Patents Examined by Taylor A Elfervig
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Patent number: 9866640Abstract: An enterprise software system access manager saves cookies for users' sessions on client devices but creates server-side sessions on the fly when needed for the users to access certain features, when there is a constraint on the client device, or due to application policies. The server-side session objects can have references to the client-side cookies and can have key-value pairs added to them instead of the associated cookie.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Vamsi Motukuru, Vikas Pooven Chathoth, Vipin Anaparakkal Koottayi
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Patent number: 9846605Abstract: A server computing architecture is provided that uses minimal download features and includes error failover functionality. A server computer may receive an electronic page request and calculate a delta between a known static baseline electronic page and the requested electronic page. The static baseline electronic page may include an electronic page without content that utilizes a master electronic page. The master electronic page may include shared content for electronic pages associated with a website. The server computer may further determine whether one more errors are associated with rendering the calculated delta, render a payload comprising only the calculated delta upon determining an absence of the one or more errors and failover to one or more options upon determining that the one or more errors are associated with rendering the calculated delta.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Arye Gittelman, Petru Mihai Moldovanu, Sterling J. Crockett, Cindy Liao Hartwig, Erin Megan Riley, Xiaomei Wang
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Patent number: 9848314Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for managing discovery in wireless peer-to-peer networks. Various discovery procedures may be implemented by supporting a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods from a peer node and changing the duration of at least one of the silent periods.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Gavin Bernard Horn, Ashwin Sampath
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Patent number: 9826404Abstract: Peer-to-peer (P2P) authorization by a mobile entity of a wireless communications system may include receiving a P2P authorization accept message from a management entity via a non-access stratum (NAS), receiving a radio resource control (RRC) P2P configuration request from a network entity, and sending an RRC P2P configuration complete message to the network entity via an access stratum. A management entity receiving a P2P authorization request message from a mobile entity may perform a P2P authorization check based on the received P2P authorization request message, and if the mobile entity is authorized, send a P2P authorization accept message to the mobile entity via the NAS. Alternatively, P2P authorization by a mobile entity may include sending a registration message including a P2P authorization request to a core network, and receiving a registration accept message from the core network that includes an initial context setup request and a P2P authorization response.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Miguel Griot, Gavin Bernard Horn, Sai Yiu Duncan Ho
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Patent number: 9819624Abstract: A method and system for processing messages is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, where each message has a unique message identifier. Each of the plurality of messages may be associated with a respective conversation, where each conversation has a respective conversation identifier. Also, each conversation includes a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet a first predefined criteria. A list of conversations is displayed as a set of rows in an order determined by a second predefined criteria, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. The contents of a conversation is displayed when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations. Messages can be displayed in one of three modes: expanded, compacted and hidden.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Paul T. Buchheit, Bay-Wei W. Chang, Jing Yee Lim, Brian D. Rakowski, Sanjeev Singh
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Patent number: 9740377Abstract: A composite video including a plurality of videos in a single stream is sent from a video streamer server to a client, where it is presented on an electronic display. A user may make a selection in the composite video that is translated to an absolute media reference that may include information identifying which video of the composite video was selected, an absolute media time identifying an elapsed time from the beginning of the video to the selection, and/or an absolute media spatial coordinate identifying a spatial location of the video that was selected. Auxiliary information related to the composite video may be obtained based on the selection and the absolute media reference and displayed to the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Vuemix, Inc.Inventors: Govind Kizhepat, Yung-Hsiao Lai, Erik Matthew Nystrom, Sarvesh Arun Telang
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Patent number: 9736548Abstract: An end-to-end multimedia streaming system can include a streaming server and a destination. The streaming server includes a content source, which sends multiple description coding-encoded content over a plurality of paths to the destination. The destination includes an aggregator for aggregating the descriptions from the multiple paths, decoding and recombining them to recover the content. A feedback sender at the destination generates traffic performance variables based on the channel conditions of the multiple paths, and sends these variables to a feedback receiver at the streaming server. The feedback receiver utilizes the feedback information to make adjustments to the transmissions of the content, and to synchronize the transmissions over the multiple paths.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xiaolong Huang, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Xun Luo, PhaniKumar K. Bhamidipati, Soham V. Sheth
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Patent number: 9716768Abstract: Provided are a cache system and a caching service providing method using a cache cloud structure. The cache system may include a plurality of cache servers, each, configured to be independently driven, and configured to be registered to a corresponding virtual layer among a plurality of virtual layers that are managed by a management server, and the management server operating on a storage device and configured to transmit information about at least one registered cache server to at least one client that is connected to the corresponding virtual layer. The at least one client is configured to generate or update a server list in response to the transmitted information, and the registered cache server and the at least one client are configured to be connected to each other based on the server list.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NHN CorporationInventor: Chang Hyeon Song
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Patent number: 9686356Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are described providing social networking engines. Specifically, the present specification relates to a method for implementing software containers implementing social network engines that may be configured to act in a zero-knowledge environment. In such implementations, all information pertaining to the social network engine associated with a user that is stored in the container is solely that of a user unless explicitly shared by the user. In some implementations, the containers may be configured to participate in a publish-and-subscribe network in order to share information. In addition, the containers may be provisioned with controls so that global operators may comply with local privacy rules.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: eIngot LLCInventor: William J. Raduchel
