Patents by Inventor Jon Michael Houghton

Jon Michael Houghton 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 system for broadcast management in a data communication network that permits namesharing
    Patent number: 6553421
    Abstract: A data communication network includes a network client, a network server, and a name caching entity located between the network client and the network server. The network server is coupled to the data communication network by a plurality of network adapters that each have a different network (e.g., Media Access Control (MAC)) address, but share a common logical name. The name caching entity includes a name cache, which stores the common logical name shared by the server's network adapters in association with the network address of one of the network adapters. By reference to the name cache, the name caching entity is able to convert broadcast frames to unicast frames, thereby advantageously reducing broadcast frames in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Kevin Frick, Daniel Dean Heimsoth, Jon Michael Houghton, Edward Joel Rovner