Brian J Lutz

20130346620, Dec 26, 2013

Jun 25, 2013

13/926227

Brian Lutz - Philadelphia PA, US
Brian Prodoehl - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 29/12

709226

A Network Address Translating (“NAT”) Router, particularly designed for mobile use, and for managing one or more local area networks, having private internet protocol (“IP”) address ranges, along with multiple “upstream” networks, and for efficiently routing communications traffic to and from the upstream networks, is disclosed. The inventive router allocates multiple network connections of varying quality, to automatically optimize the effective connection speed in a mobile client network with optional personal “hotspot” sub-networks. The inventive NAT router is also capable of managing IP address allocation on local networks to substantially avoid conflicts with other networks encountered in normal use.

20220321539, Oct 6, 2022

Jun 24, 2022

17/848558

- Philadlephia PA, US
Brian Lutz - Philadelphia PA, US
Kevin Cunningham - Swarthmore PA, US
Alexander Gizis - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 9/40

Data networking may include forwarding, via a client device, data across a first communication network to a virtual private network (VPN) server, wherein the data is destined for a remote server, forwarding a request sent outside the VPN server, via the client device, to access a second communication network detected by the client device, receiving, via the client device, a captive portal requiring authentication information, forwarding, via the client device, the authentication information to an authentication server to obtain access to the second communication network, wherein the authentication information is not forwarded to the VPN server, and forwarding and receiving additional data, via the client device, to the VPN server concurrently across the first communication network and the second communication network.

20220247821, Aug 4, 2022

Apr 22, 2022

17/727310

- Philadelphia PA, US
Kevin CUNNINGHAM - Swarthmore PA, US
Brian LUTZ - Philadelphia PA, US
Alexander GIZIS - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 67/141
H04L 12/46

Connecting a client computer to a server may include receiving a first request at the server from the client computer for content managed by the server, and the first request includes a communication protocol and is sent from a first access point, receiving a second request at the server from the client computer for the content managed by the server, and the second request is transmitted from a second access point prior to the server responding to the first request and includes a different communication protocol than the first request, determining by the server the first request and the second request share a common attribute, transmitting a connection acceptance message from the server to the client computer identifying a selected one of the first request and the second request based on a most optimal connection associated with the selected request, and establishing a connection between the server and the client computer based on the selected request.

20210152644, May 20, 2021

Oct 15, 2020

17/071651

- Philadelphia PA, US
Kevin CUNNINGHAM - Swarthmore PA, US
Brian LUTZ - Philadelphia PA, US
Alexander GIZIS - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/46

A method of connecting a client computer to a server, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first request from the client computer to the server for the server to communicate with the client computer; transmitting a second request from the client computer to the server for the server to communicate with the client computer, the second request transmitted from the client computer to the server without first receiving a response to the first request; wherein there is more than one difference between the first request and the second request, and the response requested from the server based on the first request and the second request is identical.

20210112035, Apr 15, 2021

Oct 7, 2020

17/064846

- Philadelphia PA, US
Brian LUTZ - Philadelphia PA, US
Kevin CUNNINGHAM - Swarthmore PA, US
Alexander GIZIS - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 29/06

A method of communicating with a remote server via a client, the method comprises the steps of: allowing encapsulated data to be transmitted from the client and towards a remote server via a VPN; attempting to gain access to, or to increase access to, a private network with unencapsulated data and outside of the VPN; identifying a captive portal that restricts access to the private network; allowing receipt of signaling with unencapsulated data outside of the VPN that causes an authentication server associated with the captive portal to permit access or increase access to the private network; and transmitting encapsulated data from the client to the remote server via the VPN and over the private network after the authentication server grants access to the private network.

20200322418, Oct 8, 2020

Jun 22, 2020

16/907421

- Philadelphia PA, US
Brian LUTZ - Philadelphia PA, US
Alexander GIZIS - Philadelphia PA, US
David Lewanda - Cherry Hill NJ, US

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06

A VPN is established between a client and a remote server. Data is partitioned into a plurality of packets. The packets are encrypted and scheduled for transmission over a cellular and a Wi-Fi connection. Scheduling of the packets is dynamically adjusted. Addresses of the encrypted packets are translated to match network addresses of respective physical interfaces. Packets are transmitted from the client to the server based on the scheduling. A packet that is transmitted on one of the connections and is subsequently lost is subsequently transmitted on the other connection.

20190068688, Feb 28, 2019

Oct 29, 2018

16/173161

- Philadelphia PA, US
Brian Prodoehl - Plymouth Meeting PA, US
Kevin Cunningham - Swarthmore PA, US
Brian Lutz - Reading PA, US

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/26

A method of distributing data over multiple Internet connections is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a client computer with access to a plurality of Internet connections; and (b) providing a host computer for determining the allocation of data to be sent to the client computer over each of the plurality of Internet connections using at least one of (i) predetermined criteria and (ii) dynamically changing criteria.

20170250950, Aug 31, 2017

May 15, 2017

15/595181

- Philadelphia PA, US
Brian Lutz - Philadelphia PA, US
Brian Prodoehl - Philadelphia PA, US

H04L 29/12

A Network Address Translating (“NAT”) Router, particularly designed for mobile use, and for managing one or more local area networks, having private internet protocol (“IP”) address ranges, along with multiple “upstream” networks, and for efficiently routing communications traffic to and from the upstream networks, is disclosed. The inventive router allocates multiple network connections of varying quality, to automatically optimize the effective connection speed in a mobile client network with optional personal “hotspot” sub-networks. The inventive NAT router is also capable of managing IP address allocation on local networks to substantially avoid conflicts with other networks encountered in normal use.