Yogananda T Rao

US Patent:

8255457, Aug 28, 2012

Filed:

Sep 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/469812

Inventors:

Derek Turner - Redmond WA, US
Yogananda Rao - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

709203, 709227, 709228, 709229, 725 87

Abstract:

Adaptive content load balancing is described. In an embodiment, client requests for media content are received and service node(s) are determined that can provide the requested media content to a client. Each client request is registered to correlate client sessions with requested media content provided from a service node, and a determination is made as to whether to replicate the requested media content for each received client request to optimize session capacity over the service node(s).

US Patent:

20030229898, Dec 11, 2003

Filed:

Jun 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/163649

Inventors:

Suresh Babu - Cupertino CA, US
Amod Deshpande - Sunnyvale CA, US
Yogananda Rao - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04N007/173
H04N007/025
H04N007/10
H04N005/445
H04N007/16

US Classification:

725/087000, 725/034000, 725/046000, 725/001000, 725/091000

Abstract:

A media distribution system receives program data describing on-demand media content available from multiple vendors. The media distribution system packages the program data as electronic program guide data and distributes the electronic program guide data to one or more client devices.

US Patent:

20040210936, Oct 21, 2004

Filed:

Apr 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/407118

Inventors:

Yogananda Rao - Sunnyvale CA, US
Suresh Babu - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA

International Classification:

H04N007/173
G06F003/00
H04N005/445
G06F013/00

US Classification:

725/087000, 725/086000, 725/101000, 725/039000

Abstract:

A method for providing assets includes providing information to a user regarding at least one asset from a pool of assets, where the pool of assets includes a subset of available assets and a subset of unavailable assets, and then receiving a user's request for an asset from the pool of assets to define a requested asset. The method further includes determining whether the requested asset is: (a) within the subset of available assets; or (b) within the subset of unavailable assets. The method further includes, when the requested asset is within the subset of available assets, immediately providing the requested asset to the user. Further, the method includes, when the requested asset is within the subset of unavailable assets, offering to provide the requested asset to the user when a number of requests for the requested asset exceeds a threshold.

US Patent:

20060271972, Nov 30, 2006

Filed:

May 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/141417

Inventors:

Akash Pai - Sunnyvale CA, US
Yogananda Rao - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 3/00
H04N 7/173
H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725086000, 725087000, 725061000

Abstract:

Popularity-based on-demand media distribution is described. An on-demand media system includes multiple media sources, each configured to serve on-demand media content to one or more clients. On-demand media content is distributed among the media sources based on popularity of the media content such that at least one of the media sources is configured to serve more popular media content and at least another of the media sources is configured to serve less popular media content.

US Patent:

20080059721, Mar 6, 2008

Filed:

Sep 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/469784

Inventors:

Derek Turner - Redmond WA, US
Yogananda Rao - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/12

US Classification:

711154

Abstract:

Predictive popular content replication is described. In an embodiment service node(s) can provide media content when requested by client devices. Previous requests for the media content can be trended to forecast its popularity prior to receiving additional requests for the media content. Replication of the media content can then be initiated such that the media content is available and can be rapidly accessed to serve the additional requests for the media content. The media content can be replicated into cache memory for faster access than from disk-based media to serve the additional requests for the media content.

US Patent:

20140372359, Dec 18, 2014

Filed:

Jun 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/920155

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Yogananda Rao - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 47

Abstract:

In some scenarios, devices may execute applications that are configured to monitor a set of conditions (e.g., geographic coordinates detected by global positioning system (GPS) receivers), and to execute actions upon detecting the fulfillment of the conditions. However, in such architectures, each application may be responsible for polling the sensors of the device to detect condition fulfillment, and it may be difficult to specify rules in a hardware-independent manner involving multiple applications and/or devices. Presented herein are techniques for configuring devices to perform actions by receiving a rule set from a rule server; registering a set of condition tests for respective conditions of a rule with the sensors of the device; upon being notified by the sensor that a condition test has been fulfilled, evaluating the conditions of the rule; and upon determining a fulfillment of the conditions, executing one or more actions (optionally involving multiple devices and/or applications).