Patents Examined by Jude Jean-Gilles
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Patent number: 11567983Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Patent number: 11558448Abstract: In an approach for a sparse information sharing system, a processor receives a request from a host owner for a host to become a server of an information sharing system, wherein the request specifies at least one type of information the server will maintain and provide to visitors of the server. A processor syncs the server with other servers of the information sharing system with information of the specified at least one type of information. A processor, responsive to the server receiving updated information from a visitor of the server, notifies the other servers of the updated information.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Guang Han Sui, Peng Hui Jiang, Xing Xing Shen, Jun Su, Hai Ling Zhang
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Patent number: 11558444Abstract: Embodiments are directed to computer systems and methods that stream selected media content to a client device. Selection of particular content to stream to a device of a given user is performed based on parameters specified in advance by the given user. Selection is made from received content that is parsed, indexed, and stored in real-time in such a way as to allow for real-time monitoring and searching of the content according to the user-specified parameters. The user is alerted as to the discovery of the selected content and enabled to connect to a stream presenting the selected content. The selected content is presented within the stream beginning from a playback time corresponding to a moment that triggered the discovery of the selected content, even if the moment has passed, thus providing the user with a comprehensive presentation of the selected content.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Kolowich, Alexander J. Kieft
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Patent number: 11553017Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to: transmit, to a client, an indication of one or more request-response overload capabilities; receive, from the client, at least one request for a plurality of media segments based, at least partially, on the indication of the one or more request-response overload capabilities; and transmit, to the client, at least one response comprising the plurality of media segments. The apparatus may be, for example, a media server, an HTTP overload handler, an edge server, a DANE, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lauri Aleksi Ilola, Lukasz Kondrad, Christoph Bachhuber, Sebastian Schwarz, Miska Matias Hannuksela
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Patent number: 11546446Abstract: A system and method are provided for routing content requests. On a given server network, content requests comprising a character string may be routed up a hierarchical network topology until a linear chain, corresponding to the character string, is identified. Thus, the content request is forwarded up the hierarchy until an intersecting server network is reached. Then the content request is forwarded down the hierarchy until, along a published linear chain corresponding to the character string, until a content source is reached. Content is provided to the requestor along a reverse path of the content request.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Security Services, LLCInventor: Armand Prieditis
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Patent number: 11539776Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a Network Based Media Processing (NBMP) workflow are provided. A method includes obtaining, from a descriptor corresponding to a network based media processing (NBMP) workflow, or a task included in the workflow, a syntax element indicating a protocol characteristic of a protocol corresponding to an input or an output of the workflow or the task, deriving the workflow based on the task; and managing at least one media processing entity according to the derived workflow, wherein the protocol characteristic relates to at least one from among a nonessentiality, a timing, an order, a number, a latency, and a size associated with the input or the output.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventor: Iraj Sodagar
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Patent number: 11539636Abstract: The present disclosure relates to dynamically scheduling resource requests in a distributed system based on usage quotas. One example method includes identifying usage information for a distributed system including atoms, each atom representing a distinct item used by users of the distributed system; determining that a usage quota associated with the distributed system has been exceeded based on the usage information, the usage quota representing an upper limit for a particular type of usage of the distributed system; receiving a first request for a particular atom requiring invocation of the particular type of usage represented by the usage quota; determining that a second request for a different type of usage of the particular atom is waiting to be processed; and processing the second request for the particular atom before processing the first request.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Inventors: Lawrence E. Greenfield, Sean Quinlan, Priyanka Gupta
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Patent number: 11539810Abstract: A method for managing data streams for similar content on multiple client devices includes receiving a new request for content from a server provider. In response to determining there is an existing request associated with an existing data stream for the content from the server provider, the method includes blocking the new request. The method also includes receiving the existing data stream from the service provider for the content via an external network and performing a stream computation for the existing data stream to provide a first data stream for the existing request for the content and a second data stream for the new request for the content. The method also includes sending the first data stream for the existing request for the content to a first client device and the second data stream for the new request for the content to a second client device, via a local network.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peeyush Jaiswal, Priyansh Jaiswal, Paul Llamas Virgen
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Patent number: 11533291Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a domain name service (DNS) response cache in a DNS resolving system on a network. The systems and methods described herein may improve response times for client queries and also protect the DNS resolving system from DNS related cyber attacks.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Michael Feldpusch, Dan Luther
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Patent number: 11526911Abstract: A method comprises providing an interface permitting a first user to control activation of a mobile information channel through which the first user can share access to content with a plurality of additional users, activating the mobile information channel responsive to input received from the first user via the interface, inserting content provided by the first user into the mobile information channel, receiving additional content relating to the mobile information channel from one or more of said additional users via one or more respective mobile devices associated with at least one wireless network, inserting at least a portion of the additional content into the mobile information channel, and integrating into the mobile information channel information associated with at least one wireless networking functionality of said at least one wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Mobile Data Technologies LLCInventors: David Walker Harper, Jason James Sabella, William Henry Munch
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Patent number: 11528257Abstract: Identifying and removing a tracking capability from an external domain that performs a tracking activity on a host web page. Tracking capabilities of an external domain may be removed by altering web requests and/or responses to API calls. Once these tracking capabilities of the external domain have been removed, the altered web requests and/or altered responses to API calls may be transmitted to a web browser and/or entity making the API call thereby protecting user privacy while allowing the external domain to interact with the host web page.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: NORTONLIFELOCK INC.Inventors: Iskander Sanchez Rola, David Luz Silva, Daniel Marino, Leylya Yumer, Petros Efstathopoulos
