Patents Examined by Marc S Somers
  • Patent number: 10600089
    Abstract: A system for analyzing user consumption of content on web pages or determining user engagement with content comprising a data collection script and an content-engagement-inference engine. The data collection script determines one or more content elements to be measured from a web page and collects description data associated with the one or more content elements. The description data describes information about the one or more content elements. The content-engagement-inference engine creates an inference or analytics result based on the description data. The inference or analytics result describes how the one or more content elements have been consumed by users and then provides the inference or analytics result for users to designated entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Fichter, Christopher R. Tsoufakis, Nikki K. Gomez, Aniq Rahman, Jonah Goodhart, Michael Garrett Seiler, Suryansh Agarwal, Theodore V. McConnell
  • Patent number: 10592515
    Abstract: Applications are surfaced to a user during browsing without requiring a specific search by the user. The applications can be selected for surfacing to the user based on the network address entered into the address bar of a browser, the content of the page corresponding to the network address, or a combination thereof. Applications may be selected for surfacing based on a partial address entered into the address bar and/or based on the web page content that is currently visible in the browser display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Milind Mahajan
  • Patent number: 10592930
    Abstract: The present application discloses improved capabilities for aggregating user behavioral data across multiple wireless operators and delivering content to a mobile communication facility based on that aggregation, among other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Millenial Media, LLC
    Inventors: Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty
  • Patent number: 10587671
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and auditing changes in one or more cloud-based systems include, at a Web application, intercepting requests between one or more users and the Web application associated with the one or more cloud-based systems and creating log messages based on the intercepted requests; at a log forwarder in the logging system, forwarding the log messages to a log indexer; at the log indexer in the logging system, receiving the forwarded log messages and indexing the forwarded log messages in a centralized storage; and, at the logging system, responsive to a query, forwarding responsive indexed data from the centralized storage, based on the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Manav Verma, Sofian Halim, Gunjan Bhasin
  • Patent number: 10579690
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multimedia information pop-up window processing method and a computer storage medium. The method includes: detecting a multimedia information pop-up window event; extracting feature information of the multimedia information pop-up window event, and encapsulating the feature information of the multimedia information pop-up window event into a first request message; sending the first request message, to obtain the type of the multimedia information; and receiving a first request response message, obtaining the type of the multimedia information by parsing the first request response message, and processing the multimedia information pop-up window according to the type of the multimedia information. The present disclosure further discloses another multimedia information pop-up window processing method, a terminal, and a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhou Rui, Guo Xi, Jin Cai, Zhao Rui Hua, Wang Qiu Yang
  • Patent number: 10565279
    Abstract: A travel coordination system identifies geographic locations responsive to a location search request. The geographic locations are organized into a plurality of hierarchical geohash levels, each geohash level mapping the geographic location into a geohash of a different area. The locations search request designates a search context for the search, such as whether the user is searching for an origin of a trip or a destination. The context of the search can be used to determine a geohash level for selecting candidate search results. The candidate search results may be scored based on the context using prior user selections and trips scheduled with the trip coordination system. A geohash and context associated with the user's request may be used to modify a scoring function of the candidate search results based on prior trips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Srihari Reddy, Paul Mahon, Brent Hamby, Brandon Iles, Aditya Sarawgi, Will Salisbury, Zach Song, Juthika Dabholkar
  • Patent number: 10558654
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for using DeltaIterators in a database. One computer-implemented method includes, for each of multiple delta parts of a database that store values of an attribute of a table: identifying, by operation of a computer system, a set of values of the attribute stored in the delta part of the database, and identifying a current value in the set of values; identifying, a first critical value among the multiple current values, wherein the first critical value is a current value of a first set of values of the attribute stored in a first delta part of the database; outputting the first critical value; identifying a next value in first set of values; identifying a second critical value among the next value and the multiple current values except the first critical value; and outputting the second critical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Gerhard L. Hill
  • Patent number: 10552440
    Abstract: Described is a system (and method) that provides a framework for performing data transformations, which may be part of an Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) process. The system may perform a data transformation by creating a pipeline that executes a set of independent software components (or component, plugins, add-ons, etc.). The components may be executed as individual services (e.g., microservices) that may be provided within containers to allow the components to be deployed as self-contained units on various types of host systems including cloud-based infrastructures. In addition, to provide further flexibility for the framework, the components may be implemented using preexisting software libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Meher Ram Janyavula, Arunkumar Rajappan, Muralikumar Venkatasubramaniam
  • Patent number: 10496646
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium stores a program. The program receives a query for data that includes a join operation. The program further generates a plurality of candidate query execution plans based on the query, each candidate query execution plan comprising a set of reduction operations. The program also determines a plurality of execution costs associated with the plurality of sets of reduction operations in the plurality of candidate query execution plans. The program further selects a query execution plan from the plurality of candidate query execution plans based on the plurality of execution costs. The program also executes the query execution plan to generate a set of query results for the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Gerhard Hill
  • Patent number: 10474633
    Abstract: A data storage and retrieval system for a computer storage memory, incorporating a tag pyramid data structure. The tag pyramid data structure may include a plurality of tag pyramid elements, including a root level element and one or more children branching from the root. Each of the children may have a hierarchical immutable tag sequence, including one or more immutable tags, which may define how the tag pyramid data structure is to be built. Each child may also have a mutable tag, selected from the hierarchical immutable tag sequence, which may serve as an identifier for that child. Children may be automatically grouped based on common tags, and may be organized into sequences based on the common tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Parham Sina
  • Patent number: 10452836
    Abstract: A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a request for a hypertext markup language (HTML) file, wherein the HTML file is encoded using a dispersed storage (DS) error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the plurality of sets of encoded data slices is stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, and wherein the request includes a universal record locator (URL) associated with the HTML file. The method continues with the DS processing module translating the URL into a source name associated with the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module requesting retrieval of a plurality of sets of at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the DSN memory in accordance with the source name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Gary W. Grube, Timothy W. Markison
  • Patent number: 10423644
    Abstract: A system for analysis and transaction processing includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a task. The processor is configured to determine a processing estimate associated with the task by determining required resources for a set of possible processing solutions to perform the task and to determine a task engine based at least in part on the processing estimate. The task engine comprises an analysis engine or a transaction engine. The analysis engine or the transaction engine is used to process the task. The processor is further to provide the task to the task engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Splice Machine, Inc.
    Inventors: John Leach, Daniel Gomez Ferro, Monte Zweben
  • Patent number: 10380124
    Abstract: A method of searching a plurality of data sets with a search query may include receiving the search query, where the search query may include one or more tokens. The method may also include accessing the plurality of data sets, and calculating maximum possible search scores for each of the plurality of data sets. The method may additionally include identifying a subset of the plurality of data sets for which the corresponding maximum possible search scores exceed a threshold score. The method may further include calculating search scores for the subset of the plurality of data sets, and providing the a result list based on the search scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Gage, Timothy Eager, Qian Jiang, Gerhard Brugger
  • Patent number: 10380085
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system for migrating records in a database from a source database schema to a target database schema. A request is received to delete a state from the source schema. The state is marked as the redundant state. A resultant state is identified to which to migrate database records in the redundant state and a valid migration path is calculated between the redundant state and the resultant state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel L. Cheung, Sanjay Nagchowdhury, John A. Owen
  • Patent number: 10380363
    Abstract: To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or groups of users. The user or groups of user may be organized in any arbitrary way, and may be in the same organization or different organizations. The two groups (or two or more users) will not be able to access information belonging to the other, and users in one group may not be able to pass information to the other group. The system may manage access to documents, e-mail, files, and other forms of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10372709
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium stores a program. The program receives a query for data that includes an intersection operation on a first set of strings and a second set of strings. The program further generates a plurality of candidate query execution plans based on the query. The program also determines a plurality of execution costs associated with the plurality of candidate query execution plans. The program further selects a query execution plan from the plurality of candidate query execution plans based on the plurality of execution costs. The program also executes the query execution plan to generate a set of query results for the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Gerhard Hill
  • Patent number: 10346440
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for efficient searching of a semantic model of resources and resource relationships. A query is received from an application. In turn the query is processed to determine an application usage classification for the application, which is then used to reference an index of subsets of the semantic model to identify a subset of the semantic model associated with the application usage classification. The identified subset of the semantic model is then used to modify the query, which is then used as a modified query to query the semantic model. In response, a sub-graph of the semantic model corresponding to the subset of the semantic mode is received, which in turn is provided to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas T. Hanis, Eoin Lane, Donnie A. Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10346438
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for efficient searching of a semantic model of resources and resource relationships. A query is received from an application. In turn the query is processed to determine an application usage classification for the application, which is then used to reference an index of subsets of the semantic model to identify a subset of the semantic model associated with the application usage classification. The identified subset of the semantic model is then used to modify the query, which is then used as a modified query to query the semantic model. In response, a sub-graph of the semantic model corresponding to the subset of the semantic mode is received, which in turn is provided to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas T. Hanis, Eoin Lane, Donnie A. Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10339132
    Abstract: A flow control technique prevents exhaustion of storage resources in an exactly once semantics (EOS) system of a storage input/output stack executing on a node of a cluster. An EOS server may service transactions sent by an EOS client and issue replies with results to the EOS client. In order to replay the transactions during normal operation after recovery from a crash, the EOS server persistently stores the transactions in the storage resources until an acknowledgement of completion is received from the EOS client for each pending transaction. The EOS client may issue a checkpoint acknowledgement, e.g., as a prune record, after a periodic interval that marks the completion of all pending transactions issued prior to the record. The EOS server need only log the prune record (rather than each pending transaction) to thereby prevent exhaustion of the storage resources, while also minimizing logging overhead of the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Pinkesh Zaveri, Mandar Naik, Edward D. McClanahan
  • Patent number: 10324893
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for analyzing data stored in a data protection storage system to determine a prospective storage scheme that provides a more efficient use of storage resources in the data protection storage system. Data can be analyzed to identify a set of data suitable for long term storage in an archive. Data can be analyzed to identify a set of data suitable for deletion to reduce duplicate copies of data, and remove expired data. Protection policies that provide double coverage of data, causing additional inefficient storage of data, can be identified. A prospective amount of freed storage and other savings can be calculated, if all or part of the prospective storage scheme is implemented, where the prospective amount of freed storage and other savings can be displayed to in a report. A prospective storage scheme may also be determined for a client system that stores live data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Veritas Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Nilesh Telang