Patents by Inventor Ian David Allan

Ian David Allan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for connecting a home network to the internet
    Patent number: 6584096
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting a home network to the Internet using the ports or sockets of the home gateway to multiplex the data flow. The devices on the home network may be client or server applications. The home gateway has a single Internet address. Unicast and multicast data flows to the home network are supported. The apparatus includes the home network and a home gateway. The home network includes at least one home network device. The home gateway includes at least one home gateway port. Each home network device is connected to at least one home gateway port. The home gateway is connected to the Internet. The home network includes means for autodiscovering, for each of the at least one home network device, the home Internet address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Ian David Allan