Patents by Inventor Chris M. Mwarabu

Chris M. Mwarabu 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).

  • Switching between time order and popularity order sending of video segments
    Patent number: 8811797
    Abstract: In an embodiment, if a number of segments of a video in a buffer after a buffer position is less than a play threshold, then a first plurality of segments is sent into the buffer in time order; and if the number of the segments in the buffer at the buffer position is not less than the play threshold, a second plurality of segments is sent to the buffer in popularity order, wherein the second plurality of segments are stored into the buffer in time order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Fork, Chris M. Mwarabu, Kevin G. Paterson, Theodore J. L. Shrader
  • Communication between a host operating system and a guest operating system
    Patent number: 8615600
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a guest operating system receives first host network information that identifies a host virtual network adapter. The first host network information uniquely identifies the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system sends a first frame that comprises the first host network information to a guest virtual network adapter. The guest virtual network adapter sends the first frame to the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system receives second host network information that identifies the host virtual network adapter. The second host network information uniquely identifies the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system sends a second frame that comprises the second host network information to the guest virtual network adapter. The guest virtual network adapter sends the second frame to the host virtual network adapter identified by the second host network information in the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Britt, Christopher T. Gloe, Chris M. Mwarabu, Thomas P. Pitzen
  • SWITCHING BETWEEN TIME ORDER AND POPULARITY ORDER SENDING OF VIDEO SEGMENTS
    Publication number: 20130336638
    Abstract: In an embodiment, if a number of segments of a video in a buffer after a buffer position is less than a play threshold, then a first plurality of segments is sent into the buffer in time order; and if the number of the segments in the buffer at the buffer position is not less than the play threshold, a second plurality of segments is sent to the buffer in popularity order, wherein the second plurality of segments are stored into the buffer in time order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Fork, Chris M. Mwarabu, Kevin G. Paterson, Theodore J. L. Shrader
  • COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HOST OPERATING SYSTEM AND A GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120084458
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a guest operating system receives first host network information that identifies a host virtual network adapter. The first host network information uniquely identifies the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system sends a first frame that comprises the first host network information to a guest virtual network adapter. The guest virtual network adapter sends the first frame to the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system receives second host network information that identifies the host virtual network adapter. The second host network information uniquely identifies the host virtual network adapter. The guest operating system sends a second frame that comprises the second host network information to the guest virtual network adapter. The guest virtual network adapter sends the second frame to the host virtual network adapter identified by the second host network information in the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael W. Britt, Christopher T. Gloe, Chris M. Mwarabu, Thomas P. Pitzen