Patents by Inventor Jean-Francios Peyroux

Jean-Francios Peyroux 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 of redirecting a client service session to a second application server without interrupting the session by forwarding service-specific information to the second server
    Patent number: 5951694
    Abstract: An on-line services network includes application servers and Gateway microcomputers that are interconnected by a LAN. The Gateway microcomputers receive service requests which are transmitted over a WAN from client microcomputers operated by end users. Upon receiving a request to open a service, the Gateway microcomputers access a periodically-updated service map to locate the replicated application servers that are currently running the corresponding service application, and then apply a load balancing method (using server load data contained within the service map) to select an application server that has a relatively low processing load. A communications protocol between the client and Gateway microcomputers enables users to access multiple services simultaneously. A hot redirection technique allows a user service session to be transferred from one application server to another (replicated) application server without termination of the service session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Choquier, Jean-Francios Peyroux, William J. Griffin
  • System for on-line service in which gateway computer uses service map which includes loading condition of servers broadcasted by application servers for load balancing
    Patent number: 5774668
    Abstract: An on-line services network includes application servers and Gateway microcomputers that are interconnected by a LAN. The Gateway microcomputers receive service requests which are transmitted over a WAN from client microcomputers operated by end users. Upon receiving a request to open a service, the Gateway microcomputers access a periodically-updated service map to locate the replicated application servers that are currently running the corresponding service application, and then apply a load balancing method (using server load data contained within the service map) to select an application server that has a relatively low processing load. A communications protocol between the client and Gateway microcomputers enables users to access multiple services simultaneously. A hot redirection technique allows a user service session to be transferred from one application server to another (replicated) application server without termination of the service session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Choquier, Jean-Francios Peyroux, William J. Griffin