Patents Assigned to Impro Network Facility, LLC
  • Creating a public identity for an entity on a network
    Patent number: 8090843
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for establishing a public identity for an entity on a private network. In one embodiment, a first entity can initiate a request to create a binding of a public address to a private address for itself. The existence of this public address for the first entity can be made known so that other entities can use the public address to communicate with the first entity. The present invention allows entities outside of a private network to initiate communication with an entity inside a private network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Impro Network Facility, LLC
    Inventors: Hasan S Alkhatib, Fouad A Tobagi