Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. Erwin

Jeffrey B. Erwin 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 a distributed server for peer-to-peer networks
    Patent number: 7639681
    Abstract: A logical distributed server is generated for managing (Internet Protocol (IP) address allocation for an ad-hoc, self-forming peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The logical distributed server is generated according to messaging scheme where nodes on the P2P network allocate addresses for themselves and for clients connected to them. Each node implements a server that listens on the incoming client connections. Each node maintains data structures that represent the current state of an address database. Routing requests are fielded by the nodes from the clients and the messaging scheme is used to inform other nodes of its action so a consistent address space is maintained between all the nodes on the P2P network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Kelly, Jeffrey B. Erwin