Vivek Gupta

US Patent:

62437380, Jun 5, 2001

Filed:

Apr 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/055589

Inventors:

Tim Hayles - Austin TX
Vivek G. Gupta - Portland OR

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1516
H04L 1246
G01V 128

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

A remote device access (RDA) feature for enabling access and control of remote devices in a data acquisition (DAQ) system. The data acquisition system comprises at least one client computer system executing a client DAQ application. The data acquisition system also comprises one or more server computer systems coupled to the client computer system through a network, wherein each server computer includes a data acquisition device which is controllable by the client DAQ application. The RDA method comprises the client DAQ application making a call to access the remote DAQ device in the server computer. In response to a determination that the call is intended for a remote DAQ device (the identical call could be intended for a local DAQ device), the call is then packaged into one or more packets and transferred to the server computer. The packets are preferably transferred using a remote procedure call (RPC). The server computer receives the one or more packets and unpackages the one or more packets to produce the call.

US Patent:

20140114803, Apr 24, 2014

Filed:

Oct 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/658592

Inventors:

Muthu Sundaresan - Austin TX, US
Vivek Gupta - Yarrow Point WA, US

Assignee:

eBay Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 2635

Abstract:

A system and method of determining whether to make an item listing visible to a user are disclosed. A user is enabled to navigate an e-commerce site. A returns frequency index is calculated for the user based on the user's transaction history. The user's transaction history includes the user's history of item returns. It is determined whether or not to make an item listing visible to the user on the e-commerce site based on the returns frequency index for the user. In some embodiments, the returns frequency index is calculated using the mathematical expression (V/N)/(V/N), wherein Vis a total value of items returned by the user, Nis a total number of items returned by the user, Vis a total value of items purchased by the user, and Nis a total number of items purchased by the user.