Patents by Inventor Carey B. Becker

Carey B. Becker 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 for switching between two network access technologies without interrupting active network applications
    Patent number: 7177952
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for seamlessly switching between different network access technologies without interrupting active network applications or sessions. A Network Access Arbitrator (NAA), which contains a virtual network adapter driver, resides between a Data Link Layer and a Network Layer of the standard OSI-7 Layer Protocol Stack for controlling necessary switching between different network access technologies. Since all network applications are controlled by layers residing on or above the Network Layer, all applications using network services provided by the Network Layer will continue their active network sessions or applications without disruption, as the NAA switches between different network access technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Donald L. Wurch, Liem Q. Le, Carey B. Becker, Emad A. Qaddoura, Russ C. Coffin