H04L 61/4552
Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories
Official title: Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
H04L61/4552 (Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories) appears on 819 US grants and 925 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 819
- Published applications
- 925
- Assignees
- 382
- Inventors
- 1,449
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 | 31 |
| 2003 | 12 | 58 |
| 2004 | 20 | 36 |
| 2005 | 9 | 46 |
| 2006 | 29 | 41 |
| 2007 | 28 | 47 |
| 2008 | 19 | 59 |
| 2009 | 31 | 43 |
| 2010 | 44 | 51 |
| 2011 | 39 | 27 |
| 2012 | 44 | 33 |
| 2013 | 45 | 31 |
| 2014 | 40 | 34 |
| 2015 | 48 | 50 |
| 2016 | 31 | 32 |
| 2017 | 38 | 37 |
| 2018 | 36 | 47 |
| 2019 | 37 | 42 |
| 2020 | 53 | 38 |
| 2021 | 42 | 38 |
| 2022 | 44 | 28 |
| 2023 | 35 | 22 |
| 2024 | 26 | 19 |
| 2025 | 21 | 18 |
| 2026 | 11 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, methods, and apparatuses for improved domain name resolution18 Aug 2026US 12,712,843 B2Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- System and method for classifying traffic flows using language processing11 Aug 2026US 12,706,850 B2
- Methods and systems for data retrieval9 Jun 2026US 12,652,266 B1VeriSign, Inc.
- Maintaining consistent metadata across different storage systems9 Jun 2026US 12,652,334 B2Rebate Assets, LLC
- Multi autonomous secure domain name systems2 Jun 2026US 12,647,263 B1United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- Determining a top level domain from a domain name10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270233 A1VeriSign, Inc.
- Automated lightweight active directory protocol (ldap) consolidation via ldap discovery2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189530 A1Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Domain name management method and related device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095434 A1Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Internet infrastructure system and method19 Feb 2026US 2026/0052123 A1Freename AG
- Dns package in a network12 Feb 2026US 2026/0046282 A1VeriSign, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Content delivery network (CDN) content server request handling mechanism with metadata framework support987US 7,240,100 B1Akamai Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- Internet hosting system761US 6,449,657 B2Namezero.Com, Inc. · 2002
- Multi-services application gateway and system employing the same602US 8,543,665 B2Prodea Systems, Inc. · 2013
- Firewall providing enhanced network security and user transparency578US 5,898,830 ANetwork Engineering Software, Inc. · 1999
- Method, product, and apparatus for requesting a network resource455US 6,338,082 B12002