Patents by Inventor Mike Zdan

Mike Zdan 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 hybrid communication mechanism utilizing both communication server-based and direct endpoint-to-endpoint connections
    Patent number: 8738780
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support a hybrid solution that utilizes a centralized communication server as the main mechanism for communication between two clients (endpoints), but augments the server-based communication with an optional direct connection between the two clients whenever available while hiding the complexities and time spent dealing with the direct connection from the clients. The switch of the communication mode between the clients is kept transparent to them during their communication session without causing any inconvenience and/or disruption of the communication. When a direct endpoint to endpoint connection is not available the approach preserves the advantages of connecting through the intermediate communication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Selim Gurun, Alexander Nickolov, Mike Zdan
  • System and method for hybrid communication mechanism utilizing both communication server-based and direct endpoint-to-endpoint connections
    Publication number: 20100185771
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support a hybrid solution that utilizes a centralized communication server as the main mechanism for communication between two clients (endpoints), but augments the server-based communication with an optional direct connection between the two clients whenever available while hiding the complexities and time spent dealing with the direct connection from the clients. The switch of the communication mode between the clients is kept transparent to them during their communication session without causing any inconvenience and/or disruption of the communication. When a direct endpoint to endpoint connection is not available the approach preserves the advantages of connecting through the intermediate communication server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Selim Gurun, Alexander Nickolov, Mike Zdan