US 7,188,180 C2 (1,664th)
Method for establishing secure communication link between computers of virtual private network
Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US); Robert Durham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US); Edmund Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US); and Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US)
Filed by Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US); Robert Durham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US); Edmund Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US); and Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US)
Assigned to VIRNETX INC., Scotts Valley Drive, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 95/001,792, Oct. 25, 2011.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,188,180, issued Mar. 6, 2007, Appl. No. 10/702,486, Nov. 7, 2003.
Reexamination Certificate C1 7,188,180, issued Jun. 7, 2011.
Application 95/001,792 is a division of application No. 09/558,209, filed on Apr. 26, 2000, abandoned.
Application 09/558,209 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/504,783, filed on Feb. 15, 2000, granted, now 6,502,135.
Application 09/504,783 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/429,643, filed on Oct. 29, 1999, granted, now 7,010,604.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/137,704, filed on Jun. 7, 1999.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/106,261, filed on Oct. 30, 1998.
Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 18, 2023.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/5092 (2022.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.01); H04L 61/5076 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/28 (2022.01); H04L 61/00 (2022.01); H04L 61/45 (2022.01); H04L 101/604 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) [H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 61/35 (2013.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05); H04L 61/5076 (2022.05); H04L 61/5092 (2022.05); H04L 63/029 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/0414 (2013.01); H04L 63/0421 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/061 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/1458 (2013.01); H04L 63/1491 (2013.01); H04L 61/45 (2022.05); H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/0281 (2013.01); H04L 63/18 (2013.01); H04L 2101/604 (2022.05)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 8, 16, 24, 32 and 39 is confirmed.
Claims 1, 4, 6, 10, 12-15, 17, 20, 22, 26, 28-31, 33, 35 and 37 were previously cancelled.
Claims 7, 9, 11, 23, 25, 27, 38 and 40-41 are cancelled.
Claims 2-3, 5, 18-19, 21, 34 and 36 were not reexamined.
1. A method for accessing a secure computer network address, comprising steps of:
receiving a secure domain name;
sending a query message to a secure domain name service, the query message requesting from the secure domain name service a secure computer network address corresponding to the secure domain name;
receiving from the secure domain name service a response message containing the secure computer network address corresponding to the secure domain name; and
sending an access request message to the secure computer network address using a virtual private network communication link.