Raja Ramachandran

US Patent:

6389450, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Feb 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/241464

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc. - Charlestown MA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709201, 709249

Abstract:

A method for creating distributed objects representing receipt requests which are sent with a primary distributed object, indicating a receipt is requested when the primary distributed object has been received at a client side communications server or accessed by a member of a workgroup, or both.

US Patent:

20140004944, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/930402

Inventors:

Davin Anthony Seto - Navato CA, US
Cedric Rhodes - San Francisco CA, US
Arjun Bharat Lall - San Francisco CA, US
Terri Tiongson - San Francisco CA, US
Brian Edwin Fouts - San Francisco CA, US
Abhinav Agrawal - San Francisco CA, US
Raja Ramachandran - San Francisco CA, US
Kushan Narendra Shah - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/12

US Classification:

463 31, 463 42

Abstract:

Systems and methods for integrating online games with online feeds are described. In some example embodiments, the systems and methods receive an indication of a single action performed within an online game, identify two or more feeds external to the online game, and post information associated with the single action to the identified two or more feeds in response to the received indication.

US Patent:

58705627, Feb 9, 1999

Filed:

Mar 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/822902

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

39520068

Abstract:

A system for managing information communications between clients on different networks having a first computer with a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names; a web server to respond to resource locators by calling the function name; a database management program for organizing the dynamic client registry; a domain communications server which, when loaded by the web server is executed to respond to resource locators directed to it and to direct the database management program in organizing the dynamic client registry; a second computer communicating with the first computer, the second computer having a disk for storing a dynamic group registry and for storing resource locators containing function names; the second computer executing a web server which causes it to respond to resource locators by calling the function indicated, the second computer also having a database management program for organizing the dynamic group registry; a client side communications server executing in the second computer responding to resource locators directed to it and directing the database management program in organizing the dynamic group registry; a domain communications resource locator list stored in the computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in the domain communications server in the first computer; and a client side communications resource locator list stored in the computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in the client side communications server in the second computer so communications between the computers cause selected functions to be executed to manage information flow between them.

US Patent:

58676678, Feb 2, 1999

Filed:

Mar 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/822898

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

39520079

Abstract:

A publication control system for networks inside a client having several publication computers networked together, each of the publication computers having disks for storing a dynamic group registry and resource locators containing function names, a web server which, when executed by the publication computer, causes the publication computer to respond to resource locators by calling the function indicated, a database management program for organizing the dynamic group registry; and a client side communications server, which responds to resource locators directed to it and directs the database management program in organizing the dynamic group registry; the system also has a domain computer having a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names; a web server which, when executed by the domain computer, causes the domain computer to respond to the resource locators by calling the function name indicated, a database management program for organizing the dynamic client registry; a domain communications server which, when loaded by the web server, is executed by the domain computer, to respond to resource locators directed to it and to direct the database management program in organizing the dynamic client registry; a domain communications resource locator list in all computers that causes functions to be executed in the domain communications server; a client side communications resource locator list in all computers that causes functions to be executed in each client side communications server so that communications between the domain computer and the publication computers cause the selected functions to control internal publications.

US Patent:

61286451, Oct 3, 2000

Filed:

Feb 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/241465

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

A hyper domain server which maps a plurality of client domain servers into a communications infrastructure to create a community over one or more networks. In one embodiment the client domain servers map a plurality of client side communications servers within a client entity.

US Patent:

58676651, Feb 2, 1999

Filed:

Mar 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/823428

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

39520068

Abstract:

A domain communications server having a first computer with a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names; a web server to respond to resource locators by calling the function name; a database management program for organizing the dynamic client registry; a domain communications server which, when loaded by the web server is executed to respond to resource locators directed to it and to direct the database management program in organizing the dynamic client registry; secondary computers communicating with the first computer, the secondary computers each having a disk for storing a dynamic group registry and for storing resource locators containing function names; each secondary computer executing a web server which causes it to respond to resource locators by calling the function indicated, each secondary computer also having a database management program for organizing its dynamic group registry; a client side communications server executing in each secondary computer responding to resource locators directed to it and directing the database management program in organizing its dynamic group registry; a domain communications resource locator list stored in the computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in the domain communications server in the first computer; and a client side communications resource locator list stored in the computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in the client side communications server in the secondary computers so communications between the computers cause selected functions to be executed to manage information flow between them.

US Patent:

58840354, Mar 16, 1999

Filed:

Mar 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828142

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

Assignee:

PFN, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

39520048

Abstract:

A dynamic group registry for organizing information created by a client entity for sharing, having a plurality of publication computers networked together inside the client, each publication computer having a disk for storing a dynamic group registry and resource locators containing function names, a web server which causes the publication computer to respond to resource locators by loading the function name indicated, a database management program for organizing the dynamic group registry; a client side communications server to respond to resource locators directed to it and to direct the database management program in organizing the dynamic group registry; a client side communications resource locator list stored in each publication computer that causes functions to be selected for execution in the client side communications server so that the dynamic group registry indicates how information is to be shared amongst the designated individuals and groups with the client entity.

US Patent:

60264306, Feb 15, 2000

Filed:

Mar 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828833

Inventors:

Ronald A. Butman - Nahant MA
Raja Ramachandran - Allston MA
Thomas A. Burns - Duxbury MA
Thomas J. Malone - South Boston MA
Michael D. Kmiec - Boston MA
Joseph C. Dougherty - West Roxbury MA

International Classification:

G06F 1516
G06F 1300

US Classification:

709203

Abstract:

A registry to organize information from client entities on different networks for selective sharing, having a first computer having a disk for storing a dynamic client registry and resource locators containing function names. A web server causes the first computer to respond to the resource locators by loading the function name indicated. A database management program organizes the dynamic client registry. The system also includes a domain communications server which is used by the web server to respond to resource locators directed to it and to direct the database management program in organizing the dynamic client registry; several secondary computers networked with the first, each having a disk for storing a dynamic group registry and resource locators containing function names, a web server which causes the secondary computer to respond to resource locators by loading the function name indicated, a database management program for organizing the dynamic group registry; a client side communications server in each secondary computer, which responds to resource locators directed to the client side communications server and which directs the database management program in organizing the dynamic group registry; a domain communications resource locator list stored in all computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in the domain communications server; a client side communications resource locator list stored in all computers that causes functions to be selected for execution in each client side communications server so that communications between the first computer and each secondary computer cause the selected functions to selectively direct information to secondary computers.