Patents by Inventor Steven Polston

Steven Polston 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).

  • Patent number: 11663298
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to managing enterprise software licenses for virtual network functions (“VNFs”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system can acquire a software license for a software asset to be instantiated and used by a cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise. The system can prepare, with an enterprise anchor point (“EAP”) module managed by a vendor of the software asset, a certificate validation process that uses an enterprise security certificate to ensure the software license is valid for an execution instance of the software asset. The system can instantiate the execution instance of the software asset in the cloud computing environment. The system can validate, by the EAP module, the enterprise security certificate to ensure the software asset is instantiated and used in accordance with the software license.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Fan, Sanjay Agraharam, Steven Polston, Michelle Martens
  • Publication number: 20230071201
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a first request for delivery of a first data set to a first destination, map the first request to a first information model, obtain a second request for delivery of a second data set to a second destination, map the second request to a second information model, and identify that a portion of data is part of both data sets. The processing system may next determine a plan for configuring data pipeline components for delivering the first data set to the first destination and the second data set to the second destination, the plan comprising: a combination of the first information model and the second information model, and at least one modification to the combination. The processing system may then configure the data pipeline components in accordance with the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: James Fan, Sanjay Agraharam, Jeffrey Aaron, Steven Polston, Arun Gupta, Michelle Martens
  • Publication number: 20220374443
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may perform a method including receiving a data request, executing a request fulfillment module to determine at least one information model and at least one executable flow associated with the data request, determining that at least one combining module is to be applied to the data request based on the at least one information model and the at least one executable flow, applying the at least one combining module to the data request, and generating a data pipeline to transmit data to a target that initiated the data request, wherein the data pipeline is generated in accordance with the at least one combining module that is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: James Fan, Steven Polston, Sanjay Agraharam, Arun Gupta, Michelle Martens
  • Patent number: 11500895
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a first request for delivery of a first data set to a first destination, map the first request to a first information model, obtain a second request for delivery of a second data set to a second destination, map the second request to a second information model, and identify that a portion of data is part of both data sets. The processing system may next determine a plan for configuring data pipeline components for delivering the first data set to the first destination and the second data set to the second destination, the plan comprising: a combination of the first information model and the second information model, and at least one modification to the combination. The processing system may then configure the data pipeline components in accordance with the plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Fan, Sanjay Agraharam, Jeffrey Aaron, Steven Polston, Arun Gupta, Michelle Martens
  • Publication number: 20220329594
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving a plurality of data request specifications from a plurality of user endpoint devices of requesting users, aggregating a subset of the plurality of data request specifications which share a similarity into a super request, retrieving a plurality of datasets, wherein the plurality of datasets is needed to fulfill the super request, aggregating the plurality of datasets into a single data superset, and delivering the single data superset to the plurality of user endpoint devices of the requesting users via a data pipeline, where the delivering includes segregating the single data superset so that each user endpoint device of the plurality of user endpoint devices of the requesting users receives a portion of the single data superset corresponding to one data request specification of the plurality of data request specifications that was submitted by the each user endpoint device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: James Fan, Steven Polston, Sanjay Agraharam, Michelle Martens, Arun Gupta
  • Publication number: 20220318706
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first request from a first user endpoint device of a first user, wherein the first request specifies a data need of the first user, identifying a first dataset from among a plurality of datasets, wherein the first dataset is determined to match the data need, determining a resource need of a second user who controls the first dataset, wherein the resource need is specified in a second request from a second user endpoint device of the second user, determining that the first user can provide a first resource that satisfies the resource need, wherein the first resource is offered by the first user, establishing an agreement upon approval from the first user and from a second user to orchestrate an exchange of the first dataset for the first resource, and delivering the first dataset to the first user endpoint device via a data pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: James Fan, Steven Polston, Sanjay Agraharam, Michelle Martens, Arun Gupta
  • Publication number: 20210303584
