Patents by Inventor Brenda Whitehurst

Brenda Whitehurst 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 apparatus for transparent support of network protocols with header translation
    Patent number: 6618393
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for permitting a host system such as a general-purpose computer to communicate over a network with a remote peer where the host system does not provide native network protocol support for protocols required by the network elements, such as a remote router or bridge. Such protocol support is provided by spoofing modules that emulate a network protocol negotiation between the host system and the remote router and perform packet header translation between the headers supported by the host system (e.g., PPP), and the headers supported by the network, such as RFC 1483.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Chiles, Brenda Whitehurst