Patents by Inventor William Francis Abt, JR.

William Francis Abt, JR. 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 SUPPORTING VNC/RFB PROTOCOL TRANVERSAL THROUGH FIREWALLS WITHOUT THE NEED TO CONFIGURE OPEN PORTS
    Publication number: 20150100624
    Abstract: A Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server functions as a web-based proxy server to facilitate peer-to-peer connections in a VNC environment. An objective of the web-based proxy server is to overcome limitations caused when a machine resides behind a firewall. In the configuration of the present invention, the web-based server performs the functions of a conventional client machine while a client in the peer-to-peer configuration performs the conventional server listening function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Backhouse, William Francis Abt, JR., Brian Patrick Burns