Patents by Inventor Robert Coggeshall

Robert Coggeshall 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).

  • Contacting a computing device outside a local network
    Patent number: 6961336
    Abstract: A facility for communicating between two computing devices is described. The facility determines a first computing device has been connected to a distinguished computer network that is connected to a second level computer network. The facility then utilizes the distinguished computer network and the second level computer network to establish contact with a second computing device that is outside the distinguished computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Coggeshall
  • Contacting a computing device outside a local network
    Publication number: 20040153575
    Abstract: A facility for communicating between two computing devices is described. The facility determines a first computing device has been connected to a distinguished computer network that is connected to a second level computer network. The facility then utilizes the distinguished computer network and the second level computer network to establish contact with a second computing device that is outside the distinguished computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Coggeshall
  • Contacting a computing device outside a local network
    Publication number: 20030198219
    Abstract: A facility for communicating between two computing devices is described. The facility determines a first computing device has been connected to a distinguished computer network that is connected to a second level computer network. The facility then utilizes the distinguished computer network and the second level computer network to establish contact with a second computing device that is outside the distinguished computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Coggeshall