Patents by Inventor Kent McLean

Kent McLean 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: 9552231
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classification-based dynamic allocation of computing resources are described. A method comprises determining usage data sources corresponding to one or more clients of a computing infrastructure, and assigning values to client classification categories associated with a particular client based on metrics obtained from the particular client's usage data sources. The method includes generating a recommendation mapping between values of the client classification categories, and one or more resources of the infrastructure, based at least in part on resource classification information. The method further includes allocating at least a portion of the one or more resources to the particular client based at least in part on the recommendation mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Kent McLean
  • Publication number: 20140143047
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for various embodiments of an automated campaign generation tool for creating content given one or more sources of data. The campaign generation tool may provide an interface to guide a user through a series of steps by which an automated content generation task is specified and created, such that when the automated content generation task is executed, one or more content objects may be generated in order to be provide to a search engine. By automating the content generation, a user may be able to manage a large and frequently updated source of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Jason A. Carter, Kent McLean, Darren R. Noble
  • Publication number: 20140089511
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for classification-based dynamic allocation of computing resources are described. A method comprises determining usage data sources corresponding to one or more clients of a computing infrastructure, and assigning values to client classification categories associated with a particular client based on metrics obtained from the particular client's usage data sources. The method includes generating a recommendation mapping between values of the client classification categories, and one or more resources of the infrastructure, based at least in part on resource classification information. The method further includes allocating at least a portion of the one or more resources to the particular client based at least in part on the recommendation mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Kent McLean