Patents by Inventor Keith Benjamin Thompson

Keith Benjamin Thompson 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).

  • System and method for determining affinity groups and co-locating the affinity groups in a distributing network
    Patent number: 8380843
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for determining one or more affinity groups in a distributed network is provided. A first distributed computing device is operably coupled to a plurality of clients for enabling electronic interactive activities therebetween. The first distributed computing device is configured to detect at least one network interaction among the plurality of clients. The first distributed computing device is further configured to generate at least one weighted value based on the number of detected network interactions. The first distributed computing device is further configured to establish an affinity group comprising at least one client from the plurality of clients based on the at least one weighted value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Alice Loizeaux, James H. Waldo, Keith Benjamin Thompson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AFFINITY GROUPS AND CO-LOCATING THE AFFINITY GROUPS IN A DISTRIBUTING NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110060821
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for determining one or more affinity groups in a distributed network is provided. A first distributed computing device is operably coupled to a plurality of clients for enabling electronic interactive activities therebetween. The first distributed computing device is configured to detect at least one network interaction among the plurality of clients. The first distributed computing device is further configured to generate at least one weighted value based on the number of detected network interactions. The first distributed computing device is further configured to establish an affinity group comprising at least one client from the plurality of clients based on the at least one weighted value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jane Alice Loizeaux, James H. Waldo, Keith Benjamin Thompson