Patents by Inventor Thomas Eric LaStrange

Thomas Eric LaStrange 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 aggregating distributed data
    Patent number: 6148298
    Abstract: A method for aggregating distributed information from a plurality of data sources each having an address. A plurality of user criteria are received and site specific information describing idiosyncrasies of each data source are stored. A plurality of query messages are generated based upon the received criteria and the stored idiosyncrasy information. For each query message, a communication packet is generated comprising the query message and an address for the corresponding data source. A plurality of communication ports are created with each port associated with one of the communication packets. Each communication packet is sent over its associated port to the addressed data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: ChannelPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Eric LaStrange, Monty Lee Hammontree