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Patent number: 11526573Abstract: Example embodiments include a controlled content repository, wherein the controlled content repository is accessible according to an access protocol, wherein the access protocol comprises at least one set of access rules, wherein the access protocol enables determining if first data associated with a first object and second data associated with a second object can be made available to a first computing device; a data structure for storing a first object and a second object; and a controlling computing device, in communication with the controlled content repository, for providing the first data associated with the first object and the second data associated with the second object to the first computing device after determining that the first data associated with the first object and the second data associated with the second object is authorized to be made available to the first computing device in accordance with the access protocol.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Veeva Systems Inc.Inventors: Peter Gassner, Drew Garty, Mark Johnson, Raymond T. Letulle, Jr., Abhay Pimprikar
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Patent number: 11522949Abstract: Systems and methods for cloud-based hybrid service meshes in microservice architectures are disclosed. A method for selection of a microservice in a cloud-based hybrid mesh microservice architecture may include: (1) receiving, at a hybrid service mesh library in a first microservice instance, a request for a second microservice, wherein the hybrid service mesh library comprises microservice information for a plurality of microservice instances comprising an identification of each microservice instance, a location for each microservice instance, and a status for each microservice instance; (2) identifying, by the hybrid service mesh library, a number of microservice instances for the microservice and the location of each microservice instance; (3) selecting, by the hybrid service mesh library, one of the plurality of microservice instances; and (4) calling, by the hybrid service mesh library, the selected microservice instance.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.Inventors: Narayana Tummala, Marco Pistoia, Andrew Feig
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Patent number: 11523145Abstract: A data storage device and method for real-time data locking in surveillance storage are provided. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an image of an object of interest from a host; receive a video stream from the host; and as the video stream is being received from the host, determine whether the object of interest is present in the video stream. Other embodiments are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Ramanathan Muthiah
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Patent number: 11516276Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically switching between synchronous and asynchronous communication channels. A communication request can be received from an application, and a request identifier can be generated for the communication request. The communication request can be transmitted to an edge server application via a first communication channel. The first communication channel can be selected from a plurality of communication channels based at least in part on a policy. In an instance in which a condition specified by the policy is detected in the transmission of the communication request, a second communication channel can be selected from the plurality of communication channels. The communication request can be transmitted to the edge server application using the second communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Raunak Ravindra Singwi, Akeem Lamar Jenkins, Marc Wayne Brotherson, Shivali Sharma, Sean James Huntley
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Patent number: 11509555Abstract: Disclosed are various examples for offline detection of Internet of Things (IoT) devices or any type of devices that report a heartbeat or status indication. A linked hash map be utilized as a data structure in which heartbeat message are stored. The oldest heartbeat message is stored at the head of the data structure so that only the head of the data structure requires checking if the oldest node is designated as online.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Hui Xu, Jong Ho Won, Karen Brems
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Patent number: 11503049Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining one or more first devices that are Internet devices meeting all of the following conditions: residing at a given location; equipped with one or more ambience sensing capable sensors; and operation mode being such that their ambience sensing capable sensors should not cause transmission of data. One or more second devices are determined that are Internet devices at the given location and equipped with one or more elements capable of causing an ambient stimulation detectable by the sensors of one or more first devices. Data transmissions of the first devices are monitored. Issuing of the ambient stimulation is caused by a subset of the one or more second devices. It is determined whether the issuing of the ambient stimulation caused a significant change in the monitored data transmissions of the first devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: David Duffy, Matthew Lawrenson, Harm Cronie
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Patent number: 11489898Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a media stream including segments with common headers via a network based media processing (NBMP) function, performed by at least one processor. The method includes obtaining an input stream including one or more segments, identifying a start code in the segments, wherein the start code is present at a beginning of a segment and the start code is a unique code that indicates a start of the segment, identifying a sequence number in the segments, wherein the sequence number indicates a location of a segment in the segments, splitting the input stream into sub-streams and signaling a location of a respective common header in each of the sub-streams, based on the start code and the sequence number, and merging the sub-streams and signaling a location of a common header, based on the start code and the sequence number, and generate an output stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventor: Iraj Sodagar
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Patent number: 11489853Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatuses and methods for distributed threat sensor data collection and data export of a malware threat intelligence system are described. In some embodiments, the system comprises a plurality of threat sensors, deployed at different network addresses and physically located in different geographic regions in a provider network, which detect interactions from sources. In some embodiments, a distributed threat sensor data collection and data export service receives a stream of sensor logs from the plurality of threat sensors. The stream of sensor logs has information about interactions with the threat sensors, including an identifier of the source. The service aggregates the information in the sensor logs by the source, computes significance scores for each source where a significance score quantifies a likelihood that the source is engaging in threatening network communications, and provides the significance scores to other destinations.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Nima Sharifi Mehr
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Patent number: 11477236Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for identifying words likely to be used in new combo-squatted domains of a target domain. The method includes selecting the target domain. The method further includes storing, in a memory device, a sequence of previously detected combo-squatted domains from period [t-W, t-1]. The sequence includes a set of words W. The method also includes obtaining trends associated with the target domain at time t. The method additionally includes obtaining, by a hardware processor responsive to the trends, a trend distribution associated with the target domain at time t. The method further includes ranking, by a likelihood, a set of words E that have been extracted from the trend distribution and are expected to be used in the future in the new combo-squatting domains, responsive to the set of words W.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Pablo Salvador Loyola Heufemann, Kugamoorthy Gajananan, Hirokuni Kitahara, Yuji Watanabe, Fumiko Akiyama