Patents by Inventor Michelle Christine Munson

Michelle Christine Munson 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: 9667545
    Abstract: A virtual link bandwidth control scheme is described that is a software-based mechanism for achieving distributed and coordinated bandwidth control. The scheme can be seamlessly integrated with the data transfer protocols utilizing queuing delay as part of rate control mechanism for data transfer and allows multiple processes to self-limit their transfer speeds, so that the aggregate rate stabilizes at a pre-configured level below the physical bottleneck capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 9419907
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination. The described system may operate at the application layer, which makes cross-platform deployment an easier task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Publication number: 20160191397
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Patent number: 9276865
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination. The described system may operate at the application layer, which makes cross-platform deployment an easier task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8996945
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8909560
    Abstract: A practical economic and technical model for building commercial-grade electronic file delivery services that provide the same scale, predictability, and differentiated service levels as physical courier services traditionally used to move electronic data on physical media. Systems and methods for providing such services using a charge-back scheme based on congestion pricing are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Publication number: 20140211627
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20140181610
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8719443
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination. The described system may operate at the application layer, which makes cross-platform deployment an easier task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8583977
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20120272115
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8214707
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20120047093
    Abstract: A practical economic and technical model for building commercial-grade electronic file delivery services that provide the same scale, predictability, and differentiated service levels as physical courier services traditionally used to move electronic data on physical media. Systems and methods for providing such services using a charge-back scheme based on congestion pricing are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Patent number: 8085781
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Patent number: 8051017
    Abstract: A practical economic and technical model for building commercial-grade electronic file delivery services that provide the same scale, predictability, and differentiated service levels as physical courier services traditionally used to move electronic data on physical media. Systems and methods for providing such services using a charge-back scheme based on congestion pricing are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Publication number: 20100228878
    Abstract: Described is an I/O driven, feedback based rate control mechanism that allows a transfer session to self-adjust its transfer rate in response to the speed of the storage device at the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20090276271
    Abstract: A practical economic and technical model for building commercial-grade electronic file delivery services that provide the same scale, predictability, and differentiated service levels as physical courier services traditionally used to move electronic data on physical media. Systems and methods for providing such services using a charge-back scheme based on congestion pricing are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Aspera, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu, Ying Xu
  • Publication number: 20090063698
    Abstract: A virtual link bandwidth control scheme is described that is a software-based mechanism for achieving distributed and coordinated bandwidth control. The scheme can be seamlessly integrated with the data transfer protocols utilizing queuing delay as part of rate control mechanism for data transfer and allows multiple processes to self-limit their transfer speeds, so that the aggregate rate stabilizes at a pre-configured level below the physical bottleneck capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Ying Xu, Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20090006920
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to network data communication. Some embodiments include initiating a network connection between an original source and an ultimate destination, transmitting a block of data from the original source to the ultimate destination on the network, requesting retransmission of lost blocks from the ultimate destination to the source and retransmitting the lost blocks from source to the ultimate destination. These embodiments further include measuring round-trip time of a retransmit request, the round-trip time measured from a time of transmission of a retransmit request from the ultimate destination to a time of reception at the ultimate destination after retransmission from the original source and setting the round-trip time as a minimum retransmission request time for the network connection, wherein the round-trip time includes latencies of the network connection and in data processes at the original source and at the ultimate destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Michelle Christine Munson, Serban Simu