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  • Managing content delivery network service providers by a content broker
    Patent number: 8788671
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing network storage provider and CDN service providers are provided. A content broker component obtains client computing device requests for content provided by a content provider. The content broker processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a network storage provider or a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the content broker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley E. Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf, Imran S. Patel
  • Session coordination for auto-scaled virtualized graphics processing
    Patent number: 10593009
    Abstract: A graphic session coordinator is established to enable remote virtualized graphics operations on behalf of a set of graphics request generators. A request generator submits a graphics session request to the session coordinator. A configuration operation is performed at one or more routing devices to enable graphics operation request packets from the request generator to be delivered to a first remote virtualized graphics device and to enable graphics operation response packets to be transmitted to a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihir Sadruddin Surani, Adithya Bhat, Malcolm Featonby, Yuxuan Liu, Douglas Cotton Kurtz, Umesh Chandani
  • Decentralized request routing
    Patent number: 9628556
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide logic for decentralized request routing. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method routes a request. The method includes receiving, by a client server, the request. The client server evaluates feedback information received by the client server from at least one of a plurality of host servers. The client server selects one of the plurality of host servers to process the request, based on the evaluation, and transmits the request to the selected one of the plurality of host servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Thomas, Christopher Kommareddy, Preetha Chatterjee, Nan Zhong, Mitchell Sundt, Vivek Rai
  • Allocating shared resources
    Patent number: 8695079
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for allocating shared resources. A request to allocate a shared isolating resource is received. The shared isolating resource operates to isolate a plurality of customer resources in a multi-tenant environment. In response to the request to allocate, a least recently deallocated shared isolating resource is removed from a pool of available shared isolating resources. The least recently deallocated shared isolating resource is provided to at least one device using the shared isolating resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Miller, Mahmoud A. Abuelela, David Schneider-Joseph, Eric J. Brandwine
  • Managing resources in resource cache components
    Patent number: 9237114
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing resources maintained in resource cache components are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider provides resources that are received and maintained on resource cache components. The network storage provider either processes requests or provides notifications to the resource cache components to facilitate the management of resources that need to be updated or are otherwise treated as invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley E. Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian
  • Virtual cryptographic module with load balancer and cryptographic module fleet
    Patent number: 11140140
    Abstract: A virtual cryptographic module is used to perform cryptographic operations. The virtual cryptographic module may include a fleet of cryptographic modules and a load balancer that determines when a cryptographic module should be added to or removed from the fleet. The fleet size may be adjusted based on detecting a set of conditions that includes the utilization level of the fleet. One or more cryptographic modules of the fleet may be used to fulfill requests to perform cryptographic operations. A cryptographic module may be a hardware security module (“HSM”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Preston Lightner Norum
  • Environment-sensitive distributed data management
    Patent number: 11314444
    Abstract: A storage controller is implemented for controlling a storage system. The storage controller may be implemented using a distributed computer system and may include components for servicing client data requests based on the characteristics of the distributed computer system, the client, or the data requests. The storage controller is scalable independently of the storage system it controls. All components of the storage controller, as well as the client, may be virtual or hardware-based instances of a distributed computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc J. Brooker, Madhuvanesh Parthasarathy, Tate Andrew Certain, Kerry Q. Lee
  • Reboot migration between bare-metal servers
    Patent number: 11474827
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, devices, and methods for performing and facilitating tenant migration between multiple bare-metal servers. An example method includes receiving an indication of an impending reboot of a first bare-metal server. The first bare-metal server may be hosting a tenant. The method further includes identifying a second bare-metal server in a pre-initialized state. The method also includes causing the first bare-metal server to migrate data associated with the tenant to the second bare-metal server in advance of the reboot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashu Razdan, Matthew Shawn Wilson
  • Virtual cryptographic module with load balancer and cryptographic module fleet
    Patent number: 10447668
    Abstract: A virtual cryptographic module is used to perform cryptographic operations. The virtual cryptographic module may include a fleet of cryptographic modules and a load balancer that determines when a cryptographic module should be added to or removed from the fleet. The fleet size may be adjusted based on detecting a set of conditions that includes the utilization level of the fleet. One or more cryptographic modules of the fleet may be used to fulfill requests to perform cryptographic operations. A cryptographic module may be a hardware security module (“HSM”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Preston Lightner Norum
  • Management of periodic requests for compute capacity
    Patent number: 10042660
    Abstract: A system for monitoring incoming code execution requests and scheduling the corresponding code executions is provided. The system may be configured to maintain a plurality of virtual machine instances. The system may be further configured to determine whether at least some of the incoming code execution requests exhibit periodicity, and cause a reduced amount of idle compute capacity to be maintained on the virtual compute system. The system may be further configured to cause additional compute capacity to be added shortly before code execution requests are expected to be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Allen Wagner, Scott Daniel Wisniewski, Marc John Brooker
  • Alias resource record sets
    Patent number: 9264358
