Patents by Inventor Gareth L. Bridges

Gareth L. Bridges 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: 10715409
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining whether to adjust a network path between two endpoints of a network connection or session are disclosed. In some aspects, a method includes receiving a performance indication for a first portion of a network path for a network connection, the first portion between a first node and a second node in the network path, receiving an indication of a geographic location of a third node in the network path, the indication included in a message from the second node, a path between the second node and the third node comprising a second portion of the network path, the second portion not including the first portion, generating a performance measurement for the network connection based on the performance indication and the indication of the geographic location of the third node and initiating an adjustment of the network connection based on the performance measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gareth L. Bridges, Amer A. Hassan
  • Publication number: 20200007421
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining whether to adjust a network path between two endpoints of a network connection or session are disclosed. In some aspects, a method includes receiving a performance indication for a first portion of a network path for a network connection, the first portion between a first node and a second node in the network path, receiving an indication of a geographic location of a third node in the network path, the indication included in a message from the second node, a path between the second node and the third node comprising a second portion of the network path, the second portion not including the first portion, generating a performance measurement for the network connection based on the performance indication and the indication of the geographic location of the third node and initiating an adjustment of the network connection based on the performance measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gareth L. Bridges, Amer A. Hassan
  • Patent number: 10033709
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing privacy of a data packet stream between first and second network nodes over a channel having a total bandwidth receives data packets of the data packet stream at the first network node and determines a current bandwidth used by the received data packets. The first node generates multiple spoof packets and interleaves the spoof packets and the received packets to generate an interleaved packet stream having a bandwidth that is greater than the current bandwidth and less than the total bandwidth. The first node transmits the interleaved packet stream to the second network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer A. Hassan, Gareth L. Bridges, Russell A. Penar