Patents Examined by Robert B McAdams
  • Patent number: 11438400
    Abstract: A content data delivery system includes a server and a client. The server includes at least one processor configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a server side communication task that transmits and receives test data including time information to and from the client, a calculating task that obtains a reference time difference with the client based on the time information of the test data that has been transmitted and received by the server side communication task, and a delivering task that delivers content data including information that indicates reproduction timing to the client. The server or the client includes a correcting task that corrects the reproduction timing of the content data by use of the reference time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Osamu Kohara, Masafumi Toshitani
  • Patent number: 11438429
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to monitor mobile Internet activity are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, and processor circuitry to execute instructions to at least assign (i) a first port of a proxy server to a first mobile device associated with a first panelist and (ii) a second port of the proxy server to a second mobile device associated with a second panelist, in response to receiving an un-authenticated request for media from at least one of the first, second, or third mobile devices, service the un-authenticated request in response to determining that the un-authenticated request is from an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an IP address range representative of devices on a cellular network, and, in response to servicing the un-authenticated request via the first port, store an association between the media and first panelist demographic information associated with the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Achilleas Papakostas, Michael Andrew Yonker
  • Patent number: 11394789
    Abstract: A method for use in managing a networked computing system includes: receiving a trigger for a migration of a plurality of local migration artifacts from a first deployment state associated with an on-premises network management system to a second deployment state; and migrating the plurality of local migration artifacts from the first deployment state associated with the on-premises network management system to the second deployment state associated with the cloud-based provisioning system. The migration is seamless and includes reconciling at least one local migration artifact of the plurality of local migration artifacts with a plurality of remote migration artifacts maintained by the cloud-based provisioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Gopal Gupta, Sumit Kumar, Amit Kumar Gupta, Jacob Philip Michael, Sriram Murthy
  • Patent number: 11381451
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for selecting and configuring a computing system to support a replicated application are disclosed. According to one example, a method includes capturing resource availability data associated with a plurality of computing systems, wherein each of the plurality of computing systems resides at a separate and distinct geographical site. The method further includes determining, for each of the plurality of computing systems, a suitability score based on the captured resource availability data and at least one external factor associated with the computing system, selecting one of the plurality of computing systems to host the replicated application based on the determined suitability scores, and establishing a logical environment on the selected computing system to support the enterprise application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventor: Adrian John Sandham
  • Patent number: 11301024
    Abstract: System and methods for detecting and monitoring power characteristics amongst connected devices in a multi-device system, such as a conferencing system, are disclosed. The system and methods sense power characteristics at various points within the system, such as at ports of the host and client devices. The hosts and client devices can include control units and conferencing units (e.g., microphones) in conferencing applications. The power characteristics can be communicated to the host device for further treatment, such as monitoring, processing and outputting data to allow determination of conditions associated with the power distribution of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Oakley, Michael Iversen, Christopher Meyer
  • Patent number: 11297186
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for enabling communication between parties are disclosed. A system may include a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user. The system may include a first communication channel between the first user and the second user for transmitting call data between the first communication device and the second communication device. The system may include a second communication channel between the first user and the second user established concurrently with the first communication channel. The second communication channel may be separate from the first communication channel. The second communication channel may be established by connection of the communication session participants to a multipoint control unit that is configured to transmit media data between the first communication device and the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Baker, Jason Briggs, Steve Saunders, Amy Benich, Isaac Roach, Mark Grossinger, David Lance Pickett, Thomas Hawkes, Kevin Selman
  • Patent number: 11283845
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing conference calls between a plurality of conference call systems. In operation, a conference management system monitors a plurality of call conference systems to determine whether at least one first conference system is attempting to connect to at least one second conference system. The conference management system connects the at least one first conference system with the at least one second conference system such that communication between the at least one first conference system and the at least one second conference system is managed by the conference management system. Additionally, the conference management system provides one suite of services to users of the at least one first conference system and the at least one second conference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AMDOCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Diego Moskovits, Golan Nuri, Ben Menashe, Aran Azarzar
  • Patent number: 11283675
    Abstract: A system for maintenance of electronic programmable devices. The system includes a cabinet having at least a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment includes a first communication interface, a second communication interface and a third communication interface configured to be connected to different electronic programmable devices. The system further includes a cabinet server installed in the second compartment; a communication module configured to connect the cabinet server to a remote computer or to a remote server, and configured to connect the electronic programmable device to the remote computer or to the remote server; and a cabinet communication network configured to connect the electronic programmable device to the cabinet server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: IT-TAXI OY
    Inventor: Markus Näsman
  • Patent number: 11258746
    Abstract: Techniques for managing notifications to be presented by user devices are described. In an example, a computer system associates a first user account with a user device and stores first data indicating that a notification about a communications session via a communications network system is prohibited. The computer system receives a request associated with the first user account for communications with another device via the communications network system. Based at least in part on the other device, the computer system generates second data indicating that the notification about the communications session is to be presented within a period of time of the communications session being requested. The computer system associates the first user account with the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinaya Nadig, Sarang Anil Ozarde, Shawn Michael Banks, King Lung Chiu, Nicholas Kalkouni, Brian Oliver, Anuj Kamra, Iain Kennedy, Tu Dien Do, Adrien Montpellier
  • Patent number: 11252251
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cache data obtaining method. After detecting a first request message specific to a target data server, a data request device determines, based on a pre-received local cache device list sent by a base station, a target local cache device used to cache service data of the target data server. Subsequently, the data request device establishes a network connection to the target local cache device, and sends a service data request specific to the target data server to the target local cache device by using the network connection. With data of the target data server cached to a local cache device on a base station side, the data request device can directly request the target service data from the target local cache device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Xu, Lingli Pang, Xiaoxiao Zheng
