark all traffic directed to the edge forwarding element as having been serviced. The marked serviced data message is received at the edge forwarding element and forwarded to a destination of the data message through the particular VTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Pierluigi Rolando, Jayant Jain, Raju Koganty, Kantesh Mundaragi, Yuxiao Zhang, Rahul Mishra, Akhila Naveen
  • Patent number: 11212160
    Abstract: A method for controlling selection of a communication method between an equipment control device belonging to a wide-area communication network and equipment belonging to a local communication network. The method includes the following steps relating to the control device: requesting the equipment to initiate a connection to the control device, the request being sent at the time of a routine connection of the equipment to the control device; determining whether the equipment can be reached by the control device using a direct method; and configuring the equipment if the equipment cannot be reached using a direct method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Anne Gerodolle, Marc Douet, Regine Basset
  • Patent number: 11210113
    Abstract: Methods and systems for persisting a protocol state from a first instance of a virtual desktop application to a second instance of the virtual desktop application are described herein. In some embodiments, a computing platform may establish, by a first virtual desktop instance, a secure session with a virtual delivery agent (VDA), resulting in a protocol state of the first virtual desktop instance. Further, the computing platform may persist, using the first virtual desktop instance, the protocol state. Next, the computing platform may transmit, from the first virtual desktop instance to a second virtual desktop instance, the protocol state. Additionally, the computing platform may authenticate, using authentication tokens comprising the protocol state, a connection between the second virtual desktop instance and a gateway device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Georgy Momchilov, Mukund Ingale, Bala Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 11211165
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving Remote Patient Monitoring by utilizing a plurality of physiological test devices with built-in hardware, software and wireless connectivity redundancy mechanisms to help ensure successful remote patient monitoring in the event of hardware and software failures as well as wireless communication disruption and down-time. A time-delayed method for the transmission of the acquired physiological parameters are utilized for reliable delivery of patient test data to remote server in the event of disruption in wireless communication services. Additionally, Artificial Intelligent (AI) Avatar Virtual Assistant with passive “Check My Status' monitoring is utilized to provide a multilayer testing mechanism within remote patient monitoring by interactively communicating with the patient via voice using Speech To Text (STT), Text To Speech (TTS) and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Farhad David Nosrati, Farzad Nosrati
  • Patent number: 11206172
    Abstract: The invention provides a set-up method for setting up a management session between a first piece of equipment of a first network and a first management device for managing this piece of equipment that belongs to a second network, the method comprising: setting up (F70) a management session between a second piece of equipment of the first network that is reachable from the second network, and a second management device managing the second piece of equipment that belongs to the second network; the second management device acting during the management session to send (F80) a request to the second piece of equipment requesting the second piece of equipment to download a content at an address provided by the first piece of equipment in order to set up a management session therewith; the second piece of equipment executing (F110) the download request; and in response to this execution, the first piece of equipment initiating (F170) a connection with the first management device to set up a management session ther
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Anne Gerodolle, Olivier Beyler, Marc Douet
  • Patent number: 11201920
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a management controller configured for assisting configuration of a compute node is disclosed. The management controller includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to instruct the processor to assist configuration of the compute node by receiving a request to configure the compute node, obtaining configuration information for the compute node, serving as a proxy emulating a presence of the compute node on a fabric, discontinuing to serve as the proxy after the compute node is configured. In some embodiments, serving as a proxy emulating a presence of the compute node on a fabric may include logging in to the fabric on behalf of the compute node and staying logged in to the fabric while the compute node is being configured with one or more configurable resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Danny William Hanson
  • Patent number: 11201917
    Abstract: A method performed by a first peer node for acting as a P2P proxy for a user device is provided. The first peer node operates in a communications network. The first peer node establishes (201) a renewable energy profile of the first peer node used for powering the first peer node. The renewable energy profile indicates to what extent one or more energy sources are renewable. When a proportion of renewable energy according to the established renewable energy profile exceeds a first threshold, the first peer node acts (205) as a P2P proxy for the user device for downloading a piece of data to the user device by being powered according to its renewable energy profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Vlasios Tsiatsis, Craig Donovan, Athanasios Karapantelakis, Maxim Teslenko, Aneta Vulgarakis Feljan
  • Patent number: 11196782
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, method and/or computer program product embodiments for providing survivable calling and conferencing. An embodiment operates by providing, by a first server, a first sub-conference to a plurality of user devices over first lines. The first sub-conference is combined with a second sub-conference to form a collective conference of the plurality of user devices. The first server accesses the conference. A second server is configured to provide the second sub-conference of the collective conference to the plurality of user devices over second lines, the first and second lines being distinct from each other. The collective conference may provide resilient and reliable sharing of information among participants and may leverage dispersed elements or diverse links simultaneously without impediments of echoes, loops, or other impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Paul Joseph Ethier, Gene Lee Harrison
  • Patent number: 11194694
    Abstract: A network client includes a correspondence table between collection types set by a management server and event collection modules in the client, and a correspondence table between the collection types set by the management server and event types in the client, and switches output of an event log in units of a collection type requested by the management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shogo Sato
  • Patent number: 11196626
    Abstract: A method for providing a dormant state for content management servers is provided. Client devices are allowed to conduct transactions with servers when the servers are active. However, in a dormant state, the servers are not allowed to accept new transactions. Thus, by utilizing the dormant state, software upgrades can be made to one server at a time. Alternatively, all servers can be taken down for major upgrades, with the servers still operated in a read-only mode based on a file image from a point in time just prior to the shutdown. When the upgrade is completed, the servers can be returned to the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Shang Sam Wei, Shreyas Satyanand Kaushik, Edward C. Bueche
  • Patent number: 11196839
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for classifying one or more application processing interface (API) requests in an API processing system. The method includes receiving a client request comprising at least one API language component. The method also includes mapping a client request to a tree configuration, wherein the tree contains a plurality of nodes. The method further includes traversing the nodes of the tree to fetch information pertaining to one or more portions of the client request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Ajit Sonawane
  • Patent number: 11196809
    Abstract: A mobile cloud system includes a plurality of mobile terminals having at least one functional module and a communicator; a cloud server to receive the information acquired from the at least one functional modules, the cloud server including a read-only file system to provide services applied to all of the plurality of connected mobile terminals, a read/write file system to provide independent services applies to each of the plurality of connected mobile terminals, and a controller to control operations of the both file systems; and a wireless communication network to provide a network between the plurality of mobile terminals and the cloud server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Hwan Oak, Cheol Hyeon Jo
  • Patent number: 11190413
    Abstract: A system includes one or more devices that include processors. The processors are configured to: receive a request to deploy a network slice within a network, retrieve network service descriptors, from a database, associated with the network slice; and instantiate the network slice within the network based on the network service descriptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Viswanath Kumar Skand Priya, Kristen Sydney Young
  • Patent number: 11184252
    Abstract: A system for secure management of licensing and distributing virtual network functions (VNF) is provided. The system includes a VNF license manager, a VNF repository, and a VNF license database. The VNF license manager is in communication with the VNF repository and the VNF license database. The VNF license manager is programmed to receive a request for access to a first VNF from a virtual network. The virtual network is configured to execute the first VNF. The VNF license manager is also programmed to determine if the virtual network may access the first VNF based on one or more policies associated with the first VNF. If the virtual network may access the first VNF, the VNF license manager is programmed to retrieve the first VNF from the VNF repository and transmit the first VNF to the virtual network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. A. Clarke
  • Patent number: 11184311
    Abstract: Aspects of the present application provide a communication system that includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is configured to receive, from a communication source, a scheduling request for scheduling transmission of a message to a specific communication destination. The control unit is configured to perform control such that the communication destination is notified of existence of the message at a predetermined timing in accordance with content of the message and a current or past psychological situation of a user corresponding to the specific communication destination received by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 11178098
    Abstract: Systems and methods for communication inversion for online communities are disclosed. In embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: detecting, by a computing device, that an online community has a low vitality; determining, by the computing device and based on the detecting that the online community has a low vitality, a related community is associated with the online community; detecting, by the computing device, a participant communication within the related community; and redirecting, by the computing device, the participant communication to the online community.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Patent number: 11178254
    Abstract: Chaining virtual network functions is provided using a remote direct memory access in software-defined data centers in order to minimize latency. A data packet is processed using a virtual network function of the computer. The data packet is inserted into a shared memory pool for processing via remote direct memory access by a remote computer according to a network function of the remote computer that corresponds to the network function of the computer. The data packet is sent to a target destination device via a network in response to the remote computer marking the data packet as processed in the shared memory pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jinho Hwang, Shriram Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 11172048
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to predict experience degradation in a microservice-based application comprising a plurality of microservices. Quality of service metrics are derived for each node from the historical event log data of nodes forming a plurality of directed acyclic graph (DAG) paths in the multiple-layer nodes. A clustering model clusters the plurality of quality of service metrics according to multiple levels of quality of experience and determines respective value ranges of each quality of service metric for the multiple levels of quality of experience. Each quality of service metric is labeled with one of the multiple levels of quality of service according to the respective value ranges. A support vector machine model predicts various experience degradation events which are expected to occur during the operation of the microservice-based application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTUIT, INC.
    Inventor: Shreeshankar Chatterjee