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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190774 | Managing virtual addresses of blade servers in a data center Methods, apparatus, and products for managing virtual addresses of blade servers in a data center are disclosed that include storing by a blade server management module (‘BSMM’), in non-volatile memory of a blade server, a parameter block, the parameter block in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190773 | System and method for accessing a web server on a device with a dynamic IP-address residing behind a firewall A system and method for providing access to a web server on an electronic device positioned within a firewall. A gateway device including a gateway server is provided outside of the firewall. The gateway device includes an IP address that corresponds to the same DNS... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185660 | Inter-working between network address type (ANAT) endpoints and interactive connectivity establishment (ICE) endpoints A method for inter-working between an alternative network address type (ANAT) endpoint and an interactive connectivity establishment (ICE) is provided. The method may include identifying one or more network addresses operable to be used to communicate with a alterna... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171164 | Target routing by initiator An illustrative embodiment provides a computer-implemented method for target routing by initiator, using Internet small computer system interface. The computer-implemented method obtains a logical unit number configuration, containing a set of logical unit numbers, ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156248 | Image distribution for dynamic server pages Methods, systems, and products for distributing images in a data processing system, including receiving a request for a dynamic server page having a multiplicity of associated images, each image having a storage location identified in the dynamic server page by an i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156249 | Using server type to obtain network address In aspects, a gateway that sits between a single network protocol client and a server receives a request from the client for a network address of the server. The gateway issues multiple name resolution requests and waits for a first response. Depending on various fa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151002 | Information conversion apparatus, information conversion method, information conversion program and relay device There is provided an apparatus including an information conversion apparatus provided to a relay device for relaying between a server to which a first network address is allocated and a client terminal to which a second network address is allocated, the information ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145791 | Systems and methods to provide assistance during address input Systems and methods to provide assistance for completion during address input. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically generating profiles for persons identified in messages, such as incoming and outgoing emails. Based on how the addresses of the persons ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145790 | Method and device for using dynamic updates in a network A computer network system for interconnecting nodes using dynamic updates includes a first network device configured to receive an information packet including a destination address for a source node. The first network device includes a first translation table for u... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140707 | Inter working system Disclosed are examples of an interworking system. In some embodiments, the interworking system includes a STUN server and an application layer gateway (ALG) server. The STUN server can be configured to provide binding information. The application layer gateway (ALG)... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135859 | System and method for providing infrastructure services without a designated network manager Infrastructure services such as addressing, directory services, performance monitoring, and diagnostic capabilities are shared among nodes of an ad-hoc mesh network without a designated network manager. A first mesh node creates parameters corresponding to the servi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122152 | Systems and methods for network user resolution Systems and software that enable mapping of a particular network transaction with a specific computer and user in an organization. The network packet may be a live in-transit packet, or a packet that occurred at some time in the past. In a particular implementation,... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8122153 | Individuals' URL identity exchange and communications A method for managing data associated with a data profile involves providing a web server hosting facility, providing a set of remote-hosted second.top domains, storing, on the web server hosting facility, a set of web-accessible data profiles for a third level doma... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117340 | Trans-network roaming and resolution with web services for devices Systems and methods are provided that facilitate automated network address determinations and communications between roaming peers. In one aspect, a network communications system is provided. The system includes methods for updating a resolution provider with a curr... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117341 | Determining and presenting communication device proximity information A location and mapping application takes device information and produces location information for display on a communication-enabled computing device (e.g., a personal digital assistant or wireless phone). A current location of a wireless device may be provided with... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117339 | Tracking domain name related reputation Systems and methods of the present invention allow for tracking of domain name related reputation by a domain name Registering Entity (e.g. Registry, Registrar, etc.). In a preferred embodiment, the Registering Entity maintains a database with reputation data that c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108553 | Providing network address translation information A method and apparatus is provided to allow telephony or other types of media communications and services to be provided for a device having a private network address that resides behind a firewall and network address and port translation (NAPT) module (which is not... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108552 | Information processing device, server, communication system, address decision method, address modification method, and program A first information-processing device for communication source performing tunnel communication with a device at communication destination, equipped with: tunnel communication part performing tunnel communication with communication target data encapsulated; identifie... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108555 | System and method for transmission of DNS beacons The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for transmitting a DNS beacon for storage. A method according to one embodiment comprises generating one or more data items for logging and transmitting a DNS request to an authoritative DNS server for a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108554 | Method and system for automatically mapping secure network address translations Disclosed is a system and method for providing persistence in network access, by enhancing the likelihood that a gateway that is employed by a server array controller to send a client's message to a resource in another network outside of a local network behind the s... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103795 | TCP/IP host name resolution on a private network Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for resolving hostnames on a private network with a distributed DNS server configuration. One embodiment of the invention provides for a client resolver configured to communicate with a distributed network o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099517 | Assigning priority to network traffic at customer premises A device may receive a message from a client device and determine whether the message includes particular data. The device may identify an address within a particular address group when the message includes the particular data. The traffic associated with addresses ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099516 | Protocol independent multicast designated router enhancements for supporting internet group management protocol in a multi-access network A method and apparatus is disclosed by which IGMP Host messaging is translated to PIM messaging for the purposes of efficiently and accurately maintaining group membership data in a multicast network. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095685 | Provision of a service to several separately managed networks A domain name server to be connected to a telecommunication network, the server comprising a memory for storing the names of network elements constituting the management domain of the domain name server and the IP addresses corresponding to the names, and a processo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090871 | Determining a remote management processor's IP address A method and system for providing an address of a remote management processor to a management server. When setting up a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, an administrator configures a private Option in the DHCP server. The Option data contains the I... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082365 | Method of using whole digital code to assign address for computer This invention relates to a method for assigning addresses to online computers by using full digital code. The method constitutes using a full digital coding address (“FDCA”), which is the combination of an online number, telephone number and category number. An... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073972 | System and method for location discovery based on DNS A system and method for enabling a client to query a DNS server for location information that is associated with the client's IP address. The client receives the location information which identifies a list of sub-locations and a location IP address space encompassi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073971 | Message based network configuration of dynamic domain name services Systems and methodologies that facilitate hosting of a domain name and access of users to the Internet, by using a well defined protocol to interact with a plurality of Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) providers, via employing; a purchasing component and a status ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065435 | Method for assigning address to the intelligent information household appliance and the sub-equipment in the household network A method for allocating addresses to intelligent information appliances and their subordinate devices is provided. The network side of a household network sends down-link broadcast message, triggering intelligent information appliances newly connected to the network... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065436 | System and method for accessing information processor services for a mobile communication device A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055795 | Systems and methods for proxy resolution of domain name service (DNS) requests Systems and methods are provided for resolving domain name services (DNS) queries for address information about hosts on a network. The queries are posited from remote users across a satellite or other remote link to a network. In response to a domain name services ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055796 | Communication protocol for wireless data exchange via a packet transport based system A protocol for wireless data exchange may be used in conjunction with two or more portable computer systems. One of the portable computer systems may be a personal digital assistant (PDA) having an internal or an external wireless communication unit. The protocol ca... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051206 | Intelligent network address translator and methods for network address translation An intelligent network address translation system and methods for intelligent network address translation. In one embodiment, a network packet is received from a host device, and a stored record associated with the host device is identified. The stored record includ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046493 | Asset management system, asset management method, information processor, management device, and program An asset management system includes one or more information processors having a communication function and a management device, the information processor includes a search unit which searches for a network address converter for converting between a local IP address ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041835 | Network address translation type for flexible neighbor selection in overlay networks An overlay network uses flexible neighbor selection based on network address translation (NAT) to define routing between nodes. The NAT type is used as a flexible neighbor selection criteria, either alone or in conjunction with other criteria. A method of selecting ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028091 | System and method for reducing DNS lookup traffic in a computer data network To reduce Domain Name System (DNS) lookup traffic in a computer data network, a client computer requests a DNS lookup. A router or other means then sends the request for a hostname of a web server to a DNS server and receives a corresponding IP address. Next, the ro... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019890 | Network switch for logical isolation between user network and server unit management network and its operating method In a network switch including a user network port connectable to a user network, a plurality of down link ports each connectable to one server unit, a server unit management network port connectable to a server unit management network for managing the server unit, a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019891 | Network connection control technique, network connection technique and authentication apparatus A network connection method includes: generating the same address as an address that is other than address currently used by the user terminal and is generated by the authentication apparatus, as a reconnection address, and storing the reconnection address that is v... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019889 | Method and apparatus for making end-host network address translation (NAT) global address and port ranges aware Disclosed are methods and apparatus for handling data having an embedded address (and port). In general terms, a host of a private network is operable to obtain from its corresponding edge router a global address (GA) and optionally an additional global port range (... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015317 | Method, system and computer-readable medium for conducting domain name service A method for conducting Internet domain name service to users connected to the Internet comprises an automated procedure for transferring Internet domain name service from a domain name owner to a domain name manager. This method further comprises Internet sub-domai... | 09/06/2011 |
