Patents by Inventor Robert Horst Starmer

Robert Horst Starmer 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).

  • Path selection system
    Patent number: 7720997
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a service request received from a client are disclosed. When a service request is received, a plurality of packets are transmitted, where each of the plurality of packets identify a different type of service via which to send the corresponding packet. In addition, a mapping of each different type of service to an IP address is preferably maintained, thereby enabling the service request to be processed via an IP address associated with a type of service identified in a first one of the plurality of packets to be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Gourlay, James Anthony Aviani, Jr., Tim Sylvester, Robert Horst Starmer, Lincoln T. Dale