Google Inc.

Yahoo! Inc.

Ramkumar Ramani

Robert J Ennals

Madhu Yarlagadda

Erik James Reed

David S Cortright

Sridhar Sundaram

Matthew David New

Vinod Pandurang Dhomse

Bing Yuan

Rahul Bansal

Eugene Gladyshev

Christopher Forrest Harvey

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for speeding up document loading. In some implementations, a resource of a document is requested from a first source, and metadata for the document is requested from a second source that is different from the first source. The requested metadata is received from the second source, and the requested resource is received from the first source. A first representation of the document based on the received metadata is provided for display. After providing the first representation, a second representation of the document that combines portions of the first representation with additional portions of the document is generated, and the second representation is provided for display.

Speeding up document loading

A web page delivery method and system uses speed-up parameters such as retrieval hints, cache time parameters and criticality hints to improve delivery of web pages. It may be operated by a web server, an edge server, and/or a client device. A first server receives a request to deliver the web page and determines that page includes static content elements, variable content elements, and a speed-up parameter. The first server serves the web page. It also uses the speed-up parameter to retrieve updated data corresponding to the variable content element from a second server. The first server serves the web page with the updated data corresponding to the variable content element without updating the static content elements.

Delivery of web pages with markup for speed

A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards a system, method, and apparatus for managing a communication session by dynamically selecting a CODEC. A client device requests a communication session with a receiver device. If available, historical information may be used to establish an initial CODEC and its associated sampling frequency for the communication session. Signals, such as a white noise signal, and/or a ring tone may be sent between the client device and the receiver to determine a metric for the communication session. The metric may be used to adjust the CODEC and/or its sampling frequency for the communication session. In one embodiment, if it is determined that the sampling frequency is less than a minimum determined value, a message may be sent to the client device advising that the current communication session be terminated.

Dynamically selecting CODECS for managing an audio message

A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards managing an audio message, such as a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) message over a network. The invention employs a statistical mechanism to automatically optimize a gain control for setting a volume of an audio message being sent by a client device. An initial gain value is automatically adjusted based, in part, on a statistical sampling of energy levels in the audio message. Environmental factors, such as a sound card within the client device, background noise, and the like, may also be considered through a setting of a servo coefficient that may be used to map between volume levels and decibel levels. The servo coefficient may also be adjusted based, at least in part, on decibel (dB) feedback information from a destination device for which the audio message is intended.

Statistical approach to automatic gain control for managing audio messages over a network

An apparatus, method, and system are directed to managing a multi-modal communication over a network. In one embodiment, the method, apparatus, and system employ an instant messaging client to perform actions. The actions may include receiving contact information associated with a plurality of communication mediums. The contact information includes contact names and addresses that are integrated into a unified contact store. When a user inputs a character for use in initiating a communication, a dynamic search is performed on the unified contact store. The results of the search may be repeatedly updated based on additional input characters. The results display contact names and addresses, where either the contact name or address includes the input character(s). The user may then select an address, and automatically initiate a communication with a contact name associated with the selected address over a communication medium associated with the address.

Multi-modal auto complete function for a connection

An embodiment of the present invention for passing, by one or more application servers, images from a broadcaster computer to a first viewer computer may include receiving a request to initiate one or more server connections between the broadcaster computer and the first viewer computer. The connections being for passing an image and an instant message. The method also includes facilitating a peer-to-peer connection between the broadcaster computer and the first viewer computer. The peer-to-peer connection being for passing the image. The method also includes facilitating communication of an image over the peer-to-peer connection instead of the server connections, thereby conserving bandwidth of the servers.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Ramkumar Ramani