Patents by Inventor Andrew Edward White

Andrew Edward White 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 and system of automatic allocation of unique subnet identifier to a subnet in the network having multiple subnets and a plurality of associated routers and router interfaces
    Patent number: 6917977
    Abstract: A network (100) of machines and method (200) for allocating a unique subnet identifier to a subnet in the network (100) having multiple subnets (155,160,165,170,175,190) and a plurality of associated routers (110, 130, 140, 150, 105). The unique subnet identifier provides part of an address of the subnet that is coupled to a router interface and is allocated by firstly determining that a subnet identifier for one of said subnets (155,160,165,170,175,190) is required. A step of allocating automatically a unique subnet identifier to the router interface is then effected, wherein the unique subnet identifier is determined to be unique by said network. A configuring step then configures the subnet to be addressed by said network 100 by using an address based at least partially on said unique subnet identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Edward White, Kwan-Wu Chin, John Thomas Judge, Aidan Michael Williams
  • Automatic allocation of subnet identifiers in a network
    Publication number: 20030088673
    Abstract: A network (100) of machines and method (200) for allocating a unique subnet identifier to a subnet in the network (100) having multiple subnets (155,160,165,170,175,190) and a plurality of associated routers (110, 130, 140, 150, 105). The unique subnet identifier provides part of an address of the subnet that is coupled to a router interface and is allocated by firstly determining that a subnet identifier for one of said subnets (155,160,165,170,175,190) is required. A step of allocating automatically a unique subnet identifier to the router interface is then effected, wherein the unique subnet identifier is determined to be unique by said network. A configuring step then configures the subnet to be addressed by said network 100 by using an address based at least partially on said unique subnet identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Edward White, Kwan-Wu Chin, John Thomas Judge, Aidan Michael Williams
  • Method and machine for validating an identifier as unique
    Publication number: 20030088574
    Abstract: A method (200) and machine for validating that an identifier is unique within an ad-hoc network (100) of machines. The method comprises obtaining the identifier (220) and then sending a claim request for the identifier to machines in the network (100). Thereafter a step validating the identifier as unique is effected only if an invalidation message is not received within a predefined time period. The invalidation message is indicative of the identifier already being allocated to one of the machines in the network (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Edward White, Aidan Michael Williams, John Thomas Judge, Kwan-Wu Chin