Patents by Inventor Aaron N. Smith

Aaron N. Smith 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 for automatically allocating address prefixes
    Patent number: 7454519
    Abstract: As routers (15) are added to an existing network (41), links serviced by such routers that lack a pre-existing corresponding address prefix may occur. The router (15) can contact a prefix server (14) and engage in a process to automatically receive a new address prefix from the prefix server (14) to use with such links. In one embodiment, the prefix server (14) can automatically assign such address prefixes to form or maintain an aggregation of routes to facilitate the efficient operation of routers within the network and overall network growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron N. Smith, Gregory W. Cox
  • Method for automatically allocating address prefixes
    Publication number: 20030182445
    Abstract: As routers (15) are added to an existing network (41), links serviced by such routers that lack a pre-existing corresponding address prefix may occur. The router (15) can contact a prefix server (14) and engage in a process to automatically receive a new address prefix from the prefix server (14) to use with such links. In one embodiment, the prefix server (14) can automatically assign such address prefixes to form or maintain an aggregation of routes to facilitate the efficient operation of routers within the network and overall network growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron N. Smith, Gregory W. Cox