Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Douglas

Christopher P. Douglas 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).

  • Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, a secure, cost-effective, web-enabled, integrated virtual office environment remotely accessible through a network-connected web browser
    Patent number: 7111060
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: AEP Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueler, Siuling C. Zhang
  • Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, an integrated virtual office environment, remotely accessible via a network-connected web browser, with remote network monitoring and management capabilities
    Patent number: 6981041
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: AEP Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueler, Siuling C. Zhang, Gamid Isayev
  • APPARATUS AND ACCOMPANYING METHODS FOR PROVIDING, THROUGH A CENTRALIZED SERVER SITE, AN INTEGRATED VIRTUAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT, REMOTELY ACCESSIBLE VIA A NETWORK-CONNECTED WEB BROWSER, WITH REMOTE NETWORK MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
    Patent number: 6920502
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Netilla Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueler, Siuling C. Zhang, Gamid Isayev
  • Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, a secure, cost-effective, web-enabled, integrated virtual office environment remotely accessible through a network-connected web browser
    Publication number: 20030191799
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Netilla Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueler, Siuling C. Zhang
  • Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, an integrated virtual office environment, remotely accessible via a network-connected web browser, with remote network monitoring and management capabilities
    Publication number: 20020032725
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his (her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server. The SEP monitors operational status of its connections and associated office servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Netilla Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueler, Siuling C. Zhang, Gamid Isayev
  • Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, an integrated virtual office environment, remotely accessible via a network-connected web browser, with remote network monitoring and management capabilities
    Publication number: 20010047406
    Abstract: Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: Netilla Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Araujo, Reginald P. Best, Christopher P. Douglas, Devin J. Heitmueller, Siuling C. Zhang, Gamid Isayev