Kevin Charles Athey

US Patent:

7177931, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

May 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/872635

Inventors:

Kevin Athey - Fremont CA, US
John Robison - Campbell CA, US
Ashvinkumar P. Patel - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709225, 709217, 709218, 709226

Abstract:

A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.

US Patent:

7792926, Sep 7, 2010

Filed:

Nov 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/593365

Inventors:

Kevin Athey - Fremont CA, US
John Robison - Campbell CA, US
Ashvinkumar P. Patel - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

709219, 709225

Abstract:

A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.

US Patent:

8135805, Mar 13, 2012

Filed:

Sep 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/874054

Inventors:

Kevin Athey - Fremont CA, US
John Robison - Campbell CA, US
Ashvinkumar P. Patel - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

709219, 709225

Abstract:

A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.

US Patent:

8392536, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Mar 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/415413

Inventors:

Kevin Athey - Fremont CA, US
John Robison - Campbell CA, US
Ashvinkumar P. Patel - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

709219

Abstract:

A method delivering content from a plurality of sources to a plurality of end servers through a central manager is provided. The method includes receiving the content from the plurality of sources at the central manager, formatting the content to a form usable by the plurality of end servers, creating a transaction generic to the plurality of end servers where the transaction includes a reference to a set of instructions for storing the formatted content, sending the transaction to an end server in the plurality of end servers, and calling the reference to execute the set of instructions where the set of instructions store the formatted content into the memory of the end server.