    Abstract: Generally described, the present disclosure is directed to managing request routing functionality corresponding to resource requests for one or more resources associated with a content provider. A service provider may assign an alias resource records that point to another alias resource record or to an IP address. A DNS server of the service provider may receive a request to resolve a DNS query for a domain for which the DNS server is authoritative. The DNS server determine that the DNS query corresponds to an alias record and may resolve the DNS query according to the data of the alias record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Darren H. Mutz, John Cormie
  • Speculative generation of network page components
    Patent number: 8874641
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for speculatively generating network page components to reduce network page generation latency. Multiple alternative network page components are determined based at least in part on data associated with a user. A network page request is obtained from a client associated with the user, and generation of the alternative network page components is commenced in response to the network page request. One or more of the alternative network page components is selected. The network page is generated, including one or more of the alternative network page components and excluding other alternative network page components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Boynes
  • Adaptive load balancing for distributed systems
    Patent number: 11381506
    Abstract: Adaptive load balancing may be implemented for a distributed system. An evaluation of criteria for creating a mapping for an identifier associated with requests may be performed. The created mapping may route requests to a distributed system to request handling nodes that cache request information for performing the requests. When requests are received, if an identifier determined to be associated with the request is mapped to request handling nodes, then the request may be sent to the identified request handling nodes instead of performing a load balancing technique to select a request handling node for the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Tehonlogies, Inc.
    Inventors: Himanshu Jindal, Christoph Saalfeld
  • Managing resource dependent workflows
    Patent number: 8656002
    Abstract: Systems and method for the management of resource dependent workflows are provided. One or more resource control devices monitor usage of a computing resource by server computing devices. Each resource control device may direct a server computing device to proceed with a workflow or to pause processing a workflow. A resource control device may further direct a server computing device to take resource conserving actions. When a computing resource is determined to be available, a resource control device may direct a paused server computing device to resume a workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eden G. Adogla, Jamin W. Collins
  • Managing resource dependent workflows
    Patent number: 8738775
    Abstract: Systems and method for the management of resource dependent workflows are provided. One or more resource control devices monitor usage of a computing resource by server computing devices. Each resource control device may direct a server computing device to proceed with a workflow or to pause processing a workflow. A resource control device may further direct a server computing device to take resource conserving actions. When a computing resource is determined to be available, a resource control device may direct a paused server computing device to resume a workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eden G. Adogla, Jamin W. Collins
  • Affinity-based routing and execution for workflow service
    Patent number: 11379268
    Abstract: A workflow service implements policies to leverage affinities to improve system performance. Example types of policies include a parent activity affinity (e.g., data for a task already exists locally to a node), a resource group affinity (e.g., a task requires a particular type of resource capability), or a code affinity (e.g., necessary code for the task is already stored locally to a node). A node for a particular task is selected based on an affinity policy or policy statement (e.g., the type indicated in a policy of a workflow definition) and configuration information, and the task routed to the selected node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuldeep Gupta
  • Managing resources and entries in tracking information in resource cache components
    Patent number: 10491534
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing resources maintained in resource cache components are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider provides resources that are received and maintained on resource cache components. The network storage provider either processes requests or provides notifications to the resource cache components to facilitate the management of resources that need to be updated or are otherwise treated as invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley Eugene Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian
  • Decoupling data request rate from hardware medium for archival data storage devices
    Patent number: 11199994
    Abstract: An archival data storage service identifies, in response to a request to retrieve data previously archived by the service, a set of data storage devices that collectively include the data. From the set of data storage devices, the archival data storage service identifies a set of bins, where a subset of the set of bins includes the data. Based on a deadline for fulfillment of the request, the archival data storage service generates a schedule for retrieval of the set of bins for obtaining the data. The schedule is provided to cause retrieval of the set of bins in accordance with the schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rishabh Animesh, Siddharth Shah, Anusha Dasarakothapalli
  • Managing content delivery network service providers
    Patent number: 8073940
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains client computing device requests for content. The network storage provider processes the client computing device requests and determines whether a subsequent request for the resource should be directed to a CDN service provider as a function of the updated or processed by the network storage provider storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Richardson, Bradley E. Marshall, Swaminathan Sivasubramanian, Tal Saraf
  • Stream data record reads using push-mode persistent connections
    Patent number: 10798140
    Abstract: From a stream management service, indications of transmissions of data records of a first data stream via a persistent network connection associated with a subscription are provided to a stream processing application. In response to detecting that a transfer throttling condition associated with the subscription has been met, a delay is introduced before additional data records are transmitted via the same persistent network connection. After a subscription expiration period has elapsed, an indication of the expiration is provided to the application via the persistent connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Warren Mercier, Sayantan Chakravorty, Yasemin Avcular, Charlie Paucard