Patents by Inventor Stephen Matthew Hutnik

Stephen Matthew Hutnik 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).

  • System and method of selecting a virtual private network access server
    Patent number: 7849505
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of selecting a virtual private network access server. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a client device to access a network resource via a virtual private network (VPN). The method also includes sending operational data related to each of a plurality of VPN access servers to the client device. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the plurality of VPN access servers from the client device and communicatively connecting the client device with the selected one of the VPN access servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Michael Satterlee, Stephen Matthew Hutnik
  • System and method of selecting a virtual private network access server
    Publication number: 20080046995
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of selecting a virtual private network access server. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a client device to access a network resource via a virtual private network (VPN). The method also includes sending operational data related to each of a plurality of VPN access servers to the client device. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the plurality of VPN access servers from the client device and communicatively connecting the client device with the selected one of the VPN access servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LP
    Inventors: Michael Satterlee, Stephen Matthew Hutnik