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:
June 28, 1999
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2001
Assignee:
Switchboard, Inc.
Inventors:
Dean Polnerow, James M. Canon, Jr., Lawrence Z. Warner, Bridget A. Halsey, Michael Adler
Abstract: A directory service allows a user to receive email messages from senders without requiring the user to reveal his/her email address. The directory service maintains users' email addresses but allows users to restrict the display of their email addresses. The directory service can cause a message to be sent from a sender to a recipient without revealing the recipient's email address.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 1998
Date of Patent:
August 22, 2000
Assignee:
Switchboard, Inc.
Inventors:
Eugene H. Lee, Michael Adler, Lisa A. Dalton, David A. Wright
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
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