US 7,949,785 C1 (12,910th)
Secure virtual community network system
Hasan S. Alkhatib, Saratoga, CA (US); Fouad A. Tobagi, Los Altos, CA (US); and Farid F. Elwailly, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Hasan S. Alkhatib, Saratoga, CA (US); Fouad A. Tobagi, Los Altos, CA (US); and Farid F. Elwailly, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,519, May 22, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,949,785, issued May 24, 2011, Appl. No. 10/403,818, Mar. 31, 2003.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on May 7, 2025.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 10/109 (2023.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/109 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/02 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 30 and 34 is confirmed.
Claims 1-29, 31-33 and 35-90 were not reexamined.
30. A virtual network manager, comprising:
a network interface configured for data communication via a virtual network that is defined by a domain name having an associated public network address;
a memory and a processor to implement a register module configured to register devices in a virtual network, the register module further configured to:
receive a registration request from an agent associated with a device;
distribute a virtual network address to the device when the device is registered in the virtual network, the device being identified to other devices in the virtual network by the virtual network address; and
a DNS server for the virtual network, the DNS server configured to receive a DNS request from a first device in the virtual network, and return a network address associated with a network route director, a private network address associated with a second device in the virtual network, and a virtual network address associated with the second device.