Patents by Inventor Donald Troxel

Donald Troxel 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).

  • Routing messages between nodes at a foreign sub-network
    Publication number: 20020078238
    Abstract: The invention can enable nodes on a foreign sub-network to exchange messages. After receiving a network layer address of a node on a foreign sub-network, a router on the foreign sub-network can deliver messages received from another node on the foreign sub-network to the node without requiring communication with a home agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Donald Troxel, Gwendolyn Jean Gesler
  • Network communication between hosts
    Publication number: 20020078127
    Abstract: The invention enables hosts that do not share a network prefix to communicate in the event the hosts are unable to communicate with a router.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Donald Troxel, Gwendolyn Jean Gesler
  • Publishing node information
    Publication number: 20020075807
    Abstract: The invention can enable routers in a region to share information about nodes on foreign sub-networks. The information includes the nodes' and routers' respective network layer addresses. Upon receiving a message addressed to one of the nodes, a router can tunnel the message to a router on the node's foreign sub-network for subsequent de-tunneling and delivery to the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Donald Troxel, Gwendolyn Jean Gesler