Patents by Inventor John David Cormie

John David Cormie 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: 11895188
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Henry Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20220360627
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Henry Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 11394778
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Henry Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10778554
    Abstract: Systems and method for the management and processing of resource requests by a service provider, such as a content delivery network (“CDN”) service provider, on behalf of a content provider are provided. The CDN service provider can measure the performance associated with the delivery of resources to a requesting client computing devices from various computing devices associated with the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a client computing device can execute code, such as scripts, that cause the client computing device to transmit requests to different computing devices associated with the CDN service provider's domain. Information associated with the processing of the responses can be used to measure CDN service provider latencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, John David Cormie, Colm Gearóid MacCárthaigh, Benjamin W. S. Redman
  • Patent number: 10652076
    Abstract: Dynamic application instance discovery and state management within a distributed system. A distributed system may implement application instances configured to perform one or more application functions within the distributed system, and discovery and failure detection daemon (DFDD) instances, each configured to store an indication of a respective operational state of each member of a respective group of the number of application instances. Each of the DFDD instances may repeatedly execute a gossip-based synchronization protocol with another one of the DFDD instances, where execution of the protocol between DFDD instances includes reconciling differences among membership of the respective groups of application instances. A new application instance may be configured to notify a particular DFDD instance of its availability to perform an application function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, Allan H. Vermeulen
  • Publication number: 20200028912
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Henry Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10432721
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Henry Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20190020562
    Abstract: Systems and method for the management and processing of resource requests by a service provider, such as a content delivery network (“CDN”) service provider, on behalf of a content provider are provided. The CDN service provider can measure the performance associated with the delivery of resources to a requesting client computing devices from various computing devices associated with the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a client computing device can execute code, such as scripts, that cause the client computing device to transmit requests to different computing devices associated with the CDN service provider's domain. Information associated with the processing of the responses can be used to measure CDN service provider latencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, John David Cormie, Colm Gearóid MacCárthaigh, Benjamin W.S. Redman
  • Publication number: 20180191817
    Abstract: Systems and method for the management and processing of resource requests by a service provider, such as a content delivery network (“CDN”) service provider, on behalf of a content provider are provided. The CDN service provider can measure the performance associated with the delivery of resources to a requesting client computing devices from various computing devices associated with the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a client computing device can execute code, such as scripts, that cause the client computing device to transmit requests to different computing devices associated with the CDN service provider's domain. Information associated with the processing of the responses can be used to measure CDN service provider latencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, John David Cormie, Colm MacCarthaigh, Benjamin W.S. Redman
  • Publication number: 20180159717
    Abstract: Dynamic application instance discovery and state management within a distributed system. A distributed system may implement application instances configured to perform one or more application functions within the distributed system, and discovery and failure detection daemon (DFDD) instances, each configured to store an indication of a respective operational state of each member of a respective group of the number of application instances. Each of the DFDD instances may repeatedly execute a gossip-based synchronization protocol with another one of the DFDD instances, where execution of the protocol between DFDD instances includes reconciling differences among membership of the respective groups of application instances. A new application instance may be configured to notify a particular DFDD instance of its availability to perform an application function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: JOHN DAVID CORMIE, AMI K. FISCHMAN, ALLAN H. VERMEULEN
  • Patent number: 9838240
    Abstract: Dynamic application instance discovery and state management within a distributed system. A distributed system may implement application instances configured to perform one or more application functions within the distributed system, and discovery and failure detection daemon (DFDD) instances, each configured to store an indication of a respective operational state of each member of a respective group of the number of application instances. Each of the DFDD instances may repeatedly execute a gossip-based synchronization protocol with another one of the DFDD instances, where execution of the protocol between DFDD instances includes reconciling differences among membership of the respective groups of application instances. A new application instance may be configured to notify a particular DFDD instance of its availability to perform an application function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, Allan H. Vermeulen
  • Patent number: 9667569
    Abstract: A distributed system comprises one or more computers implementing a downstream server configured to determine whether it is overloaded and in response, to indicate to one or more upstream servers that the downstream server is in a hotspot situation. The system comprises one or more computers implementing one or more upstream servers configured to respond to receiving the indication of the hotspot situation by shielding the downstream server from subsequent requests, the shielding including serving one or more client requests without requesting service from the downstream server and reporting one or more measures of the shielded requests to the downstream server. The downstream server is further configured to determine whether the hotspot situation still exists, dependent on one or more of the reported measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason G. McHugh, Sohel R. Ahuja, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Allan H. Vermeulen, John David Cormie
  • Publication number: 20160044108
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: ALLAN HENRY VERMEULEN, ALAN B. ATLAS, DAVID M. BARTH, JOHN DAVID CORMIE, AMI K. FISCHMAN, JAMES CHRISTOPHER SORENSON, III, ERIC M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 9166863
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9009111
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 8589574
    Abstract: Dynamic application instance discovery and state management within a distributed system. A distributed system may implement application instances configured to perform one or more application functions within the distributed system, and discovery and failure detection daemon (DFDD) instances, each configured to store an indication of a respective operational state of each member of a respective group of the number of application instances. Each of the DFDD instances may repeatedly execute a gossip-based synchronization protocol with another one of the DFDD instances, where execution of the protocol between DFDD instances includes reconciling differences among membership of the respective groups of application instances. A new application instance may be configured to notify a particular DFDD instance of its availability to perform an application function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, Allan H. Vermeulen
  • Publication number: 20120226712
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 8185497
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20110161293
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 7904423
    Abstract: A distributed, web-services based storage system. A system may include a web services interface configured to receive, according to a web services protocol, a given client request for access to a given data object, the request including a key value corresponding to the object. The system may also include storage nodes configured to store replicas of the objects, where each replica is accessible via a respective unique locator value, and a keymap instance configured to store a respective keymap entry for each object. For the given object, the respective keymap entry includes the key value and each locator value corresponding to replicas of the object. A coordinator may receive the given client request from the web services interface, responsively access the keymap instance to identify locator values corresponding to the key value and, for a particular locator value, retrieve a corresponding replica from a corresponding storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan H. Vermeulen, Alan B. Atlas, David M. Barth, John David Cormie, Ami K. Fischman, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Eric M. Wagner