Patents by Inventor Steve Herlocher

Steve Herlocher 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 for establishing a virtual circuit in an ATM network
    Patent number: 7185113
    Abstract: System and method for establishing a virtual circuit from a client, through an ATM network, to any one of a plurality of servers forming a functional group. The present invention operates as a peer group leader within the ATM network, routing virtual circuits when a routing request is received. The present invention selects an operation server from the functional group, computes a route from the client to the selected server, and returns the route in a designated transit list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Haberman, David Hayes, Steve Herlocher