Patents by Inventor Michael Eugene Cain

Michael Eugene Cain 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 providing secured access to a server connected to a private computer network
    Patent number: 5778174
    Abstract: A method and system for providing secured access to a server connected to a private computer network protected by a router acting as a firewall is provided. The method includes establishing a bypass communication route around the firewall router, exchanging information between a client and the server via the bypass communication route, and closing the bypass communication route. The system includes an external machine, an external communication channel, an internal machine, an internal communication channel, and a dedicated private communication channel. Each of these components in combination form a bypass communication route around the firewall router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: U S West, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Eugene Cain