Patents by Inventor Sylvia O. Pina

Sylvia O. Pina 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).

  • Virtual rendezvous point (RP) address for multicast RP device
    Patent number: 9374237
    Abstract: A device may determine multicast information associated with participating in a multicast. The multicast information may include a virtual rendezvous (RP) address and may identify a multicast group. The device may identify a primary RP address and a secondary RP address associated with the multicast group. The primary RP address may identify a primary RP device and the secondary RP address may identify a secondary RP device. The device may identify an active RP device. The active RP device may be the primary RP device or the secondary RP device. The device may replace the virtual RP address, included in the multicast information, with information that identifies the active RP device. The information that identifies the active RP device may be the primary RP address or the secondary RP address. The device may participate in the multicast based on the information that identifies the active RP device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Koutoung Chou, Kuan-Ling Liu, Sylvia O. Pina, Jessica Robin
  • VIRTUAL IP ADDRESS FOR MULTICAST RENDEZVOUS POINT DEVICE REGISTRATION
    Publication number: 20150236864
    Abstract: A device may determine multicast information associated with participating in a multicast. The multicast information may include a virtual rendezvous (RP) address and may identify a multicast group. The device may identify a primary RP address and a secondary RP address associated with the multicast group. The primary RP address may identify a primary RP device and the secondary RP address may identify a secondary RP device. The device may identify an active RP device. The active RP device may be the primary RP device or the secondary RP device. The device may replace the virtual RP address, included in the multicast information, with information that identifies the active RP device. The information that identifies the active RP device may be the primary RP address or the secondary RP address. The device may participate in the multicast based on the information that identifies the active RP device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Koutoung CHOU, Kuan-Ling Liu, Sylvia O. Pina, Jessica Robin