Christopher Renee Douglas

US Patent:

6920502, Jul 19, 2005

Filed:

Jul 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/907094

Inventors:

Kenneth S. Araujo - Somerset NJ, US
Reginald P. Best - Somerset NJ, US
Christopher P. Douglas - Somerset NJ, US
Siuling C. Zhang - Stony Brook NY, US
Gamid Isayev - Monmouth Junction NJ, US

Assignee:

Netilla Networks, Inc. - Somerset NJ

International Classification:

G06F015/16
G06F015/173
G06F012/00
G06F017/30

US Classification:

709229, 709219, 709225, 709227, 713201

Abstract:

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e. g. , WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. During initial operation, the SEP, operating under a default profile, establishes, over an analog connection to the WAN, a management session with the site to obtain customer WAN access information, then tears down the analog connection and establishes a broadband WAN connection through which the SEP re-establishes its prior session and obtains a client certificate and its customized profile. The SEP then re-initializes itself to that particular profile.

US Patent:

6981041, Dec 27, 2005

Filed:

Apr 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/835075

Inventors:

Kenneth S. Araujo - Somerset NJ, US
Reginald P. Best - Somerset NJ, US
Christopher P. Douglas - Somerset NJ, US
Siuling C. Zhang - Stony Brook NY, US
Gamid Isayev - Monmouth Junction NJ, US

Assignee:

AEP Networks, Inc. - Somerset NJ

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/177
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709224, 709223, 709222, 709227, 709249

Abstract:

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e. g. , WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. During initial operation, the SEP, operating under a default profile, establishes, over an analog connection to the WAN, a management session with the site to obtain customer WAN access information, then tears down the analog connection and establishes a broadband WAN connection through which the SEP re-establishes its prior session and obtains a client certificate and its customized profile. The SEP then re-initializes itself to that particular profile.

US Patent:

7111060, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Mar 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/808404

Inventors:

Kenneth S. Araujo - Somerset NJ, US
Reginald P. Best - Somerset NJ, US
Christopher P. Douglas - Matawan NJ, US
Siuling C. Zhang - Stony Brook NY, US

Assignee:

AEP Networks, Inc. - Somerset NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/177
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224, 709222, 709223, 709227, 709249

Abstract:

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e. g. , WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.