Patents by Inventor Michael V Rykov
Michael V Rykov 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).
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Patent number: 9888005Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Richard Moore, Beryl Tomay, Thomas Aquinas Ryan, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Kevin R. Cheung, Jon Saxton, Kenneth Paul Kiraly, Aviram Zagorie, Robert L. Goodwin, Gregg Elliott Zehr, James C. Slezak, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman
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Patent number: 9568984Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system and the user device include functionality for providing upgrade-related items to the user device in a transparent manner. The item-providing system and the user device also include testing functionality.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth Paul Kiraly, John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 9479591Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Michael V. Rykov, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 9258203Abstract: A system and method for managing performance metric information is provided. Baseline performance metrics, such as network bandwidth capabilities, of various client computing devices may be obtained. The baseline performance metrics can be used to separate client computing devices into one or more groups. Based on the groupings, subsequent performance metrics associated with the one or more monitored groups can be collected in a manner to mitigate performance latencies associated with the baseline performance metric. The subsequent performance metrics can be processed to determine which metrics correspond to a potential performance problem.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert L Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V Rykov
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Patent number: 9178744Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Jon Saxton
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Patent number: 8965807Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system includes reliable fulfillment functionality for ensuring that the user device receives items in a reliable manner. The item-providing system includes other provisions to facilitate selecting items in various contexts.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 8700005Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system may send a notification message to the user device to notify the user device to wake up and perform one or more actions. The item-providing system may provide scheduling functionality for determining the timing at which to send the notification message.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth P. Kiraly, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 8656040Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Michael V. Rykov, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 8423889Abstract: Techniques for delivering digital content to be rendered on electronic book (“eBook”) reader devices are described. The eBook reader devices have different technical features, particularly in terms of display capabilities and navigational capabilities. For instance, eBook reader devices may have differing screen sizes, use different types of display technologies, and have varying browser functionality. The techniques described in this disclosure provide for ways to efficiently and effectively deliver content to various types of reader devices, and to control presentation of that content on individual devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Aviram Zagorie, Michael V. Rykov, Craig S. Griffin, John Lattyak
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Patent number: 8345068Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for continuously displaying image pages of digital content which are available over a network. More specifically, the method and system enables a user to view image pages in a continuous manner while a limited number of image pages are being downloaded at a given time. Several image pages which are adjacent to the image page(s) the user is currently viewing may be stored in temporary memory. The image pages in the temporary memory are utilized so that, within the image pages, the user can move the displayed image pages up and down without experiencing any discontinuation. In order to ensure continuous display throughout the entire digital content, the next possible set of image pages is constantly determined and obtained to update the current set of image pages in the temporary memory.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V. Rykov
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Patent number: 8341513Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system may provide items to the user device in incremental form or in full form. The item-providing system and user device implement a protocol for determining whether the content should be delivered in incremental form or full form.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Amazon.com Inc.Inventors: John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
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Patent number: 8341210Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Lattyak, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, Subram Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Jon Saxton
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Patent number: 8234302Abstract: A system and method for controlling access to electronic content stored on a content provider's server is provided. A content provider may control and restrict unauthorized access to electronic content through an identified user account by limiting a number of devices from which requests to access the content through the account have been received. A content provider may also collect usage information of interest by monitoring authorized access to electronic content.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert L Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V Rykov
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Publication number: 20120151334Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for verifying a user for copying or printing a limited portion of digital content while allowing the user to view the digital content. The digital content may have image portions that are digital images generally scanned from a printed page of the content and text portions that are digital texts including all forms of letters, characters, symbols, etc. An interactive image document displaying image portions of the digital content is provided for secure data access to text portions. A user can request and obtain a limited text portion of the digital content or view the image portions of the digital content via user interactions within the interactive image document. While the text portions can be reproduced, copied, or printed, the image portions can not be re-used or manipulated by the user due to their non-text accessible format.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Robert L. Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V. Rykov
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Patent number: 8112813Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for verifying a user for copying or printing a limited portion of digital content while allowing the user to view the digital content. The digital content may have image portions that are digital images generally scanned from a printed page of the content and text portions that are digital texts including all forms of letters, characters, symbols, etc. An interactive image document displaying image portions of the digital content is provided for secure data access to text portions. A user can request and obtain a limited text portion of the digital content or view the image portions of the digital content via user interactions within the interactive image document. While the text portions can be reproduced, copied, or printed, the image portions can not be re-used or manipulated by the user due to their non-text accessible format.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert L Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V Rykov
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Patent number: 7667719Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for continuously displaying image pages of digital content which are available over a network. More specifically, the method and system enables a user to view image pages in a continuous manner while a limited number of image pages are being downloaded at a given time. Several image pages which are adjacent to the image page(s) the user is currently viewing may be stored in temporary memory. The image pages in the temporary memory are utilized so that, within the image pages, the user can move the displayed image pages up and down without experiencing any discontinuation. In order to ensure continuous display throughout the entire digital content, the next possible set of image pages is constantly determined and obtained to update the current set of image pages in the temporary memory.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert L Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V Rykov
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Publication number: 20080293450Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. In one illustrative implementation, the communication infrastructure may rely, in part, on wireless communication. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Ajay M. Desai, Tim Tan, Brandon J. Smith, Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood, Xiaotian Guo, Neil C. Roseman, Jon Saxton
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Publication number: 20080079972Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for continuously displaying image pages of digital content which are available over a network. More specifically, the method and system enables a user to view image pages in a continuous manner while a limited number of image pages are being downloaded at a given time. Several image pages which are adjacent to the image page(s) the user is currently viewing may be stored in temporary memory. The image pages in the temporary memory are utilized so that, within the image pages, the user can move the displayed image pages up and down without experiencing any discontinuation. In order to ensure continuous display throughout the entire digital content, the next possible set of image pages is constantly determined and obtained to update the current set of image pages in the temporary memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Robert L. Goodwin, David Zhao, Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Chieh Wang, Michael V. Rykov