Patents by Inventor Manikandan Dhanuskodi

Manikandan Dhanuskodi 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).

  • Systems and methods for interrupting upgrades of content distribution systems
    Patent number: 8769523
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving upgrade conflicts in a content distribution system is disclosed. The present principles resolve upgrade conflicts by assigning a priority level to each upgrade and using these priorities to determine whether one or more already running upgrades should be interrupted in favor of a newly launched upgrade. If it is determined that the already running upgrades should not be interrupted, the new upgrade is terminated without attempting an upgrade. If it is determined that the already running upgrades should be interrupted, a signal is sent to kill the already running upgrade processes, causing the already running upgrades to safely exit. Further embodiments include ignoring kill signals at certain times during the upgrade process to ensure system stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Matthew J. Wahoske, Manikandan Dhanuskodi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERRUPTING UPGRADES OF CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110271271
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving upgrade conflicts in a content distribution system is disclosed. The present principles resolve upgrade conflicts by assigning a priority level to each upgrade and using these priorities to determine whether one or more already running upgrades should be interrupted in favor of a newly launched upgrade. If it is determined that the already running upgrades should not be interrupted, the new upgrade is terminated without attempting an upgrade. If it is determined that the already running upgrades should be interrupted, a signal is sent to kill the already running upgrade processes, causing the already running upgrades to safely exit. Further embodiments include ignoring kill signals at certain times during the upgrade process to ensure system stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew J. Wahoske, Manikandan Dhanuskodi