Patents by Inventor Frank S. Chen

Frank S. Chen 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).

  • System and method for transferring packets in a “connectionless” network
    Patent number: 6765908
    Abstract: A network comprises a plurality of devices interconnected by a plurality of switching nodes. At least one device, as a source device, generates device packets for transfer to other devices, as destination devices, with each device packet including an address portion including an address identifying at least one of the destination devices. The switching nodes establish respective virtual circuits thereover for transferring virtual circuit packets from at least one the switching node, as an originating switching node, which is connected to the source device, to others of the switching nodes, as respective terminating switching nodes, each of which is connected to a destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Frank S. Chen