Patents by Inventor Sam Rossoff

Sam Rossoff 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).

  • System and method for speculative remote display
    Patent number: 7991831
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for network computing. In an embodiment, the system may include a storage unit for archiving historical user events and historical server events. The system may also include a processing unit for receiving a current user event and generating one or more predicted server events. The processing unit may execute a screen update based on the one or more predicted server events. The system may also include a comparison unit having computer software for comparing one or more predicted server events with one or more server-supplied server events. The one or more server-supplied server events may be generated based on the current user event. In an embodiment, the system also includes an undo unit having computer software for executing an undo algorithm. The undo unit alters the non-matching events to match the server-supplied server events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Peter Dinda, Sam Rossoff
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECULATIVE REMOTE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20100030842
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for network computing. In an embodiment, the system may include a storage unit for archiving historical user events and historical server events. The system may also include a processing unit for receiving a current user event and generating one or more predicted server events. The processing unit may execute a screen update based on the one or more predicted server events. The system may also include a comparison unit having computer software for comparing one or more predicted server events with one or more server-supplied server events. The one or more server-supplied server events may be generated based on the current user event. In an embodiment, the system also includes an undo unit having computer software for executing an undo algorithm. The undo unit alters the non-matching events to match the server-supplied server events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Dinda, Sam Rossoff