Inventor · disambiguated record
Richard A. Howes
Also filed as: HOWES JR RICHARD A · HOWES RICHARD · HOWES RICHARD A
42 granted patents·1 pending application·4,467 citations·filing 1997–2014
99Inventor score
Technology areasH04L
Files withCISCO TECH IND26CISCO TECH INC9ARUBA NETWORKS INC4CISCO TECHNOLOGY1HEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP1
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43 records- 0197US7346686B2Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machinesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·62 cites·25 claims
- 0297US6894981B1Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connectionCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2001·Granted May 17, 2005·136 cites·48 claims
- 0397US6061349ASystem and method for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple portsCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·495 cites·23 claims
- 0495US6650641B1Network address translation using a forwarding agentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 18, 2003·317 cites·17 claims
- 0594US7730190B2System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet siteCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·30 cites·30 claims
- 0693US7443847B1Stateful failover of service managersCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 28, 2008·88 cites·42 claims
- 0793US7099915B1Server load balancing method and systemCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 29, 2006·120 cites·38 claims
- 0893US6298063B1System and method for providing backup machines for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple portsCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·85 cites·29 claims
- 0992US6970913B1Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machinesCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 29, 2005·222 cites·29 claims
- 1092US6687222B1Backup service managers for providing reliable network services in a distributed environmentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 3, 2004·226 cites·16 claims
- 1192US6317775B1System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet siteCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 13, 2001·211 cites·11 claims
- 1291US6598081B1Method and apparatus for eliminating use of a transfer protocol on a proxied connectionCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·60 cites·31 claims
- 1391US6549516B1Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basisCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 15, 2003·210 cites·8 claims
- 1491US6298380B1Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connectionCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·162 cites·22 claims
- 1590US6742045B1Handling packet fragments in a distributed network service environmentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted May 25, 2004·216 cites·27 claims
- 1688US7103651B2Method and apparatus for discovering client proximity network sitesNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 5, 2006·78 cites·4 claims
- 1788US6985440B1Network address translation using a forwarding agentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·48 cites·22 claims
- 1887US7136359B1Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connectionCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 14, 2006·49 cites·20 claims
- 1986US7042870B1Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basisCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·42 cites·24 claims
- 2086US6775692B1Proxying and unproxying a connection using a forwarding agentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 10, 2004·154 cites·63 claims
- 2185US7146417B1System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet siteCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 5, 2006·38 cites·12 claims
- 2284US9515941B2Dynamic determination of transmission parameters based on packet priority and network conditionsARUBA NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 2384US6606315B1Synchronizing service instructions among forwarding agents using a service managerCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 12, 2003·120 cites·14 claims
- 2484US6006268AMethod and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connectionCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·99 cites·11 claims
- 2583US7039008B1Method and apparatus for maintaining connection state between a connection manager and a failover deviceCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2001·Granted May 2, 2006·40 cites·27 claims
- 2683US6104717ASystem and method for providing backup machines for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple portsCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 15, 2000·121 cites·35 claims
- 2782US6473406B1Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connectionCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 29, 2002·136 cites·23 claims
- 2882US6324177B1Method and apparatus for managing connections based on a client IP addressCISCO TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 27, 2001·129 cites·19 claims
- 2981US6735169B1Cascading multiple services on a forwarding agentCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted May 11, 2004·122 cites·35 claims
- 3081US6633560B1Distribution of network services among multiple service managers without client involvementCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 14, 2003·123 cites·22 claims
- 3180US6704278B1Stateful failover of service managersCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 9, 2004·99 cites·22 claims
- 3279US7451193B1Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connectionCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 11, 2008·18 cites·21 claims
- 3378US6366558B1Method and apparatus for maintaining connection state between a connection manager and a failover deviceCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 2, 2002·106 cites·6 claims
- 3476US6295557B1Apparatus for simulating internet trafficCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 25, 2001·92 cites·20 claims
- 3575US7051066B1Integrating service managers into a routing infrastructure using forwarding agentsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 23, 2006·92 cites·83 claims
- 3674US10341047B2Method and system for controlling the forwarding of error correction dataHEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 2, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 3774US6445704B1Method and apparatus for virtualizing a locally initiated outbound connection from a connection managerCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 3, 2002·85 cites·46 claims
- 3871US7570586B1Backup service managers for providing reliable network services in a distributed environmentCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 4, 2009·13 cites·34 claims
- 3969US6909724B1Synchronizing service instructions among forwarding agents using a service managerCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 21, 2005·10 cites·24 claims
- 4065US9736720B2Modifying feedback information to control a source deviceARUBA NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4163US9571404B2Method and system for prioritizing network packetsARUBA NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 4244US9553906B2Method and system for synchronization of data streamsARUBA NETWORKS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·0 cites·25 claims
- 4340US2003061304A1Method and apparatus for discovering client proximity using in-line translationsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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