Patents by Inventor Serban Simu

Serban Simu 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).

  • 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: 8671163
    Abstract: A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Digital Fountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Luby, Ronen Vainish, Lars Rasmussen, David Kushi, Serban Simu, Adrian Perrig, Roberto Attias, Michael Walfish, Diane Hernek, John Byers
  • 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: 20120320732
    Abstract: A data transfer system and method are described for providing transfer of data over a network between a sender and a plurality of receivers. Data is sent over a network to the plurality of receivers by the sender at a specified rate regardless of data loss. A receiver that identifies a lost block of data transmits a retransmission request to the sender. The sender responds to one or more retransmission requests by transmitting a repair packet to all receivers that contains blocks of data for which retransmission requests have been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Serban Simu, Ying Xu, Lukas Anliker, Andrea Di Muzio
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120203872
    Abstract: A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: DIGITAL FOUNTAIN, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Luby, Ronen Vainish, Lars Rasmussen, David Kushi, Serban Simu, Adrian Perrig, Roberto Attias, Michael Walfish, Diane Hernek, John Byers
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8185809
    Abstract: A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Digital Fountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Luby, Ronen Vainish, Lars Rasmussen, David Kushi, Serban Simu, Adrian Perrig, Roberto Attias, Michael Walfish, Diane Hernek, John Byers
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20070233891
    Abstract: A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Digital Fountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Luby, Ronen Vainish, Lars Rasmussen, David Kushi, Serban Simu, Adrian Perrig, Roberto Attias, Michael Walfish, Diane Hernek, John Byers
  • Publication number: 20060159098
    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: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michelle Munson, Serban Simu
  • Publication number: 20020129159
    Abstract: A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Luby, Ronen Vainish, Lars Rasmussen, David Kushi, Serban Simu, Adrian Perrig, Roberto Attias, Michael Walfish, Diane Hernek, John Byers