Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Ball

Nicholas P. Ball 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 adds additional new routes and default routes to a routing table to allow concurrent access to two different network connections
    Patent number: 6957274
    Abstract: Concurrent access to a first networking connection, such as an Internet connection, and a second networking connection, such as a virtual private networking (VPN) connection, is disclosed. The first connection is established, adding first default routes to a routing table. The first routes are associated with the first connection and have priority. The second connection is established, adding second default routes to the routing table. The second routes are associated with the second connection, and have priority over the first routes. Specific routes associated with the second connection are added from a preset routing file to the routing table. The second routes are removed, regaining priority for the first routes. Data packets intended for the second connection are routed according to the specific routes added to the routing table from the preset table. Other data packets are routed to the first connection according to the first routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rob M. Trace, Donald H. Rule, Nicholas P. Ball
  • Concurrent access to both a first and a second networking connection
    Publication number: 20030046397
    Abstract: Concurrent access to a first networking connection, such as an Internet connection, and a second networking connection, such as a virtual private networking (VPN) connection, is disclosed. The first connection is established, adding first default routes to a routing table. The first routes are associated with the first connection and have priority. The second connection is established, adding second default routes to the routing table. The second routes are associated with the second connection, and have priority over the first routes. Specific routes associated with the second connection are added from a preset routing file to the routing table. The second routes are removed, regaining priority for the first routes. Data packets intended for the second connection are routed according to the specific routes added to the routing table from the preset table. Other data packets are routed to the first connection according to the first routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Rob M. Trace, Donald H. Rule, Nicholas P. Ball