Benjamin Adair Hobbs

US Patent:

20170264588, Sep 14, 2017

Filed:

Jul 20, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/215474

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Thomas R. Gissel - Apex NC, US
Aaron Tarter - Chapel Hill NC, US
Daniel Floyd - Raleigh NC, US
Benjamin Hobbs - Vacaville CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

A respective node in a linear communication orbit receives an instruction packet through the linear communication orbit, where the instruction packet has been propagated from a starting node to the respective node through one or more upstream nodes along the linear communication orbit, and the instruction packet includes an instruction for establishing a direct duplex connection between the respective node and a respective server. In response to receiving the instruction packet, the respective node sends an outbound connection request to the respective server to establish the direct duplex connection. The respective node then uploads local data to the respective server through the direct duplex connection (e.g., in response to one or more queries, instructions, and requests received from the respective server through the direct duplex connection), where the respective server performs analysis on the local data received from the respective node through the direct duplex connection.

US Patent:

20170264589, Sep 14, 2017

Filed:

Jul 20, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/215483

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Thomas R. Gissel - Apex NC, US
Aaron Tarter - Chapel Hill NC, US
Daniel Floyd - Raleigh NC, US
Benjamin Hobbs - Vacaville CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

A remote server dispatches an instruction packet to a node in a network through a linear communication orbit formed by a collection of nodes. The instruction packet propagates from node to node along the linear communication orbit until reaching the node. The instruction packet includes instructions for establishing a direct duplex connection between the node and the remote server. After dispatching the instruction packet to the node through the linear communication orbit, the remote server receives, from the node, a request for establishing the direct duplex connection. In response to receiving the request from the node, the remote server establishes the direct duplex connection. After establishing the direct duplex connection, the remote server issues instructions to the node to upload local data from the node to the remote server through the direct duplex connection.