Patents by Inventor Neil Raymond Joffe
Neil Raymond Joffe 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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Publication number: 20200050473Abstract: Embodiments manage physical locations of virtual machines (VMs) in a datacenter. A computing device, such as a cloud management device, aggregates location information for the VMs executing on hosts. The computing device compares the aggregated location information with event data to identify VMs potentially affected by adverse events (e.g., severe weather, scheduled maintenance, natural disasters, etc.). The computing device initiates migration of the affected VMs from their hosts to unaffected hosts. In some embodiments, the location information includes global positioning system (GPS) coordinates obtained by the hosts and shared with the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventor: Neil Raymond Joffe
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Patent number: 10452418Abstract: Embodiments manage physical locations of virtual machines (VMs) in a datacenter. A computing device, such as a cloud management device, aggregates location information for the VMs executing on hosts. The computing device compares the aggregated location information with event data to identify VMs potentially affected by adverse events (e.g., severe weather, scheduled maintenance, natural disasters, etc.). The computing device initiates migration of the affected VMs from their hosts to unaffected hosts. In some embodiments, the location information includes global positioning system (GPS) coordinates obtained by the hosts and shared with the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventor: Neil Raymond Joffe
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Publication number: 20150169349Abstract: Embodiments manage physical locations of virtual machines (VMs) in a datacenter. A computing device, such as a cloud management device, aggregates location information for the VMs executing on hosts. The computing device compares the aggregated location information with event data to identify VMs potentially affected by adverse events (e.g., severe weather, scheduled maintenance, natural disasters, etc.). The computing device initiates migration of the affected VMs from their hosts to unaffected hosts. In some embodiments, the location information includes global positioning system (GPS) coordinates obtained by the hosts and shared with the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventor: Neil Raymond Joffe
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Patent number: 7221673Abstract: In accordance with a method and apparatus of the present invention, a voice communication system is disclosed for use in a packet switching network environment including a host server for communicating voice information, initiated by a telephone user, to an electronic mail (email) recipient. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) includes at least one telephone device for communicating the voice information therethrough. The host server is responsive to email messages, transmitted in packet form, through the packet switching network The voice communication system includes a network device responsive to a voice message generated by the telephone user.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky
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Patent number: 6801341Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a fax communication system for communicating fax information transmitted from a sending fax device to a fax recipient through a packet switching network. The sending fax device includes a data pump for modulating and demodulating fax information and a protocol subsystem for encoding and decoding the modulated fax information. The fax sending fax device modulates the fax information prior to transmission thereof. At least one access server is coupled between the sending fax device and the fax recipient and within the packet switching network At least one of the access servers receives modulated fax information from the sending fax device and demodulates the received fax information.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky
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Publication number: 20040052340Abstract: In accordance with a method and apparatus of the present invention, a voice communication system is disclosed for use in a packet switching network environment including a host server for communicating voice information, initiated by a telephone user, to an electronic mail (email) recipient. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) includes at least one telephone device for communicating the voice information therethrough. The host server is responsive to email messages, transmitted in packet form, through the packet switching network The voice communication system includes a network device responsive to a voice message generated by the telephone user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky
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Patent number: 6671061Abstract: A fax broadcasting system for use in a packet switching network environment for transferring fascimile information in the form of multiple packets which are received from a sending communications device to a plurality of receiving communications devices includes a networking device for receiving, in packet form, an email message from the sending communication device. The email message includes fascimile (fax) infomation, which is also received in packet form (packets of fax information). The networking device is utilized for transmitting the fax information to the receiving communications devices. The networking device includes a processing device having a plurality of storage spaces, each of said plurality of storage spaces for storing one packet of the fax information (a packet storage space), the processing device for receiving the email message, in packet form, having attached thereto fax information in packet form.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Gregory Scott Mercurio
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Patent number: 6625142Abstract: In accordance with a method and apparatus of the present invention, a voice communication system is disclosed for use in a packet switching network environment including a host server for communicating voice information, initiated by a telephone user, to an electronic mail (email) recipient. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) includes at least one telephone device for communicating the voice information therethrough. The host server is responsive to email messages, transmitted in packet form, through the packet switching network The voice communication system includes a network device responsive to a voice message generated by the telephone user.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky
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Patent number: 6600750Abstract: An email communication system employed in a packet switching network environment for transmission of an email message including at least one fax message for use by fax recipient(s), through the packet switching network environment, includes a network device for communication with one or more mail servers. The mail servers are responsive to an email message having at least one tax message received from an email user. The network device receives the email message, through a forward connection, from one of the mail servers and converts the received email message into the fax message for transmission thereof to at least one fax recipient.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1999Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky
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Patent number: 6559980Abstract: A fax system employed in a packet switching network environment for use by fax users for transmission of fax information includes a network device coupled, through a network interface, to one or more communications devices for transmitting a processed fax message through the network interface to one or more of the communications devices, each of the communications devices being capable of receiving fax information and having a predetermined minimum scan line time therefor.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc.Inventor: Neil Raymond Joffe
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Patent number: RE42995Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a fax communication system for communicating fax information transmitted from a sending fax device to a fax recipient through a packet switching network. The sending fax device includes a data pump for modulating and demodulating fax information and a protocol subsystem for encoding and decoding the modulated fax information. The fax sending fax device modulates the fax information prior to transmission thereof. At least one access server is coupled between the sending fax device and the fax recipient and within the packet switching network At least one of the access servers receives modulated fax information from the sending fax device and demodulates the received fax information.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Raymond Joffe, Ilya Umansky