Patents by Inventor Edward L. Abrams

Edward L. Abrams 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 providing name services
    Patent number: 7225272
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention comprises a method and apparatus for providing dynamic name resolution services based on information stored and served in a root server. A multi-part reference to the name resolution server is stored on the root servers. By analyzing the reference to the name resolution server, the name resolution server is capable of dynamically generating a canonical name associated with a domain and/or a host name. The domain and/or host name may be further examined by network resource servers to determine further information about a requested resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Web.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Winslow B. Kelley, Edward L. Abrams, Yuti Ito
  • Method and apparatus for providing name services
    Publication number: 20040024872
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention comprises a method and apparatus for providing dynamic name resolution services based on information stored and served in a root server. A multi-part reference to the name resolution server is stored on the root servers. By analyzing the reference to the name resolution server, the name resolution server is capable of dynamically generating a canonical name associated with a domain and/or a host name. The domain and/or host name may be further examined by network resource servers to determine further information about a requested resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Winslow B. Kelley, Edward L. Abrams, Yuti Ito