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LEIGHTON F THOMSON
US53 patents
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AKAMAI TECH INC
28 patentsUS7996533B2Aug 9, 2011
HTML delivery from edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network (CDN)
AKAMAI TECH INC194 citations99
US7293093B2Nov 6, 2007
HTML delivery from edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network (CDN)
AKAMAI TECH INC320 citations98
US6996616B1Feb 7, 2006
HTML delivery from edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network (CDN)
AKAMAI TECH INC651 citations98
US6665726B1Dec 16, 2003
Method and system for fault tolerant media streaming over the internet
AKAMAI TECH INC148 citations98
US7716367B1May 11, 2010
Network performance monitoring in a content delivery service
AKAMAI TECH INC345 citations97
US7296082B2Nov 13, 2007
Method and system for fault tolerant media streaming over the internet
AKAMAI TECH INC69 citations97
US7251688B2Jul 31, 2007
Method for generating a network map
AKAMAI TECH INC97 citations97
US7596619B2Sep 29, 2009
HTML delivery from edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network (CDN)
AKAMAI TECH INC239 citations96
US7111061B2Sep 19, 2006
Global load balancing across mirrored data centers
AKAMAI TECH INC179 citations96
US7096263B2Aug 22, 2006
Method for predicting file download time from mirrored data centers in a global computer network
AKAMAI TECH INC79 citations96
US10237334B2Mar 19, 2019
Connected-media end user experience using an overlay network
AKAMAI TECH INC24 citations91
US7734815B2Jun 8, 2010
Global load balancing across mirrored data centers
AKAMAI TECH INC44 citations90
US7203745B2Apr 10, 2007
Method of scheduling hosts for software updates in a distributed computer network
AKAMAI TECH INC33 citations89
US9451000B2Sep 20, 2016
Stream-based data deduplication with cache synchronization
AKAMAI TECH INC5 citations84
US9202215B2Dec 1, 2015
Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network
AKAMAI TECH INC5 citations84
US9813284B2Nov 7, 2017
Hybrid content delivery network (CDN) and peer-to-peer (P2P) network
AKAMAI TECH INC2 citations72
US9300560B2Mar 29, 2016
Network performance monitoring in a content delivery system
AKAMAI TECH INC3 citations71
US9799033B2Oct 24, 2017
Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network
AKAMAI TECH INC1 citations63
US9420058B2Aug 16, 2016
Stream-based data deduplication with peer node prediction
AKAMAI TECH INC2 citations63
US11985190B2May 14, 2024
Stream-based data deduplication with peer node prediction
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations62
US11570234B2Jan 31, 2023
Connected-media end user experience using an overlay network
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations59
US11128693B2Sep 21, 2021
Connected-media end user experience using an overlay network
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations59
US11677793B2Jun 13, 2023
Stream-based data deduplication with cache synchronization
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
US10778760B2Sep 15, 2020
Stream-based data deduplication with peer node prediction
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
US10212203B2Feb 19, 2019
Stream-based data deduplication with cache synchronization
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
US10200467B2Feb 5, 2019
Stream-based data deduplication with peer node prediction
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
US9530127B2Dec 27, 2016
Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
US9009493B2Apr 14, 2015
Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network
AKAMAI TECH INC0 citations52
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY
12 patentsUS7693959B2Apr 6, 2010
Content distribution system using an alternative domain name system (DNS) and content servers
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY202 citations99
US7103645B2Sep 5, 2006
Method and system for providing content delivery to a set of participating content providers
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY437 citations99
US6553413B1Apr 22, 2003
Content delivery network using edge-of-network servers for providing content delivery to a set of participating content providers
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY698 citations99
US6108703AAug 22, 2000
Global hosting system
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1,553 citations99
US6553420B1Apr 22, 2003
Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY120 citations98
US6430618B1Aug 6, 2002
Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY204 citations98
US7127513B2Oct 24, 2006
Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY23 citations92
US6963915B2Nov 8, 2005
Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY19 citations92
US9641482B2May 2, 2017
Global hosting system
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY3 citations84
US7500002B2Mar 3, 2009
Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY4 citations73
US7808926B2Oct 5, 2010
System and method for resource discovery
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations62
US7295523B1Nov 13, 2007
System and method for resource discovery
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations62
LEIGHTON F THOMSON
4 patentsUS8799674B1Aug 5, 2014
Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network
LEIGHTON F THOMSON14 citations92
US8307088B2Nov 6, 2012
HTML delivery from edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network (CDN)
LEIGHTON F THOMSON20 citations92
US8392611B2Mar 5, 2013
Network performance monitoring in a content delivery system
LEIGHTON F THOMSON17 citations89
US8073961B2Dec 6, 2011
Global hosting system
LEIGHTON F THOMSON7 citations83
AFERGAN MICHAEL M
4 patentsUS8332484B2Dec 11, 2012
Hybrid content delivery network (CDN) and peer-to-peer (P2P) network
AFERGAN MICHAEL M30 citations91
US8972530B2Mar 3, 2015
Method of data collection among participating content providers in a distributed network
AFERGAN MICHAEL M22 citations89
US8484283B2Jul 9, 2013
Method and system for mitigating automated agents operating across a distributed network
AFERGAN MICHAEL M24 citations89
US8255489B2Aug 28, 2012
Method of data collection among participating content providers in a distributed network
AFERGAN MICHAEL M35 citations89
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1 patentKARGER DAVID
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