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a first ontology of a first type of data pipeline component, map the first ontology to a second ontology for a second type of data pipeline component that is stored in a catalog of data pipeline component types, provide a second data schema for the second type of data pipeline component as a template for a first data schema for the first type of data pipeline component, and add the first type of data pipeline component to the catalog of data pipeline component types, where the adding comprises storing the first ontology and the first data schema for the first type of data pipeline component in the catalog of data pipeline component types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: James Fan, Jeffrey Aaron, Sanjay Agraharam, Arun Gupta, Michelle Martens, Steven Polston
  • Publication number: 20210303585
    Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a first request for delivery of a first data set to a first destination, map the first request to a first information model, obtain a second request for delivery of a second data set to a second destination, map the second request to a second information model, and identify that a portion of data is part of both data sets. The processing system may next determine a plan for configuring data pipeline components for delivering the first data set to the first destination and the second data set to the second destination, the plan comprising: a combination of the first information model and the second information model, and at least one modification to the combination. The processing system may then configure the data pipeline components in accordance with the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: James Fan, Sanjay Agraharam, Jeffrey Aaron, Steven Polston, Arun Gupta, Michelle Martens
  • Publication number: 20210182366
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a multi-faceted license management approach to support multi-layered product structure. A model creation design and onboarding (“MCDO”) module can create an asset based upon input received from an asset creator. The MCDO module can store the asset in an asset catalog. The MCDO module can receive a search request from a collaborator. In response to the search request, the MCDO module can parse the search request to identify search criteria to be used to search the asset catalog. The MCDO module can search the asset catalog based upon the search criteria. The MCDO module can receive search results that include the asset. The MCDO module can create an enhanced asset based upon the asset created by the asset creator combined with a contribution based upon input received from the collaborator. The MCDO can store the enhanced asset in the asset catalog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Fan, Steven Polston, Michelle Martens, Sanjay Agraharam
  • Publication number: 20210182362
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to managing enterprise software licenses for virtual network functions (“VNFs”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system can acquire a software license for a software asset to be instantiated and used by a cloud computing environment associated with an enterprise. The system can prepare, with an enterprise anchor point (“EAP”) module managed by a vendor of the software asset, a certificate validation process that uses an enterprise security certificate to ensure the software license is valid for an execution instance of the software asset. The system can instantiate the execution instance of the software asset in the cloud computing environment. The system can validate, by the EAP module, the enterprise security certificate to ensure the software asset is instantiated and used in accordance with the software license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Fan, Sanjay Agraharam, Steven Polston, Michelle Martens
  • Patent number: 8024397
    Abstract: A repository of services, a system for building a repository of services, a method of building a repository of services and various other embodiments associated with the repository are disclosed. The method relates to a method of building a repository of services using a target services roadmap. The method comprises receiving from a user an identification of an implemented service and zero or more target services and mapping the implemented service to the zero or more target services. The target services and/or mapped implemented services are added to the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard R. Erickson, Steven Polston
  • Patent number: 7739228
    Abstract: A repository of services, a system for building a repository of services, a method of building a repository of services and various other embodiments associated with the repository are disclosed. The method relates to a method of building a repository of services using a target services roadmap. The method comprises receiving from a user an identification of an implemented service and zero or more target services and mapping the implemented service to the zero or more target services. The target services and/or mapped implemented services are added to the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard R. Erickson, Steven Polston
  • Patent number: 7730123
    Abstract: A repository of services, a system for building a repository of services, a method of building a repository of services, a software application that interfaces with a services repository and various other embodiments associated with the repository are disclosed. The method relates to a method of building a repository of services using a target services roadmap. The method comprises receiving from a user an identification of an implemented service and zero or more target services and mapping the implemented service to the zero or more target services. The target services and/or mapped implemented services are added to the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LP
    Inventors: Richard R. Erickson, Steven Polston
  • Patent number: 7630965
    Abstract: A software wizard for interacting with a user to build a repository of services, a system for building a repository of services, a service-oriented architecture (SOA) repository of services, a method of building a repository of services and various other embodiments associated with the repository are disclosed. The method relates to a method of building a repository of services using a target services roadmap. The method comprises receiving from a user an identification of an implemented service and zero or more target services and mapping the implemented service to the zero or more target services. The target services and/or mapped implemented services are added to the repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard R. Erickson, Steven Polston