Patents by Inventor Kevin Athey

Kevin Athey 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: 8392536
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: YAHOO! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20120166573
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Patent number: 8135805
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20110153774
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Patent number: 7792926
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20070055779
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: YAHOO! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar Patel
  • Patent number: 7177931
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20030208598
    Abstract: A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Athey, John Robison, Ashvinkumar P. Patel