Thomas D Phan

US Patent:

20080049254, Feb 28, 2008

Filed:

Aug 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/466778

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US
Kavitha Ranganathan - New York NY, US
Radu Sion - Sound Beach NY, US

International Classification:

G06K 15/00

US Classification:

358 116

Abstract:

The embodiments of the invention provide a method, service, computer program product, etc. of co-scheduling job assignments and data replication in wide-area systems using a genetic method. A method begins by co-scheduling assignment of jobs and replication of data objects based on job ordering within a scheduler queue, job-to-compute node assignments, and object-to-local data store assignments. More specifically, the job ordering is determined according to an order in which the jobs are assigned from the scheduler to the compute nodes. Further, the job-to-compute node assignments are determined according to which of the jobs are assigned to which of the compute nodes; and, the object-to-local data store assignments are determined according to which of the data objects are replicated to which of the local data stores.

US Patent:

20080177700, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Jan 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/624876

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/06

US Classification:

707 3, 707E17014

Abstract:

The embodiments of the invention provide a method, program storage device, etc. for automated and dynamic management of query views for database workloads. More specifically, a method begins by executing queries, which includes accessing a set of data tables for each of the queries. During the executing of the queries, the method accesses a required data table from a cache if the required data table is present in the cache and creates the required data table if the required data table is not present in the cache. The accessing of the required data table from the cache has a lower processing cost than accessing the required data table from a base table. Also during the executing of the queries, created data tables are stored in the cache, wherein one or more of the created data tables are removed from the cache when the cache becomes full.

US Patent:

20080178179, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Jan 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/624253

Inventors:

Ramesh Natarajan - Pleasantville NY, US
Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US
Satoki Mitsumori - Tokyo, JP

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

718102

Abstract:

The invention pertains to a system and method for a set of middleware components for supporting the execution of computational applications on high-performance computing platform. A specific embodiment of this invention was used to deploy a financial risk application on Blue Gene/L parallel supercomputer. The invention is relevant to any application where the input and output data are stored in external sources, such as SQL databases, where the automatic pre-staging and post-staging of the data between the external data sources and the computational platform is desirable. This middleware provides a number of core features to support these applications including for example, an automated data extraction and staging gateway, a standardized high-level job specification schema, a well-defined web services (SOAP) API for interoperability with other applications, and a secure HTML/JSP web-based interface suitable for non-expert and non-privileged users.

US Patent:

20080183667, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Mar 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/055461

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/10
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 2, 707E17017

Abstract:

The embodiments of the invention provide a method, program storage device, etc. for automated and dynamic management of query views for database workloads. More specifically, a method begins by executing queries, which includes accessing a set of data tables for each of the queries. During the executing of the queries, the method accesses a required data table from a cache if the required data table is present in the cache and creates the required data table if the required data table is not present in the cache. The accessing of the required data table from the cache has a lower processing cost than accessing the required data table from a base table. Also during the executing of the queries, created data tables are stored in the cache, wherein one or more of the created data tables are removed from the cache when the cache becomes full.

US Patent:

20090083140, Mar 26, 2009

Filed:

Sep 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/860637

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program product for integrating an advertisement within network-delivered media content is described. In accordance with one implementation, media content is retrieved for delivery to an end user, wherein the media content type is one of text, graphic, video or audio. The media content is analyzed to identify an advertisement insertion location within the media content. An advertisement is inserted within the media content at the advertisement insertion location, wherein the advertisement type is the same as the media content type. The media content is then delivered to the end user via a network.

US Patent:

20090094093, Apr 9, 2009

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/868252

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/40
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 10

Abstract:

A system for selecting an advertisement for display to a user. The system includes a plurality of web properties and an advertisement engine. Each of the web properties include a web interface that may be customized based on user profile data provided by the user. As such, data may be explicitly associated with the user's profile naturally over time as the user interacts with various web pages and sets user preferences. Upon visiting one of the web properties, the web interface may request an advertisement for the advertisement engine to be displayed to the user. The advertisement engine identifies the user and accesses the user profile data for the identified user stored in each of the web properties. The advertisement engine also accesses advertisement target profile data associated with an advertisement and compares the user profile data to the advertisement target profile data to determine whether to display the advertisement to the user.

US Patent:

20090099909, Apr 16, 2009

Filed:

Oct 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/870004

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14

Abstract:

Systems and methods for setting a bid price associated with a digital ad are disclosed. Generally, an ad campaign management system calculates a segmented budget for an ad campaign comprising a digital ad. The ad campaign management system runs the ad campaign for a defined period of time to determine at least a click-through rate associated with the digital ad. The ad campaign management system examines an actual cost-per-click (“actual CPC”) and a contractual cost-per-click (“contractual CPC”) associated with the digital ad to determine a calculated cost-per-click (“calculated CPC”) associated with the digital ad for a segment of the ad campaign. The ad campaign management system then sets a bid price for the digital ad based on the calculated CPC for a future segment of the ad campaign.

US Patent:

20090157609, Jun 18, 2009

Filed:

Dec 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/955231

Inventors:

Thomas Phan - San Jose CA, US
Rajendra Shriwas - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/06

US Classification:

707 3, 707E17108

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for automatically and dynamically constructing a web page having one or more images as the web page's major component are provided. The image(s) are analyzed based on a first set of rules to determine at least one relevant attribute, such as a relevant color. At least one aesthetic design element for the web page is automatically selected with reference to the at least one relevant attribute based on a second set of rules. The web page is automatically and dynamically constructed by incorporating the at least one aesthetic design element based on the second set of rules. The first set of rules includes at least one rule that governs the analysis of the image(s) and the determination of the relevant attribute(s). The second set of rules includes at least one rule that governs the selection and the incorporation of the aesthetic design element(s) for the web page.