Robert B Bird

Address:

706 E Concord St APT A, Orlando, FL 32803

VIN:

4JGBF71E08A318373

Make:

MERCEDES-BENZ

Model:

GL-CLASS

Year:

2008

US Patent:

20060031463, Feb 9, 2006

Filed:

May 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/852776

Inventors:

Robert Bird - Gainesville FL, US
William Saxon - Gainesville FL, US

Assignee:

University of Florida - Gainesville FL

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224000

Abstract:

A metric driven method for managing a network can include the step of specifying a profile for a network event. The profile can include multiple discrete factors and can be associated with at least one event operation. Metrics can be received from multiple remotely located components residing within a network space. The metrics can be compared to the discrete factors, where each compared metric can correspond to one of the factors. A determination based on this comparison can indicate whether the network event has occurred. When the network event has occurred, the previously specified event operation associated with the network event can be automatically executed.

US Patent:

20120303597, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

May 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/479772

Inventors:

Robert Bird - Longwood FL, US
Adam Leko - Longwood FL, US
Matthew Whitlock - Longwood FL, US

Assignee:

RED LAMBDA, INC. - Longwood FL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707693, 707741, 707E17002, 707E17014, 707E1701, 707E17032

Abstract:

Systems and methods for storing and retrieving data elements transmitted via data streams received from distributed devices connected via a network. The received data elements may be stored in block stores on the distributed devices. The stored data-elements may be allocated to data-blocks of a block-store that have assigned block-identifiers and further allocated to events of the data-blocks that have assigned token-names. Stream-schema of the received data-streams may comprise a list of token-names and an index-definition for each corresponding data-stream. Indices may be generated for the event-allocated data-elements. A query may be executed in order to retrieve data-elements of the received data-streams based on the indices.

US Patent:

20120303631, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

May 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/479684

Inventors:

Robert Bird - Longwood FL, US
Matthew Whitlock - Longwood FL, US

Assignee:

Red Lambda, Inc. - Longwood FL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707741, 707E17002

Abstract:

A system and method for storing data-files stored on distributed devices connected to a network. Data-elements of the data-files are allocated to data-blocks stored on the distributed devices. Key-identifiers are calculated for each of the data-blocks based on the allocated data-elements. The key-identifiers are stored in distributed tables stored on the distributed devices. Index-nodes are generated for the data-files based on the data-blocks. A Paxos algorithm is executed for the index-nodes based on the key-identifiers to provide a consensus of the data-files that are stored on the plurality of distributed devices.

US Patent:

20120330909, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Aug 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/600853

Inventors:

Robert Bird - Longwood FL, US
Adam Leko - Longwood FL, US
Matthew Whitlock - Longwood FL, US

Assignee:

Red Lambda, Inc. - Longwood FL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707693, 707741, 707E17002

Abstract:

Systems, methods and computer readable medium for storing data elements transmitted via data streams received from distributed devices connected via a network. The received data elements may be stored in block stores on the distributed devices. The stored data elements may be allocated to data blocks of a block store that have assigned block identifiers and further allocated to events of the data blocks. Stream schema of the received plurality of data streams may have the same stream schema, and indices may be generated indices based on the order of the event allocated data elements. Stream schema of the received data streams may comprise a list of token names. Token names may be assigned to the event allocated data elements. Indices may be generated for the event allocated data elements based on the stream schema.

US Patent:

20140032568, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/832767

Inventors:

Robert Bird - Longwood FL, US
Matthew Whitlock - Longwood FL, US

Assignee:

Red Lambda, Inc. - Longwood FL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707743

Abstract:

A system, method and computer readable medium for indexing streaming data. Data may be received from distributed devices connected via a network. Data elements may be stored and allocated to data blocks and events of the block stores. Non-text data may be converted into a text representation. The data may be split into terms, and term frequencies of each term within each of the event may be calculated. Block-level term frequency statics may be calculated based on the term frequencies. Tree index structures, such as the Y-tree index, may be generated based on the block-level term frequency data. The Y-tree index structures may use the terms as keys and pointers to the corresponding data blocks and block-level term frequency data. A search query may be performed over the tree index structures.

US Patent:

20220377079, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

May 18, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/323141

Inventors:

- Cambridge MA, US
Robert B. Bird - Orlando FL, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A distributed computing system provides a distributed data store for network enabled devices at the edge. The distributed database is partitioned such that each node in the system has its own partition and some number of followers that replicate the data in the partition. The data in the partition is typically used in providing services to network enabled devices from the edge. The set of data for a particular network enabled device is owned by the node to which the network enabled device connects. Ownership of the data (and the data itself) may move around the distributed computing system to different nodes, e.g., for load balancing, fault-resilience, and/or due to device movement. Security/health checks are enforced at the edge as part of a process of transferring data ownership, thereby providing a mechanism to mitigate compromised or malfunctioning network enabled devices.

US Patent:

20230077864, Mar 16, 2023

Filed:

Aug 25, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/895512

Inventors:

- Waterloo, CA
Yash PRADHAN - Haryana, IN
Robert BIRD - Orlando FL, US

International Classification:

H04L 47/22
H04L 47/125

Abstract:

A system and method for managing distributed shaping in a computer network. The system including: a plurality of logic nodes, each logic node including: a packet processor configured to determine metrics associated with traffic flows in the computer network; a control processor configured to determine a quality value based on the determined metrics and communicate with each of the plurality of logic nodes; and a shaper object configured to shape the network traffic. The method including: initializing each logic node of a plurality of logic nodes; determining metrics associated with traffic flows in the computer network; determining a quality value based on the determined metrics; communicating the metrics with each of the plurality of logic nodes; and shaping the network traffic flows based on the quality value.

US Patent:

20230053164, Feb 16, 2023

Filed:

Nov 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/978275

Inventors:

- Cambridge MA, US
Robert B. Bird - Orlando FL, US
Aniruddha Bohra - Harrisburg PA, US
Michael Merideth - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

H04W 36/12
H04L 67/10
H04L 67/12

Abstract:

Edge server compute capacity demand in an overlay network is predicted and used to pre-position compute capacity in advance of application-specific demands. Preferably, machine learning is used to proactively predict anticipated compute capacity needs for an edge server region (e.g., a set of co-located edge servers). In advance, compute capacity (application instances) are made available in-region, and data associated with an application instance is migrated to be close to the instance. The approach facilitates compute-at-the-edge services, which require data (state) to be close to a pre-positioned latency-sensitive application instance. Overlay network mapping (globally) may be used for more long-term positioning, with short-duration scheduling then being done in-region as needed. Compute instances and associated state are migrated intelligently based on predicted (e.g., machine-learned) demand, and with full data consistency enforced.