Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Roy

Ronald J. Roy 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 for host selection based on discovered NAT type
    Patent number: 8060626
    Abstract: A host may be selected for a peer-to-peer grid based on discovered NAT type. NAT profile information may be collected by each of the peers and shared with the other peers. Each peer receives NAT profile information for the other peers. Each peer may determine from the NAT profile information for the peer and the NAT profile information for the other peers which of the two or more peers to designate as the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald J. Roy, Mark L. Jacob
  • METHOD FOR HOST SELECTION BASED ON DISCOVERED NAT TYPE
    Publication number: 20100077087
    Abstract: A host may be selected for a peer-to-peer grid based on discovered NAT type. NAT profile information may be collected by each of the peers and shared with the other peers. Each peer receives NAT profile information for the other peers. Each peer may determine from the NAT profile information for the peer and the NAT profile information for the other peers which of the two or more peers to designate as the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERCICA INC.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Roy, Mark L. Jacob