Patents by Inventor Stacy Thurston

Stacy Thurston 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 operating a peer network
    Publication number: 20050228848
    Abstract: A method for operating a peer network on a computer network is presented. A Peer may be registered by name (Peername) into a Peername System (PNS). The Peer runs software that communicates with a Gateway computer located on the computer network. Users on the computer network connect to the PNS, for example, by surfing to the PNS with browser software. The user submits a request to the PNS to be routed to the Peer associated with a particular Peername. The PNS routes the user to the appropriate Gateway computer with which the Peer communicates. The Gateway passes the user's request to the Peer, and passes the Peer's response back to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Stacy Thurston, Michael Lemley