Patents by Inventor Mark D. Acheibel

Mark D. Acheibel 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).

  • Internet location coordinate enhanced domain name system
    Patent number: 8275873
    Abstract: An exemplary architecture is for an Internet Location Coordinate enhanced Domain Name System (DNS). An exemplary method includes requesting information for a plurality of servers associated with a network domain name of a Domain Name System (DNS) where the information includes information based in part on packets transmitted by each of the plurality of servers to a plurality of network beacons; receiving the requested information from a name server associated with the Domain Name System (DNS); and, based in part on the received information, selecting an optimal server for the network domain name. Other methods, devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arne Josefsberg, Alastair Wolman, Mark D. Acheibel, John D. Dunagan