Patents by Inventor Louis R Dow

Louis R Dow 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).

  • Discovery of network nodes and routable addresses
    Patent number: 8331263
    Abstract: Systems and related methods for discovering network nodes and routable addresses include a scan server, local link segment, an agent coupled to the local link segment, and a router coupled to place the scan server in communication with the agent. The scan server commands the agent to discover a network node coupled to the local link segment. The agent is responsive to commands from the scan server to discover a network node coupled to the local link segment. The agent also obtains a link-local address for the network node, and obtains a routable site-local address to which the link-local address maps. The agent provides the routable site-local address to the scan server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Louis R Dow