Patents Examined by LaShonda T Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10164869
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating routing of data to a DNS server for a user device based on the IP version capability of the user device. During a session set up for the user device in a wireless communications network, a first DNS server is allocated to the user device. The gateway identifies an IP version with which the user device is capable of communicating. If the user device is capable of communicating in the wireless communications network using IPv6 only, it is determined, by the gateway, that data associated with the user device is to be rerouted to a second DNS server. If the user device is not capable of communicating in the wireless communications network using IPv6 only, data associated with the user device continues to be routed through the first DNS server in the current session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Bittfield, John H. Bennett, III, Frederick C. Rogers, Chidambaram Pavanasam
  • Patent number: 10165091
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allocating user device parameters based on one or more Internet Protocol versions with which a user device is capable of communicating. An indication is received that the user device is requesting to be authenticated in a wireless communications network. It is determined that the user device is capable of communicating in the wireless communications network using IPv6 only. One or more configurable user device parameters, such as a DNS server, are assigned to the user device based, at least, on the user device being capable of communicating using IPv6 only and not IPv4 only or IPv6 and IPv4. This eliminates a need for a new APN to be configured on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Bittfield, Frederick C. Rogers, John H. Bennett, III, Chidambaram Pavanasam
  • Patent number: 10164934
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allocating a Domain Name System server to a user device based on the Internet Protocol version capability of the user device. During a session set up for the user device in a wireless communications network, an IP version that the user device is capable of communicating with in the wireless communications network is determined. If the user device is capable of communicating in the wireless communications network using IP IPv4 and IPv6, a first Domain Name System (DNS) server is allocated to the user device for use in a current session. If the user device is capable of communicating in the wireless communications network using IPv6 only, a second DNS server is allocated to the user device for use in a current session, where the first DNS server is different than the second DNS server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Bittfield, John H. Bennett, III, Frederick C. Rogers, Chidambaram Pavanasam
  • Patent number: 10158640
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for efficiently accessing Internet resources are disclosed. The system, method and apparatus employ a portable device for receiving and transmitting information such as contact information, voting information and medical information, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: GULA CONSULTING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard B. Himmelstein
  • Patent number: 10158729
    Abstract: A system and method for content distribution are provided. A content provider generates a network topology having one or more subnetworks made up of content sources. The content provider segments content, such as applications, into segments for distribution. The content provider then distributes the content such that for each identified subnetwork, each content segment is distributed to a content source. Subsequent, client computing device requests for content can be serviced by selecting a content source in a particular subnetwork selected for delivering the requested content to the client computing device to minimize traffic flow of the requested content through the nodes of the distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall
  • Patent number: 10158501
    Abstract: A management server receives a plurality of communication requests including a first communication request and a second communication request and controls the order of execution of a plurality of tunnel connection requests which are based on the plurality of communication requests. The first communication request is a communication request which is a request for communication with data transfer from the side of the at least one device toward the side of at least one application. The second communication request is a communication request which is a request for communication with data transfer from the side of the at least one application toward the side of the at least one device. The management server performs a first tunnel connection request which is based on the first communication request, in preference to a second tunnel connection request which is based on the second communication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Takahiro Kouno
  • Patent number: 10153969
    Abstract: A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device. The DNS query corresponds to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices. Based on routing information for the cluster, the content delivery network service provider routes the DNS query. The process can further include monitoring performance data associated with the delivery of the requested resource and updating the routing information for the cluster based on the performance data for use in processing subsequent requests from client computing devices in the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Christopher L. Scofield, Elmore Eugene Pope
  • Patent number: 10152265
    Abstract: A system for efficient repository migration and storage includes an interface and a processor to migrate a repository from a standard repository system in which a standard repository data is replicated in multiple repositories to an efficient repository system in which related repositories are grouped together as a network of repositories and an efficient repository data is stored in a shared network repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: GitHub, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Tomayko, Jeffrey King, Jesse Toth
  • Patent number: 10148724
    Abstract: Delivery of video to controlled-environment facility residents via podcasts may include accepting a digital video file or series of digital image files, such as from a non-resident, indicated as directed to a resident of the controlled-environment facility. Such video or image files may be uploaded, such as by the non-resident, via a provided user interface. The video file or series of digital image files are converted into a podcast. The podcast is cached in controlled-environment facility content server storage and the resident is notified of availability of the podcast. The podcast may be streamed and/or downloaded, within the controlled-environment facility, to one of the controlled-environment facility resident media devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Keiser, Michael Cattolico
  • Patent number: 10135913
    Abstract: A system and method is provided. The system comprising: a memory storing instructions; a hardware processor configured by the instructions to: receive a request specific one or more infrastructure components in an information technology (IT) infrastructure, process a query based on the request specific to the one or more infrastructure components, identify an interdependency relationship between the one or more infrastructure components and one or more stakeholders based on the query, wherein the interdependency relationship is indicative of mapping across the one or more infrastructure components, and generate, during an outage the one or more infrastructure components in the IT infrastructure, a multi-dimensional inventory impact analysis based on the interdependency relationship comprising an assessment report, the assessment report that includes an inventory landscape the one or more infrastructure components, a dependency analysis in the IT infrastructure, and an impact assessment during the outage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Soumen Giri, Manish Amaresh Singh, John Wessley Rajappa Doddamani, Shariq Nawaz, Sampathkumar Karuppusamy, Arvind Kedarnath Radhakrishnen
  • Patent number: 10103936
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resource reallocation system. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and a resource reallocation module stored in the memory. The system is typically configured for: identifying resources of a custodian; allocating the resources into one or more resource blocks; linking a resource transfer protocol to each resource block, each resource transfer protocol being associated with a particular custodian event; monitoring custodian data; determining that a custodian event has occurred based on monitoring the custodian data; and, in response to determining that the custodian event has occurred, automatically initiating one of the resource transfer protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Manu Jacob Kurian, Victoria L. Dravneek
  • Patent number: 10097615
    Abstract: A vehicle data collection method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving vehicle data, determining that an internet connection is not available, storing the vehicle data, determining that an internet connection has become available, and transmitting the vehicle data based at least in part on the determination that an internet connection has become available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Preissl, Kosuke Hata
  • Patent number: 10075559
    Abstract: A server configuration management system is disclosed. The system comprises a script database storing a plurality of audit policies, a plurality of servers that each comprises an agent that executes at least a portion of one of the plurality of audit policies, and a configuration management server communicatively coupled to the script database and each agent. The configuration management server sends an audit script to a plurality of agents executing on a plurality of non-production servers of a common device group in a non-production environment, receives audit results from the plurality of agents, sends a remediate script to corresponding agents executing on non-compliant non-production servers, and responsive to a non-production server malfunctioning as a result of execution of the remediate script, creates, via a user interface, and implements an exception for a production server in the common device group in a production environment that corresponds to the non-production server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: David Brox, Christopher Smith, Donald B. Roth
  • Patent number: 10075358
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for electronically conditioning transmission of communications based on results of a connection assessment. An electronic file is executed at an electronic device, which causes a first query and a second query to be presented. A first query response and a second query response are identified. The first query response is stored in a locked configuration that inhibits the ability to modify the first query response to the first query. The second query response is stored but is not stored in the locked configuration. Query response data is generated that includes an identifier of the second query, an identifier of the second query response and an identifier of the electronic device. A connection variable is determined by assessing one or more network connections available to the electronic device. When a transmission condition is satisfied, the query response data is transmitted to another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Kealey, Paul Arens, Adam Krapfl, Paul Grudnitski, Rob Nielsen, James Setaro, Jason Sobanski
  • Patent number: 10051055
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for synchronizing and sharing a file. A set of access privileges is configured within a cloud collaboration site to define a sharing configuration to allow sharing of the file between a group of computing devices comprising a first computing device and one or more second computing devices. A sync client automatically creates a sync folder on the first computing device that is used for storing files added to the sync folder. When a file is updated at the first computing device and added to the sync folder, the updated file is automatically synchronized at the cloud collaboration site so that the updates are accessible by the one or more second computing devices. The updated file is automatically pushed from the cloud collaboration site to the one or more second computing devices to share the updated file in accordance with the sharing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Michael Micucci, Ronald Fischer
  • Patent number: 10015124
    Abstract: Implementations relate to automatic response suggestions based on images received in messaging applications. In some implementations, a computer-executed method includes detecting a first image included within a first message received at a second device over a communication network from a first device of a first user, and programmatically analyzing the first image to extract a first image content. The method includes retrieving a first semantic concept associated with the first image content, programmatically generating a suggested response to the first message based on the first semantic concept, and transmitting instructions causing rendering of the suggested response in the messaging application as a suggestion to a second user of the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: John Patrick McGregor, Jr., Ryan Cassidy, Ariel Fuxman, Vivek Ramavajjala, Sujith Ravi, Sergey Nazarov, Amit Fulay
  • Patent number: 9992256
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to distributed computing in R. Some examples disclosed herein may include identifying a distributed multivariate apply (dmapply) operation and an invocation of a distributed computing backend and determining a function referenced in the dmapply operation. A distributed backend driver associated with the invoked distributed computing backend may translate the determined function to a function native to an R application programming interface (API) of the invoked distributed computing backend and may provide the translated function to the invoked distributed computing backend to perform the translated function on a distributed data set referenced in the dmapply operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC
    Inventors: Edward Ma, Indrajit Roy, Vishrut Gupta, Meichun Hsu
  • Patent number: 8280998
    Abstract: In a load balancing system, user-configurable geographic prefixes are provided. IP address prefix allocations provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and associated geographic locations are stored in a first, static database in a load balancing switch, along with other possible default geographic location settings. A second, non-static database stores user-configured geographic settings. In particular, the second database stores Internet Protocol (IP) address prefixes and user-specified geographic regions for those prefixes. The specified geographic region can be continent, country, state, city, or other user-defined region. The geographic settings in the second database can override the information in the first database. These geographic entries help determine the geographic location of a client and host IP addresses, and aid in directing the client to a host server that is geographically the closest to that client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Prajakta S. Joshi
  • Patent number: 8200843
    Abstract: A method for establishing a network connection service includes: initiating a request for establishing a network connection service from the user side of a source end to the user side of a sink end; a network ingress node and network egress node of the network connection service communicating through message exchange to determine a network connection between the two nodes for supporting the network connection service and a protocol adaptation stack from the user side to the network side in the network connection service; and the network ingress node and the network egress node establishing the network connection supporting the network connection service and configuring the adaptation stack, so as to establish the network connection service. With the invention, no manual configuration is needed, and it is possible to reduce the time delay in the connection establishment and facilitate multi-service transport under a multi-service transport network condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yongliang Xu
  • Patent number: 8195787
    Abstract: The content management application is an intranet application which provides a process for implementing changes to an internet website of a company by providing the company the ability to define and enforce a common style of page layout. The application can be accessed via a desktop browser and multiple users may access the application for multiple reasons at the same time. The application also dynamically generates new page designs and new component design with various people assigned to groups or teams enabling the continuous creation and processing of content. Once the content is created and reviewed, it is then launched onto the company's internet site for viewing by the internet users accessing the company's web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Bimson, Jin Chyang, Meena Gopakumar, Lorraine Miranda, Biswajit Sarkar, Shashikant Rao, Kaustubh Kunte