Patents
US 10135878 B2: Method for accessing a digital network by way of one or more Internet service providers
- Granted
- 2018-11-20
- Filed
- 2015-09-14 application 14853849
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein is a method for accessing a digital network. For example, the method may include receiving a message from a network access device at a first Internet service provider, and sending at least a portion of the received message through a network to an access service provider. The method may also include receiving the portion of the message at the access service provider, and sending network access data, based at least partially in response to receiving the portion of the message at the access service provider, to the network access device. The network access data may include log-in information and an identified Internet service provider. A communication may be received at the identified Internet service provider that originated from the network access device based at least partially on the network access data obtained from said access service provider. A temporarily assigned network address may be assigned to the network access device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181120.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYMAIL, LTD. 5 patents | US company or organization | Pieter Appelplein, TX | MYMAIL, LTD. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Drennan Selgas | Athens, TX | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Brian Massing | San Jose, CA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Gmuender | San Jose, CA | 55 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L61/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-11 | Correction Certificate of conversion | MYMAIL, INC. signed 2003-10-27 | MYMAIL, LTD. SAN ANGELO, TX | 44186/141 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DERBY, ROBERT T. signed 2003-04-14 | MYMAIL, INC. SAN ANGELO, TX | 44186/116 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-10-11 | Other Judgment | NETSAFE, INC. signed 2000-04-12 | DERBY, ROBERT T. SAN ANGELO, TX | 44186/114 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GMUENDER, JOHN EVERETT signed 1997-06-19 MASSING, MICHAEL BRIAN signed 1997-06-19 SELGAS, THOMAS DRENNAN signed 1997-06-19 | NETSAFE, INC. SAN ANGELO, TX | 43842/105 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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