Patents by Inventor Rob C. Knauerhase

Rob C. Knauerhase 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 apparatus for distributing notification among cooperating devices and device channels
    Patent number: 7587462
    Abstract: Methods and devices for networked applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device instructs a proxy server to receive traffic inbound for the device, and to notify the device when such traffic arrives. The device can then sleep, except for a notification channel that listens for a wakeup message from the proxy server. The proxy server detects traffic inbound for proxied devices, caches the data from that traffic, and issues notification messages to the proxied devices to cause those devices to download the cached data. One use for such a system is in instant messaging, as it allows a subscriber to place a battery-powered computing device in sleep mode while still advertising a continuous presence to her messaging buddies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Krystof C. Zmudzinski, Rob C. Knauerhase
  • Method and apparatus for distributing notification among cooperating devices and device channels
    Patent number: 7269629
    Abstract: Methods and devices for networked applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device instructs a proxy server to receive traffic inbound for the device, and to notify the device when such traffic arrives. The device can then sleep, except for a notification channel that listens for a wakeup message from the proxy server. The proxy server detects traffic inbound for proxied devices, caches the data from that traffic, and issues notification messages to the proxied devices to cause those devices to download the cached data. One use for such a system is in instant messaging, as it allows a subscriber to place a battery-powered computing device in sleep mode while still advertising a continuous presence to her messaging buddies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Krystof C. Zmudzinski, Rob C. Knauerhase
  • Method and apparatus for distributing notification among cooperating devices and device channels
    Publication number: 20040128310
    Abstract: Methods and devices for networked applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device instructs a proxy server to receive traffic inbound for the device, and to notify the device when such traffic arrives. The device can then sleep, except for a notification channel that listens for a wakeup message from the proxy server. The proxy server detects traffic inbound for proxied devices, caches the data from that traffic, and issues notification messages to the proxied devices to cause those devices to download the cached data. One use for such a system is in instant messaging, as it allows a subscriber to place a battery-powered computing device in sleep mode while still advertising a continuous presence to her messaging buddies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Krystof C. Zmudzinski, Rob C. Knauerhase