Patents by Inventor Jibin Zhan

Jibin Zhan 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).

  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 8874725
    Abstract: Monitoring performance data associated with a content player is disclosed. Information relating to the state of a content player is obtained on a time driven basis. At least a portion of the obtained information is reported, via a communications interface, to a content distribution monitoring server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, George C. Necula, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Jibin Zhan
  • DELIVERING A VIDEO STREAM
    Publication number: 20140297884
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Distributing information over a network
    Patent number: 8775512
    Abstract: Distributing information over a network is disclosed. Nodes are grouped into regions. Preferred nodes are designated. A source of content to be delivered to a preferred node using a preferred algorithm is indicated to at least one preferred node. At least one common node is assigned the preferred node as a relay of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Steven R. Mccanne, Jibin Zhan, Aditya R. Ganjam
  • Accounting for network traffic
    Patent number: 8751605
    Abstract: Tracking distribution of content is disclosed. A path of a data transfer event associated with content distribution is discovered, wherein the transfer path is predetermined at least in part by a third party and wherein the path of transfer includes a plurality of network components. Information related to the data transfer event is associated with each of the plurality of network components. The information associated with each network component is recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Ion Stoica, Steven R. Mccanne, Jibin Zhan, Aditya R. Ganjam
  • DATA CLIENT
    Publication number: 20140101326
    Abstract: Facilitating the distribution of content is disclosed. A request for content is received from a requesting peer. A peer type compatibility criteria is applied to an allocation process that allocates at least one sending peer to deliver the content to the requesting peer. The peer type compatibility criteria ensures that a lightweight peer is paired with a regular peer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Steven R. Mccanne, Jibin Zhan, Aditya R. Ganjam
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 8626941
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Data client
    Patent number: 8566436
    Abstract: Facilitating the distribution of content is disclosed. A request for content is received from a requesting peer. A peer type compatibility criteria is applied to an allocation process that allocates at least one sending peer to deliver the content to the requesting peer. The peer type compatibility criteria ensures that a lightweight peer is paired with a regular peer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Steven R. Mccanne, Jibin Zhan, Aditya R. Ganjam
  • Centrally coordinated peer assignment
    Patent number: 8458333
    Abstract: Delivering information over a distribution network using a distribution manager is disclosed. A first source peer is designated at the distribution manager to function as a first content source for a first destination peer. A second source peer is designated at the distribution manager to function as a second content source for a second destination peer. The designation at the distribution manager of the second source peer to function as a second content source for the second destination peer is dependent on an anticipated effect of the designation at the distribution manager of the first content source for the first destination peer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Steven R. McCanne, Jibin Zhan, Aditya R. Ganjam
  • DELIVERING A VIDEO STREAM
    Publication number: 20120278500
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CONVIVA INC.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 8244899
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang