Patents by Inventor Gary S. Malkin

Gary S. Malkin 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 communicating data across multiple communication links
    Patent number: 6272145
    Abstract: A system is provided for identifying a bundle head in response to a request to establish a multilink connection. The system determines an endpoint identifier associated with the received connection request. A message is then generated to identify other devices servicing the same endpoint identifier. A random number is also generated by the system. The random number is included in the message generated to identify other devices servicing the same endpoint identifier. The current device is established as bundle head for the endpoint identifier if a timeout period expires and the random number generated by the current device is lower than random numbers generated by other devices. A message is broadcast indicating that the current device is the bundle head for the endpoint identifier if a timeout period expires and no other device is identified as servicing the same endpoint identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Gary S. Malkin