Patents by Inventor Nancy Blum

Nancy Blum 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).

  • On-line directory service with a plurality of databases and processors
    Patent number: 5918227
    Abstract: A directory service has a number of databases and a processing system with a number of processors. A first processor receives requests and passes them to one of a number of other processors to access one of the databases. The service has a firewall and a monitor outside the firewall for randomly generating names to access the database. A configuration manager communicates with applications in the database and processors and with a directory to cause applications to reconfigure in response to certain events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Switchboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Polnerow, James M. Canon, Jr., Lawrence Z. Warner, Nancy Blum, Michael Procopio, David A. Wright