Patents by Inventor Michael Bentkofsky

Michael Bentkofsky 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: 10904011
    Abstract: A host machine operated for a specific purpose can have restricted access to other components in a multi-tenant environment in order to provide for the security of the host machine. The access restriction can prevent the host machine from obtaining updates to critical system-level configurations, but such information can be obtained through a signed command received to an API for the host machine. The command can be signed by a quorum of operators, and the host machine can be configured to verify the signatures and the quorum before processing the command. The host machine can store the updates to ephemeral storage as well as persistent storage, such that upon a reboot or power cycle the host machine can operate with current configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Lee Werner, Gregory Alan Rubin, Matthew John Campagna, Michael Bentkofsky
  • Publication number: 20190089541
    Abstract: A host machine operated for a specific purpose can have restricted access to other components in a multi-tenant environment in order to provide for the security of the host machine. The access restriction can prevent the host machine from obtaining updates to critical system-level configurations, but such information can be obtained through a signed command received to an API for the host machine. The command can be signed by a quorum of operators, and the host machine can be configured to verify the signatures and the quorum before processing the command. The host machine can store the updates to ephemeral storage as well as persistent storage, such that upon a reboot or power cycle the host machine can operate with current configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Lee Werner, Gregory Alan Rubin, Matthew John Campagna, Michael Bentkofsky
  • Patent number: 10122533
    Abstract: A host machine operated for a specific purpose can have restricted access to other components in a multi-tenant environment in order to provide for the security of the host machine. The access restriction can prevent the host machine from obtaining updates to critical system-level configurations, but such information can be obtained through a signed command received to an API for the host machine. The command can be signed by a quorum of operators, and the host machine can be configured to verify the signatures and the quorum before processing the command. The host machine can store the updates to ephemeral storage as well as persistent storage, such that upon a reboot or power cycle the host machine can operate with current configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Lee Werner, Gregory Alan Rubin, Matthew John Campagna, Michael Bentkofsky
  • Patent number: 9613128
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a cache-sensitive index that uses fixed-size partial keys. The index may include a node comprising a child group pointer, a number of partial keys and a similar number of full-key pointers. The node may also include a record count. The nodes are organized into groups. The groups may contain a number of nodes one greater than the number of partial keys in a node and the nodes in a group may be stored contiguously in memory. The child group pointer and the number of partial keys may fit within a cache line. A method is disclosed for traversing the index, for bulk-loading the index, and for live deletion of records from the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Florent Guiliani
  • Patent number: 8977705
    Abstract: A method of logging internet requests includes defining a plurality of field types of interest and receiving a request from the internet including one or more fields. The method also includes determining that a first field type of a first field of the one or more fields matches one of the plurality of field types of interest and caching at least a portion of the first field in a cache. The method further includes determining that a second field type of a second field of the one or more fields matches one of the plurality of field types of interest caching at least a portion of the second field in the cache. The method includes transmitting the cache to a server, determining, a number of occurrences of a field value of at least one of the first field type or the second field type, and providing a report including the number of occurrences of the field value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Smith, Michael A. Bentkofsky, Malini Kothapalli
  • Publication number: 20140330829
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a cache-sensitive index that uses fixed-size partial keys. The index may include a node comprising a child group pointer, a number of partial keys and a similar number of full-key pointers. The node may also include a record count. The nodes are organized into groups. The groups may contain a number of nodes one greater than the number of partial keys in a node and the nodes in a group may be stored contiguously in memory. The child group pointer and the number of partial keys may fit within a cache line. A method is disclosed for traversing the index, for bulk-loading the index, and for live deletion of records from the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Florent Guiliani
  • Patent number: 8838531
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying data in a distributed database using different automated check operations at different times during the database read and update cycles. Various functions may be performed including executing a first check during update operations of the database. A second check may also be executed during the update operation of the database, and be implemented as an execution thread of an update daemon. A third check may be executed at a time interval between update functions of the update daemon. A fourth check may be executed during a time that the database is not being updated. Integrity of data in the database may be verified by a computer processor based on the first, second, third, and fourth checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Patrick Quaid, Bradley McMillen
  • Patent number: 8788505
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a cache-sensitive index that uses fixed-size partial keys. The index may include a node comprising a child group pointer, a number of partial keys and a similar number of full-key pointers. The node may also include a record count. The nodes are organized into groups. The groups may contain a number of nodes one greater than the number of partial keys in a node and the nodes in a group may be stored contiguously in memory. The child group pointer and the number of partial keys may fit within a cache line. A method is disclosed for traversing the index, for bulk-loading the index, and for live deletion of records from the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Florent Guiliani
  • Publication number: 20130073524
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying data in a distributed database using different automated check operations at different times during the database read and update cycles. Various functions may be performed including executing a first check during update operations of the database. A second check may also be executed during the update operation of the database, and be implemented as an execution thread of an update daemon. A third check may be executed at a time interval between update functions of the update daemon. A fourth check may be executed during a time that the database is not being updated. Integrity of data in the database may be verified by a computer processor based on the first, second, third, and fourth checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Patrick Quaid, Bradley McMillen
  • Patent number: 8332433
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying data in a distributed database using different automated check operations at different times during the database read and update cycles. Various functions may be performed including executing a first check during update operations of the database. A second check may also be executed during the update operation of the database, and be implemented as an execution thread of an update daemon. A third check may be executed at a time interval between update functions of the update daemon. A fourth check may be executed during a time that the database is not being updated. Integrity of data in the database may be verified by a computer processor based on the first, second, third, and fourth checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Patrick Quaid, Bradley McMillen
  • Publication number: 20120278335
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a cache-sensitive index that uses fixed-size partial keys. The index may include a node comprising a child group pointer, a number of partial keys and a similar number of full-key pointers. The node may also include a record count. The nodes are organized into groups. The groups may contain a number of nodes one greater than the number of partial keys in a node and the nodes in a group may be stored contiguously in memory. The child group pointer and the number of partial keys may fit within a cache line. A method is disclosed for traversing the index, for bulk-loading the index, and for live deletion of records from the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Florent Guiliani
  • Publication number: 20120095974
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying data in a distributed database using different automated check operations at different times during the database read and update cycles. Various functions may be performed including executing a first check during update operations of the database. A second check may also be executed during the update operation of the database, and be implemented as an execution thread of an update daemon. A third check may be executed at a time interval between update functions of the update daemon. A fourth check may be executed during a time that the database is not being updated. Integrity of data in the database may be verified by a computer processor based on the first, second, third, and fourth checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bentkofsky, Patrick Quaid, Bradley McMillen
  • Publication number: 20110022678
    Abstract: A method of logging internet requests includes defining a plurality of field types of interest and receiving a request from the internet including one or more fields. The method also includes determining that a first field type of a first field of the one or more fields matches one of the plurality of field types of interest and caching at least a portion of the first field in a cache. The method further includes determining that a second field type of a second field of the one or more fields matches one of the plurality of field types of interest caching at least a portion of the second field in the cache. The method includes transmitting the cache to a server, determining, a number of occurrences of a field value of at least one of the first field type or the second field type, and providing a report including the number of occurrences of the field value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Smith, Michael A. Bentkofsky, Malini Kothapalli