Jeffrey T Minnig from Grand Island, NE, age 63

System And Method For Secure Dual Channel Communication Through A Firewall
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US Patent:

7480938, Jan 20, 2009
Filed:

Dec 22, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/317323
Inventors:

Jeffrey T. Minnig - Flower Mound TX, US
Glenn L. Pullen - North Richland Hills TX, US
Assignee:

Sterling Commerce, Inc. - Dublin OH
International Classification:

H04L 9/00
G06F 15/16
US Classification:

726 12, 713153, 709245, 709246, 709249
Abstract:

A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, the dual channel communication packet may include a header in a data payload. The header includes a client external IP address, and the data payload includes an encoded port command having a client internal IP address and a client data port number. A codec operable to decode the port command may also be provided. The server may also include a translation module for retrieving the client external IP address from the header. In a particular embodiment, the server is operable to establish data channel coordinates including the client external IP address, the client data port number, a server internal IP address and a server data port number.

System And Method For Secure Dual Channel Communication Through A Firewall
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US Patent:

20090044261, Feb 12, 2009
Filed:

Oct 10, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/249307
Inventors:

Jeffrey T. Minnig - Flower Mound TX, US
Glenn L. Pullen - North Richland Hills TX, US
Assignee:

STERLING COMMERCE, INC. - Dublin OH
International Classification:

H04L 9/00
US Classification:

726 12
Abstract:

A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, the dual channel communication packet may include a header in a data payload. The header includes a client external IP address, and the data payload includes an encoded port command having a client internal IP address and a client data port number. A codec operable to decode the port command may also be provided. The server may also include a translation module for retrieving the client external IP address from the header. In a particular embodiment, the server is operable to establish data channel coordinates including the client external IP address, the client data port number, a server internal IP address and a server data port number.

System And Method For Secure Dual Channel Communication Through A Firewall
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US Patent:

6981278, Dec 27, 2005
Filed:

Sep 5, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/655256
Inventors:

Jeffrey T. Minnig - Flower Mound TX, US
Glenn L. Pullen - North Richland Hills TX, US
Assignee:

Sterling Commerce, Inc. - Dublin OH
International Classification:

H04L009/00
G06F015/16
US Classification:

726 12, 713153, 709245, 709246, 709249
Abstract:

A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, the dual channel communication packet may include a header in a data payload. The header includes a client external IP address, and the data payload includes an encoded port command having a client internal IP address and a client data port number. A codec operable to decode the port command may also be provided. The server may also include a translation module for retrieving the client external IP address from the header. In a particular embodiment, the server is operable to establish data channel coordinates including the client external IP address, the client data port number, a server internal IP address and a server data port number.