Patents by Inventor Joshua K. Marks

Joshua K. Marks 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).

  • Optimizing bandwidth Consumption for document distribution over a multicast enabled wide area network
    Publication number: 20030074632
    Abstract: A method for filtering documents includes receiving the document off of a multicast channel. It is determined whether the document includes relevant information. The document is processed if it includes relevant information. A filtering agent includes a session identification reading unit that retrieves a session identification from a document transmitted over a multicast channel. The filtering agent also includes an information classification unit that retrieves meta data from the document. The filtering agent also includes a source unit that retrieves source information from the document. An evaluation unit is coupled to the session identification reading unit, information classification unit, and the source unit. The evaluation unit determines whether the document includes relevant information based on the session identification, meta data, and the source information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: rStar Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua K. Marks, Steve Strasnick, Lance H. Mortensen
  • Optimizing bandwidth consumption for document distribution over a multicast enabled wide area network
    Patent number: 6463447
    Abstract: A method for filtering documents includes receiving the document off of a multicast channel. It is determined whether the document includes relevant information. The document is processed if it includes relevant information. A filtering agent includes a session identification reading unit that retrieves a session identification from a document transmitted over a multicast channel. The filtering agent also includes an information classification unit that retrieves meta data from the document. The filtering agent also includes a source unit that retrieves source information from the document. An evaluation unit is coupled to the session identification reading unit, information classification unit, and the source unit. The evaluation unit determines whether the document includes relevant information based on the session identification, meta data, and the source information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: rStar Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua K. Marks, Steve Strasnick, Lance Mortensen