Patents by Inventor Benjamin Patrick Cefalo

Benjamin Patrick Cefalo 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).

  • OPTIMIZATION OF PATH SELECTION FOR TRANSFERS OF FILES
    Publication number: 20190289061
    Abstract: A scheduling system for scheduling executions of tasks within a distributed computing system may include a file transfer manager configured to determine a file for transfer from a source location to a target location, the file being associated with file metadata characterizing the file, and with an organization. The file transfer manager may include an orchestrator configured to determine at least two transfer paths for the transfer, including at least a first transfer path utilizing a private wide area network (WAN) of the organization and a second transfer path utilizing a publicly available data hosting service, access transfer metadata characterizing the at least two transfer paths, and access organizational metadata characterizing organizational transfer path usage factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Eric Theroux, Benjamin Patrick Cefalo, Jeffrey (Jeff) Eugene Piazza
  • Optimization of path selection for transfers of files
    Patent number: 10367878
    Abstract: A system may include a file transfer manager that determines a file for transfer from a source location to a target location, the file being associated with file metadata characterizing the file, and with an organization. The file transfer manager may include an orchestrator that determines at least two transfer paths for the transfer, including at least a first transfer path utilizing a private wide area network (WAN) of the organization and a second transfer path utilizing a publicly available data hosting service, access transfer metadata characterizing the at least two transfer paths, and access organizational metadata characterizing organizational transfer path usage factors. The file transfer manager also may include a heuristics engine configured to execute path decision logic using the file metadata, the transfer metadata, and the organizational metadata, to select a selected transfer path from the at least two transfer paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eric Theroux, Benjamin Patrick Cefalo, Jeffrey Eugene Piazza
  • OPTIMIZATION OF PATH SELECTION FOR TRANSFERS OF FILES
    Publication number: 20130262660
    Abstract: A system may include a file transfer manager that determines a file for transfer from a source location to a target location, the file being associated with file metadata characterizing the file, and with an organization. The file transfer manager may include an orchestrator that determines at least two transfer paths for the transfer, including at least a first transfer path utilizing a private wide area network (WAN) of the organization and a second transfer path utilizing a publicly available data hosting service, access transfer metadata characterizing the at least two transfer paths, and access organizational metadata characterizing organizational transfer path usage factors. The file transfer manager also may include a heuristics engine configured to execute path decision logic using the file metadata, the transfer metadata, and the organizational metadata, to select a selected transfer path from the at least two transfer paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Eric Theroux, Benjamin Patrick Cefalo, Jeffrey (Jeff) Eugene Piazza