Patents by Inventor Vincent Merat

Vincent Merat 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: 9325665
    Abstract: A communication network comprising a Network Address Translator (NAT) arranged to translate between a public NAT address and a plurality of private NAT addresses. A network element has a plurality of network interfaces each of which corresponds to a private NAT address. A connection processor sets up a connection for data communication which is capable of supporting a plurality of network interfaces of the network element. An identifier processor initializes a network interface identifier for identifying individual network interfaces for the connection. The network interface identifier is distributed to the NAT and the network elements of the connection. Incoming data packets for the network elements are then adapted to include the network interface identifier and the NAT uses this to address the data packets in response to the first network interface identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Merat, Roberta Fracchia, Chidambar Zinnoury
  • Patent number: 8862776
    Abstract: A communication network comprising a Network Address Translator (NAT) arranged to translate between a public NAT address and a plurality of private NAT addresses. A network element has a plurality of network interfaces each of which corresponds to a private NAT address. A connection processor sets up a connection for data communication which is capable of supporting a plurality of network interfaces of the network element. An identifier processor initializes a network interface identifier for identifying individual network interfaces for the connection. The network interface identifier is distributed to the NAT and the network elements of the connection. Incoming data packets for the network elements are then adapted to include the network interface identifier and the NAT uses this to address the data packets in response to the first network interface identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Merat, Roberta Fracchia, Chidambar Zinnoury
  • Publication number: 20100057929
    Abstract: A communication network comprising a Network Address Translator (NAT) arranged to translate between a public NAT address and a plurality of private NAT addresses. A network element has a plurality of network interfaces each of which corresponds to a private NAT address. A connection processor sets up a connection for data communication which is capable of supporting a plurality of network interfaces of the network element. An identifier processor initialises a network interface identifier for identifying individual network interfaces for the connection. The network interface identifier is distributed to the NAT and the network elements of the connection. Incoming data packets for the network elements are then adapted to include the network interface identifier and the NAT uses this to address the data packets in response to the first network interface identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Vincent Merat, Roberta Fracchia, Chidambar Zinnoury
  • Publication number: 20080288630
    Abstract: A device, such as a mobile phone, comprises a management tree store (101) which stores an Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) management tree. A tree processor (103) is arranged to detect a change associated with at least a first node of the management tree. A backup node processor (107) adds a first backup node as a child node of the first node in response to the detection of the change. The backup node comprises backup data representing a setting for the first node prior to the change. A restore processor (109) is arranged to restore at least part of the management tree to a setting prior to the change in response to a retrieval of the backup data from the first backup node. The invention may facilitate/improve backup and restore operations for OMA DM devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Vincent Merat, Alan B. Bok, Soodesh Buljore