Patents by Inventor Stephen Hulshof

Stephen Hulshof 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for real-time traffic steering using real-time user monitoring data
    Patent number: 11025553
    Abstract: Conventional internet routing is handled using routing protocols such as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). However, simple BGP does not account for latency, packet loss, or cost. To address this problem, smart routing systems that route traffic fast and in a cost-effective manner are implemented. In one approach, smart routing systems measure, compare, and analyze round-trip latencies and other metrics between a customer premises and one or more endpoints. Optimal inbound and outbound transit providers are selected for each endpoint based on these measurements. Other smart routing systems collect and analyze Real User Monitoring (RUM) data to predict latency performance of different content origins for serving data to a particular client based on the client's IP address and the content origins' IP addresses, which are ranked by performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Dynamic Network Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Alin Popescu, Philip Stanhope, Arun Mehra, Stephen Hulshof, Brian Premore, Douglas Madory, Scott Michael Brazina, Charlie Baker, Richard Gibson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC STEERING USING REAL-TIME USER MONITORING DATA
    Publication number: 20200252343
    Abstract: Conventional internet routing is handled using routing protocols such as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). However, simple BGP does not account for latency, packet loss, or cost. To address this problem, smart routing systems that route traffic fast and in a cost-effective manner are implemented. In one approach, smart routing systems measure, compare, and analyze round-trip latencies and other metrics between a customer premises and one or more endpoints. Optimal inbound and outbound transit providers are selected for each endpoint based on these measurements. Other smart routing systems collect and analyze Real User Monitoring (RUM) data to predict latency performance of different content origins for serving data to a particular client based on the client's IP address and the content origins' IP addresses, which are ranked by performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alin Popescu, Philip Stanhope, Arun Mehra, Stephen Hulshof, Brian Premore, Douglas Madory, Scott Michael Brazina, Charlie Baker, Richard Gibson
  • Methods and apparatus for real-time traffic steering using real-time user monitoring data
    Patent number: 10673767
    Abstract: Conventional internet routing is handled using routing protocols such as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). However, simple BGP does not account for latency, packet loss, or cost. To address this problem, smart routing systems that route traffic fast and in a cost-effective manner are implemented. In one approach, smart routing systems measure, compare, and analyze round-trip latencies and other metrics between a customer premises and one or more endpoints. Optimal inbound and outbound transit providers are selected for each endpoint based on these measurements. Other smart routing systems collect and analyze Real User Monitoring (RUM) data to predict latency performance of different content origins for serving data to a particular client based on the client's IP address and the content origins' IP addresses, which are ranked by performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DYNAMIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Alin Popescu, Philip Stanhope, Arun Mehra, Stephen Hulshof, Brian Premore, Douglas Madory, Scott Michael Brazina, Charlie Baker, Richard Gibson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC STEERING USING REAL-TIME USER MONITORING DATA
    Publication number: 20180270161
    Abstract: Conventional internet routing is handled using routing protocols such as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). However, simple BGP does not account for latency, packet loss, or cost. To address this problem, smart routing systems that route traffic fast and in a cost-effective manner are implemented. In one approach, smart routing systems measure, compare, and analyze round-trip latencies and other metrics between a customer premises and one or more endpoints. Optimal inbound and outbound transit providers are selected for each endpoint based on these measurements. Other smart routing systems collect and analyze Real User Monitoring (RUM) data to predict latency performance of different content origins for serving data to a particular client based on the client's IP address and the content origins' IP addresses, which are ranked by performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Alin Popescu, Philip Stanhope, Arun Mehra, Stephen Hulshof, Brian Premore, Douglas Madory, Scott Michael Brazina, Charlie Baker, Richard Gibson