Patents by Inventor Christopher J Buse

Christopher J Buse 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).

  • Patent number: 6810420
    Abstract: A device is discovered on a network by means of a discovery protocol operated by a proxy and a protocol address for the device is obtained if required by the proxy, which requests a protocol address in accordance with a dynamic host communication protocol, then in the absence of response to that request attempts automatic private addressing and finally if necessary allows manual entry of a protocol address for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J Buse, Andrew P White, David Kirby, Robert Allsworth, David E Bill