Patents by Inventor David Alexander Kitchen

David Alexander Kitchen 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).

  • Patent number: 11562030
    Abstract: An edge server receives a request from a client device for an action to be performed on a resource. The edge server determines whether data traffic is associated with one or more filters. When the edge server determines that there are filters associated with the type of data traffic, the edge server accesses a data structure storing properties of the request. For each request property in the data structure, the edge server applies a related filter to a value of the request property and determines where the value of the request property matches an expected value. In response to determining that one or more filters match, the edge server performs actions on the request. When the edge server performs the actions on the request, the edge server sends the request to the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Patent number: 10911485
    Abstract: An edge server receives a request from a client device to access a resource. The edge server determines whether the requested resource includes a tag within the code of the resource. When the edge server determines there is the tag in the resource, the edge server generates a token, associates the token with the resource (e.g., inserts the token in the code of the resource), and sends the resource to the requesting client device. In response to subsequent requests from the client device for actions to be performed with respect to the resource, the edge server determines whether the action requires a token. When the requested action requires the token, the edge server extracts the token in the request and processes the request after validating the token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20200159776
    Abstract: An edge server receives a request from a client device for an action to be performed on a resource. The edge server determines whether data traffic is associated with one or more filters. When the edge server determines that there are filters associated with the type of data traffic, the edge server accesses a data structure storing properties of the request. For each request property in the data structure, the edge server applies a related filter to a value of the request property and determines where the value of the request property matches an expected value. In response to determining that one or more filters match, the edge server performs actions on the request. When the edge server performs the actions on the request, the edge server sends the request to the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20190373016
    Abstract: An edge server receives a request from a client device to access a resource. The edge server determines whether the requested resource includes a tag within the code of the resource. When the edge server determines there is the tag in the resource, the edge server generates a token, associates the token with the resource (e.g., inserts the token in the code of the resource), and sends the resource to the requesting client device. In response to subsequent requests from the client device for actions to be performed with respect to the resource, the edge server determines whether the action requires a token. When the requested action requires the token, the edge server extracts the token in the request and processes the request after validating the token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Patent number: 9871879
    Abstract: A method for providing a desired portion of a data object document is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a client device, an Application Program Interface (API) request for a data object document, where the API request includes a parameter identifying the desired portion of the data object document, and the desired portion is less than all of the data object document. The method continues with transmitting the API request for the data object document to an origin server, and receiving an API response from the origin server that includes the data object document including more than the desired portion of the data object document. The method further includes automatically selecting, from the received data object document, the desired portion of the data object document based on the parameter, and transmitting, to the client device, the desired portion instead of all of the data object document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20170118299
    Abstract: A method for providing a desired portion of a data object document is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a client device, an Application Program Interface (API) request for a data object document, where the API request includes a parameter identifying the desired portion of the data object document, and the desired portion is less than all of the data object document. The method continues with transmitting the API request for the data object document to an origin server, and receiving an API response from the origin server that includes the data object document including more than the desired portion of the data object document. The method further includes automatically selecting, from the received data object document, the desired portion of the data object document based on the parameter, and transmitting, to the client device, the desired portion instead of all of the data object document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen
  • Patent number: 9578087
    Abstract: A method for providing a desired portion of a data object document is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a client device, an Application Program Interface (API) request for a data object document, where the API request includes a parameter identifying the desired portion of the data object document, and the desired portion is less than all of the data object document. The method continues with transmitting the API request for the data object document to an origin server, and receiving an API response from the origin server that includes the data object document including more than the desired portion of the data object document. The method further includes automatically selecting, from the received data object document, the desired portion of the data object document based on the parameter, and transmitting, to the client device, the desired portion instead of all of the data object document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventor: David Alexander Kitchen