Patents by Inventor Aaron Francis Archer

Aaron Francis Archer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for distributing media content
    Patent number: 10447776
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, Seungjoon Lee, David Lee Applegate, Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Vijay Gopalakrishnan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20180227362
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, Seungjoon Lee, David Lee Applegate, Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Vijay Gopalakrishnan
  • Method and apparatus for distributing media content
    Patent number: 9942313
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, Seungjoon Lee, David Lee Applegate, Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Vijay Gopalakrishnan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160301747
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, SEUNGJOON LEE, DAVID LEE APPLEGATE, KADANGODE RAMAKRISHNAN, VIJAY GOPALAKRISHNAN
  • Method and apparatus for distributing media content
    Patent number: 9407676
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, Seungjoon Lee, David Lee Applegate, Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Vijay Gopalakrishnan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20150149653
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, initializing a boundary estimate for an optimization of a linear programming model describing a network of media servers for servicing requests for media content items from subscriber devices, where the boundary estimate is an estimate of an infeasible solution of the linear programming model, and calculating iteratively, using an exponential potential function, additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to placement of copies of the media content items at the media servers subject to a set of constraints on storage capacity of media servers and on bandwidth for communication links in the network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Aaron Francis Archer, Seungjoon Lee, David Lee Applegate, Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Vijay Gopalakrishnan