Patents by Inventor Phil Vahey

Phil Vahey 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 enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment
    Patent number: 9246586
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Charles Patton, Jeremy Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Phil Vahey
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TOPOLOGY, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND DOCUMENT FLOW IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120272295
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: CHARLES PATTON, Jeremy Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Phil Vahey
  • Method and system for enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment
    Patent number: 8127039
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Charles Patton, Jeremy Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Phil Vahey
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TOPOLOGY, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND DOCUMENT FLOW IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20090043909
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Charles Patton, Jeremy Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Phil Vahey
  • Method and system for enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment
    Publication number: 20020198994
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Charles Patton, Jeremy Roschelle, Roy D. Pea, Phil Vahey