Patents by Inventor Chip Blank

Chip Blank 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 structured communication
    Patent number: 6880016
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for point-to-point communication between a sender (SRV(m)) and a receiver (SRV(m)) by means of messages with flexible message formats (ILMF) wherein any of said messages includes: a header with a least message definition references (MSG ID. MSG CLASS, MSG VERSION, MSG CREATOR), a sender identifier (SENDER ID) and a destination address (DESTINATION ADDRESS); message content regarding: number of fields (FIELD COUNT) and content of any field (FIELD(1), . . . ); number of objects (OBJECT COUNT) and content of any object (OBJECT(1), . . . ); number of field mappings (MAP COUNT) and content of any field mapping (MAP(1), . . . ), any field mapping being usable by predetermined fields; number of actions (ACTION COUNT) and content of any actions (ACTION(1), . . . ), any action being at least usable by predetermined fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: X-Way Rights B.V.
    Inventors: Xander Van Der Heijden, Robert Deblier, Chip Blank