Patents by Inventor David H. Kaufman

David H. Kaufman 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: 10455044
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Publication number: 20180324269
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Patent number: 9998557
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Publication number: 20170302752
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Patent number: 9692830
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Publication number: 20160323387
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Patent number: 9418353
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for delivery of tailored content to differentiated devices, such as desktop, mobile, and tablet devices, over a computer network. In one embodiment, a proxy cache server has a content cache for storing previously retrieved objects like web pages or multimedia files. For at least some objects, several versions are stored, each version representing an object suited for a given set of client device characteristics. A device-equivalency data structure maintained at the proxy facilitates a determination of whether such cached versions can be used to service a current request. The versions might represent, for example, modified versions created using, e.g., mobile device transcoding techniques, in response to prior requests. They may also represent a set of alternate content created by a content provider and available from an origin server. Such methods and systems may be implemented in a distributed computing networks, e.g., a content delivery network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin T. Flack, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen L. Ludin, David H. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 9419852
    Abstract: The teachings herein generally relate to client-server communications and the delivery of content over computer networks to clients, and provide improved methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying and/or characterizing client devices that are requesting content from a server. For example, based on information sent in a client device's request for content, a web server modified in accordance with the teachings hereof can identify a set of characteristics associated with that client device. Such characteristics might include the model name of the client device, the screen dimensions of the client device, information about the particular operating system or browser name/version it is running, content formats it is capable of consuming, and so on. The web server can use this information to modify and customize its response for the given client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alec Heller, David H. Kaufman, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen R. Scaffidi, Walter P. Tetzner
  • Publication number: 20120203861
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for delivery of tailored content to differentiated devices, such as desktop, mobile, and tablet devices, over a computer network. In one embodiment, a proxy cache server has a content cache for storing previously retrieved objects like web pages or multimedia files. For at least some objects, several versions are stored, each version representing an object suited for a given set of client device characteristics. A device-equivalency data structure maintained at the proxy facilitates a determination of whether such cached versions can be used to service a current request. The versions might represent, for example, modified versions created using, e.g., mobile device transcoding techniques, in response to prior requests. They may also represent a set of alternate content created by a content provider and available from an origin server. Such methods and systems may be implemented in a distributed computing networks, e.g., a content delivery network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin T. Flack, Eric L. Kobrin, Stephen L. Ludin, David H. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 7576215
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I that are useful in the treatment or inhibition of LXR mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Michael D. Collini, Robert R. Singhaus, Jr., Baihua Hu, James W. Jetter, Robert L. Morris, David H. Kaufman, Christopher P. Miller, John W. Ullrich, Rayomand J. Unwalla, Jay E. Wrobel, Elaine Quinet, Ponnal Nambi, Ronald C. Bernotas, Merle Elloso
  • Patent number: 7022733
    Abstract: This invention provides estrogen receptor modulators of formula I, having the structure wherein R, R?, A, A?, X, Y, and Y are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Christopher P. Miller, Michael D. Collini, David H. Kaufman, Robert L. Morris, Robert R. Singhaus, Jr., John W. Ullrich, Heather A. Harris, James C. Keith, Jr., Leo M. Albert, Rayomand J. Unwalla
  • Patent number: 6774248
    Abstract: This invention provides estrogen receptor modulators of formula I, having the structure wherein R, R′, A, A′, X, Y, and Y are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Christopher P. Miller, Michael D. Collini, David H. Kaufman, Robert L. Morris, Robert R. Singhaus, Jr., John W. Ullrich, Heather A. Harris, James C. Keith, Jr., Leo M. Albert, Rayomand J. Unwalla
  • Publication number: 20030171428
    Abstract: This invention provides estrogen receptor modulators of formula I, having the structure 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Christopher P. Miller, Michael D. Collini, David H. Kaufman, Robert L. Morris, Robert R. Singhaus, John W. Ullrich, Heather A. Harris, James C. Keith, Leo M. Albert, Rayomand J. Unwalla