Gregory V Vaughan

US Patent:

6996624, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Sep 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/966489

Inventors:

Chris LeCroy - Boulder Creek CA, US
Gregory Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231, 709224, 370231

Abstract:

Reliability is added to RTP by having a client acknowledge to the server each of the RTP packets received by the client, and retransmitting from the server to the client any of the packets that remain unacknowledged subsequent to expiration of a predetermined time duration subsequent to the timestamp. The server continuously determines a maximum number of bytes that may be contained in the RTP packets streaming into the network and, in the event a number of bytes in the RTP packets exceeds the maximum number, discontinues streaming of the RTP packets until it is determined that the number of bytes is less than the maximum number. The server also continuously determines a present streaming rate at which the RTP packets are streamed into the network wherein the present streaming rate exceeds the normal streaming rate.

US Patent:

7380014, May 27, 2008

Filed:

Feb 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/348400

Inventors:

Chris LeCroy - Boulder Creek CA, US
Gregory Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231, 709224, 370231

Abstract:

Reliability is added to RTP by having a client acknowledge to the server each of the RTP packets received by the client, and retransmitting from the server to the client any of the packets that remain unacknowledged subsequent to expiration of a predetermined time duration subsequent to the timestamp. The server continuously determines a maximum number of bytes that may be contained in the RTP packets streaming into the network and, in the event a number of bytes in the RTP packets exceeds the maximum number, discontinues streaming of the RTP packets until it is determined that the number of bytes is less than the maximum number. The server also continuously determines a present streaming rate at which the RTP packets are streamed into the network wherein the present streaming rate exceeds the normal streaming rate.

US Patent:

20120173610, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Apr 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/080131

Inventors:

Darryl Neil Bleau - Campbell CA, US
Gregory Bjorn Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA, US
Jeffrey Thomas Davey - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

Methods and apparatuses that generate a subtopic identifier identifying a client application within a client device that can support multiple users are described. The client application may be associated with a server application hosted in one or more application servers. Notification services may be registered with the application servers from the client application to forward identifiers associated with the client application for one of the multiple users to the server application to enable the server application to push notification messages to the client device selectively for the client application for that user. When receiving a notification message from the application server, the notification message may be examined to forward the notification message directly to the client application for that user without invoking other applications in the client device if the notification message carries a subtopic identifier of the client application.

US Patent:

20140040412, Feb 6, 2014

Filed:

Jul 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/563433

Inventors:

Kazuhisa Yanagihara - Cupertino CA, US
Lionel Gentil - Dublin CA, US
Darrin B. Jewell - Woodside CA, US
Jason R. Thorpe - San Francisco CA, US
Jordan L. Redner - Redwood City CA, US
Gregory B. Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA, US
Gregory Burns - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/167

US Classification:

709213

Abstract:

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that delivers content to an electronic device. The system includes a content provider that obtains a public address of the electronic device from a first request for the content from the electronic device. Next, the content provider uses the public address to identify a local caching server on a local area network (LAN) of the electronic device. Finally, the content provider provides a local address of the local caching server to the electronic device, wherein the local address is used by the electronic device to obtain the content from the local caching server and the LAN without accessing a content delivery network (CDN) outside the LAN.

US Patent:

56236522, Apr 22, 1997

Filed:

Jul 25, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/280274

Inventors:

Kumar A. Vora - San Jose CA
Gregory B. Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA
Kenneth C. McLeod - Santa Clara CA
David Casseres - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

395610

Abstract:

A method an apparatus for maintaining information in a network of computer systems and for controlling the display of searchable information. The apparatus includes a first processor having a first display device and being coupled to an information storage device having information stored in at least one information source, where the first processor is coupled to a network. An input device is coupled to the first processor, where the input device is for selecting the information source to provide a selected information source which is to be unavailable for searching. A second processor having a second display device is coupled to the network to communicate with the first processor. The second display device is for displaying an indicia of information source, where the second display device displayed the indicia of the information source when the information source has not been selected by the input device. When the input device has selected the information source the indicia at some point in time after the information source has been selected is no longer displayed on the second display device.

US Patent:

57154430, Feb 3, 1998

Filed:

Jul 25, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/279949

Inventors:

Kazu Yanagihara - Mountain View CA
Steven F. Peralta - Santa Clara CA
Robin E. Martherus - San Jose CA
Gregory B. Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA
Matthew Holloway - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

395603

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for processing information in a data processing system which is coupled to an information storage device having information stored therein. The method includes defining on a first processor a first search request which includes at least one parameter which specifies a first desired type of information, then performing a first search using the first request to determine whether the first type of desired information is stored in the information storage device. While performing the first search the first processor executes another process associated with searching for information in the data processing system. This other process typically includes defining a further search request and performing a further search using the further search request while the first search is being performed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a first processor coupled to the information storage device and a second processor coupled to a network to the first processor. An input device is coupled to the first processor which is used to define a first search request.

US Patent:

61611026, Dec 12, 2000

Filed:

Aug 12, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/910060

Inventors:

Kazu Yanagihara - Mountain View CA
Steven F. Peralta - Santa Clara CA
Robin E. Martherus - San Jose CA
Gregory B. Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA
Matthew Holloway - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for processing information in a data processing system which is coupled to an information storage device having information stored therein. The method includes defining on a first processor a first search request which includes at least one parameter which specifies a first desired type of information, then performing a first search using the first request to determine whether the first type of desired information is stored in the information storage device. While performing the first search the first processor executes another process associated with searching for information in the data processing system. This other process typically includes defining a further search request and performing a further search using the further search request while the first search is being performed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a first processor coupled to the information storage device and a second processor coupled to a network to the first processor. An input device is coupled to the first processor which is used to define a first search request.

US Patent:

58192735, Oct 6, 1998

Filed:

Apr 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/846681

Inventors:

Kumar A. Vora - San Jose CA
Gregory B. Vaughan - Santa Cruz CA
Kenneth c. McLeod - Santa Clara CA
David Casseres - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for maintaining information in a network of computer systems and for controlling the display of searchable information. The apparatus includes a first processor having a first display device and being coupled to an information storage device having information stored in at least one information source, where the first processor is coupled to a network. An input device is coupled to the first processor, where the input device is for selecting the information source to provide a selected information source which is to be unavailable for searching. A second processor having a second display device is coupled to the network to communicate with the first processor. The second display device is for displaying an indicia of information source, where the second display device displayed the indicia of the information source when the information source has not been selected by the input device. When the input device has selected the information source the indicia at some point in time after the information source has been selected is no longer displayed on the second display device.