Patents by Inventor Bill Leblanc

Bill Leblanc has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9736720
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more processors cause performance of operations, including: receiving feedback information related to a receipt of packets by a receiving device, the packets being transmitted by a source device, modifying the feedback information to obtain modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device, and transmitting, to the source device, the modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Leblanc, Richard Howes
  • Publication number: 20150223105
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more processors cause performance of operations, including: receiving feedback information related to a receipt of packets by a receiving device, the packets being transmitted by a source device, modifying the feedback information to obtain modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device, and transmitting, to the source device, the modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Aruba Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Leblanc, Richard Howes
  • Patent number: 7103651
    Abstract: A method and a system are described for directing a client to the most optimal, most available Web site or to the most optimal content in a distributed content environment, using an Internet Site Selector, which is an Internet appliance that optimizes the performance of domains hosted on mirrored, geographically distributed Web sites. The system includes various components including the Internet Site Selectors which co-locate with each Web site. The method comprises a number of steps including sending client requests to a primary or main site, redirecting by an Internet Site Selector coupled to the primary or main site the modified client requests to all other participating Internet Site Selectors. Several modes and deployments of the Internet Site Selectors, including geographic site selection, multiple Internet Site Selectors at each Web site, Internet Site Selector grouping, Internet Site Selectors in content routing are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bohannon, Richard A. Howes, Jr., James A. Jordan, Bill Leblanc, Peter A. Tenereillo
  • Publication number: 20020112036
    Abstract: A method and a system are described for directing a client to the most optimal, most available Web site or to the most optimal content in a distributed content environment, using an Internet Site Selector, which is an Internet appliance that optimizes the performance of domains hosted on mirrored, geographically distributed Web sites. The system includes various components including the Internet Site Selectors which co-locate with each Web site. The method comprises a number of steps including sending client requests to a primary or main site, redirecting by an Internet Site Selector coupled to the primary or main site the modified client requests to all other participating Internet Site Selectors. Several modes and deployments of the Internet Site Selectors, including geographic site selection, multiple Internet Site Selectors at each Web site, Internet Site Selector grouping, Internet Site Selectors in content routing are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bohannon, Richard A. Howes, James A. Jordan, Bill Leblanc, Peter A. Tenereillo