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Patent number: 9609045Abstract: The server device includes: an allocation unit for allocating a unique identifier to each of first data and second data; a management unit for managing a correspondence between the identifier and a method for accessing the first data or second data identified by the identifier; a presentation unit for presenting the identifier managed by the management unit to the client device; a conversion unit for converting an identifier-specifying request for access to the first data or second data from the client device into a method for accessing the first data or second data corresponding to the identifier using an access method associated by the management unit with the identifier; and a data access unit for requesting access to the first data or second data using the access method converted to by the conversion unit, and sending an access result to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventor: Shoji Kodama
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Patent number: 9536268Abstract: An application program spans a plurality of digital social networks. The application program includes an inferred digital social network. Consent is obtained from a plurality of users of the digital social networks to participation in the inferred digital social network. Information is automatically obtained from the digital social networks for the users, through a plurality of respective communication channels, which can be application program interfaces or covert or subliminal channels. The information includes link information between each of the users and other individuals in the digital social networks. The information is aggregated for the users to form the inferred digital social network, corresponding to a graph having nodes representing the users and the other individuals and having links between the nodes representing social relationships.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Inventor: F. David Serena
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Patent number: 9531621Abstract: The present invention relates to method and arrangements to measure connectivity between Two Way Active Measurement Protocol TWAMP entities comprising a session-server (15) and session-reflectors (16-23) in a communication network. The method comprises steps like: Dividing in the session-server (15), the session-reflectors (16-23) into at least one defined group (11-14) of session-reflectors (16-17,18-9,20-21,22-23); Transmitting a test session (1;1-4) from the session-server (15) to the session-reflectors (16-7;16-23) by using Source Specific Multicasting, said test session comprising at least one test packet (1a-1c;1a-4c) 1 being destined to at least one session-reflector (16-17;16-23) in at least one defined group (11;11-14); Replying to the at least one test packet (1a-1c;1a-4c) by the at least one session-reflector (16-17;16-23).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSONInventors: Johan Kölhi, Lars Hallström, Tomas Thyni, Annikki Welin
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Patent number: 9509955Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
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Patent number: 9491410Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuma Tsukuda, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki, Masaki Demizu, Masafumi Suzuki, Yoichi Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kanemoto, Hideo Miyamaki, Takumi Sugaya, Shin Yanai
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Patent number: 9460229Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods of enhancing prefetch operations. The method includes fetching an object from a page on a web server. The method further includes storing, at a proxy server, caching instructions for the fetched object. The proxy server is connected with the client and the object is cached at the client. Furthermore, the method includes identifying a prefetchable reference to the fetched object in a subsequent web page and using the caching instructions stored on the proxy server to determine if a fresh copy of the object will be requested by the client. Further, the method includes, based on the determination that the object will be requested, sending a prefetch request for the object using an If-Modified-Since directive, and transmitting a response to the If-Modified-Since directive prefetch request to a proxy client.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.Inventors: Peter Lepeska, William B. Sebastian
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Patent number: 9455886Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing mobile device management functionalities are presented. In various embodiments, a mobile device management agent may monitor state information associated with a mobile computing device. The monitored state information may be analyzed on the mobile computing device and/or by one or more policy management servers. In some instances, the one or more policy management servers may provide management information to the mobile computing device, and the management information may include one or more commands (which may, e.g., cause the mobile computing device to enforce one or more policies) and/or one or more policy updates. Subsequently, one or more policies may be enforced on the mobile computing device based on the monitored state information and/or based on the management information.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Waheed Qureshi
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Patent number: 9454404Abstract: A method, apparatus and software is disclosed in which options for the provision of a service are each identified by an option identifier for use in determining the applicable options for a given service request.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul T. Nolan, Christopher E. Sharp
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Patent number: 9432258Abstract: Methods and apparatus to configure virtual private mobile networks for latency are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes provisioning logically a virtual private mobile network within a wireless network to reduce latency of a communication associated with a latency sensitive application, determining a mobile device is communicatively coupling to the wireless network via the latency sensitive application, and coupling the mobile device to the virtual private mobile network to reduce latency of the communication associated with the latency sensitive application.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Jacobus Van der Merwe, Xu Chen, Baris Coskun, Gustavo de los Reyes, Seungjoon Lee, Suhas Mathur, Arati Baliga, Gang Xu
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Patent number: 9405499Abstract: System and method for zero client communications. A zero client device includes a housing, and in the housing, a transcoding processing unit (transcoder) and a communications processing unit coupled to the transcoder. The transcoder is configured to receive input data from human interface device(s), encode the input data, and provide the encoded input data to the communications processing unit for transmission over a network to a server. The communications processing unit is configured to receive the encoded input data from the transcoder, transmit the encoded input data over the network to the server, receive output data from the server, and send the output data to the transcoder. The transcoder is further configured to receive the output data from the communications processing unit, decode the output data, and send the decoded output data to at least one of the human interface devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: ClearCube Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed Mohammad Amir Husain, Randy P. Printz, Rajesh K. Mellacheruvu
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Patent number: 9397879Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, apparatus and method for address management in a distributed mobile core network. The apparatus includes a user equipment for managing multiple addresses for connecting at least one application client of the user equipment to a respective application server via at least one network. The user equipment includes a mobile address unit configured to manage a principal address, a local macro network (LMN) address, and a local area network (LAN) address. The principal address is used for data transmissions of a first type, the LMN address is used for data transmissions of a second type, and the LAN address is used for data transmission of a third type.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Shahid Akhtar, Alistair Urie, Colin Kahn