  • Patent number: 11252204
    Abstract: Provided are a content sharing system, a content sharing method, and a program, which are capable of appropriately processing an operation of a use on shared content after a display update by an operation of another user is performed. An object processing execution module executes the predetermined processing on an object that is in a focus state at a timing that is before a time earlier than the operation of instructing of execution of the predetermined processing by the predetermined time period and that is closest to the time earlier than the operation by the predetermined time period, when it is identified that the display update of the shared content has been performed by the operation of another user during as predetermined time period until the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Takaya Kasuga
  • Patent number: 11240130
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is performed. A device comprising a non-transitory memory and a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory may be in communication with a plurality of network devices. The device may detect an anomaly in a detected sequence of events occurring during a connectivity process for establishing a connection between a first network device and a second network device of the plurality of network devices. The anomaly may comprise a difference between the detected sequence of events and a predetermined sequence of events. The device may determine whether the anomaly satisfies a criterion for triggering a packet capture operation. If so, the device may cause at least one of the first network device or the second network device to capture at least one target packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rajesh S. Pazhyannur, Manoj Gupta
  • Patent number: 11212362
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for authorizing third-party profile data sharing. The system receives a request to a request to share profile data held by a first person with a second person, wherein the profile data is of a third person. The system then generates a common context value based on an association between at least two of the first person, the second person, and the third person, wherein the common context value indicates how strongly the third person is connected to the first person and/or the second person. When the common context value is above a threshold, the system permits the first person to share the profile data of the third person with the second person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Kishore Dhara, Venkatesh Krishnaswamy, Xiaotao Wu
  • Patent number: 11184460
    Abstract: A transfer device includes: a determination unit configured to determine, if a data packet including content and list information is received as a response to a transferred request packet, whether or not the content can be transmitted to a transfer device that has transmitted the request packet, based on an identifier of the transfer device that has transmitted the request packet and the list information. The list information included in the data packet is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet can be transmitted, of a plurality of transfer devices in the content distribution system, or is generated based on an identifier of a transfer device to which the content included in the data packet cannot be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yokota, Jun Kurihara, Atsushi Tagami
  • Patent number: 11140234
    Abstract: Various embodiments describe controlling usages of channels of a user experience ecosystem. A computer system provides a user interface to a computing device, generates data entries based on user interactions with the user interface, and stores the data entries in a data store. The data entries identify the channels and specify dependencies between the usages of the channels. The computer system adds, to the data store, identifiers of storage locations of content. The computer system provides, to channel systems, access to the data entries and the identifiers of the storage locations in the data store. A usage of a channel by a channel system includes a content publication based on the data entries and the identifiers of the storage locations. The usage of this channel is coordinated with a usage of a different channel by a different channel system based on the dependencies specified in the data entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Au, Peter Krmpotic, John Costello
  • Patent number: 11120010
    Abstract: A hosts file manager is provided that displays a user interface with a list of selectable server groups. The list may comprise, for example, identifications server groups. Each server group corresponds to an IP address, and the hosts file manager has access to such IP address data. A user selection of a first server group may be made and received via said user interface. A computer's hosts file may then be modified to correlate a hostname with an IP address of the selected server group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Luis Landivar
  • Patent number: 11121906
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a distributed computing system comprising a plurality of compute nodes for providing resources to users and a hierarchy of two or more layers of controllers coupling the compute nodes to a user interface via a control plane, wherein at least one compute node receives a local application program interface (API) call from an application running on the at least one compute node, the local API call causing the at least one compute node to configure a local resource without requiring commands from the control plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: James Ernest Johnson, Guhan Suriyanarayanan, Luis Irun-Briz
  • Patent number: 11108835
    Abstract: A computer system receives an input corresponding to one or more data pipeline metrics and generates a first plurality of data windows from a first portion of a plurality of streaming data, the first plurality of data windows corresponding to a first data pipeline metric. The computer system generates a first plurality of data aggregations corresponding to the first plurality of data windows, wherein generating the first plurality of data aggregations includes aggregating a data associated with each of the first plurality of windows based on the first data pipeline metric. The computer system accesses a database to determine a first set of reference data aggregations that corresponds to a first data aggregation of the first plurality of data aggregations and determines whether the first data aggregation corresponds to an anomaly based on utilizing a model to compare the first set of reference data aggregations to the first data aggregation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Gerson-Golan, Uri Silberstein, Yiftach Schlamm
  • Patent number: 11070487
    Abstract: A method comprising determining that at least one virtualized communication function or application providing services related to a communication network is instantiated, preparing an indication related to the instantiation of the at least one virtualized communication function or application, and causing transmission of the prepared indication to at least one of a network element of the communication network, a network function of the communication network, a communication function, an application and a database to which network elements, network functions, communication functions or applications in the communication network have access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11063890
    Abstract: A computer system implemented method detects that a sender is composing a message designated for delivery to recipients via a computer network. A recipient is selected as an early recipient based on records of reactions associated with historical records for past messages of the recipients. Prior to sending the message, the computer system finds a historical record of the early recipient that matches a portion of the message and presents the sender with a reaction indication based on a record of reaction associated with the historical record of the early recipient that matches the message portion. The computer system receives a modification from the sender for the message portion and generates a modified message by applying the modification to the message. The computer system sends the message to all the recipients, including sending the modified message portion after applying the received modification to the message portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva