Patents by Inventor Sheldon Shen

Sheldon Shen 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).

  • Method and system for adaptive data transfer over packet networks
    Patent number: 8090870
    Abstract: There is provided a method for adaptive data transfer over packet networks. The method comprises selecting a first communication path for transferring the data to the second computer, starting to transfer the data over the first communication path to the second computer, monitoring transfer characteristics of the first communication path related to the data transfer, storing the transfer characteristics associated with the first communication path in a database, comparing the transfer characteristics against one or more previously stored transfer characteristics related to one or more prior data transfers, and determining whether to alter a transfer algorithm being utilized for transferring the data to the second computer based on the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Liu, Ken Long, Sheldon Shen
  • Method and system for adaptive data transfer over packet networks
    Publication number: 20090271513
    Abstract: There is provided a method for adaptive data transfer over packet networks. The method comprises selecting a first communication path for transferring the data to the second computer, starting to transfer the data over the first communication path to the second computer, monitoring transfer characteristics of the first communication path related to the data transfer, storing the transfer characteristics associated with the first communication path in a database, comparing the transfer characteristics against one or more previously stored transfer characteristics related to one or more prior data transfers, and determining whether to alter a transfer algorithm being utilized for transferring the data to the second computer based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Liu, Ken Long, Sheldon Shen