The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
David E. Langworthy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Luis Felipe Cabrera, Bellevue, WA (US);
Patrick J. Helland, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven E. Lucco, Bellevue, WA (US);
John P. Shewchulk, Redmond, WA (US);
David E. Langworthy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Luis Felipe Cabrera, Bellevue, WA (US);
Patrick J. Helland, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven E. Lucco, Bellevue, WA (US);
John P. Shewchulk, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Reliable end-to-end messaging in which tracking and acknowledgement information are contained in the electronic message that is visible to layers above the transport layer, thereby being independent of what transport protocols, and whether different transport protocols, are used to communicate between the two end points. Furthermore, acknowledgment messages may identify multiple ranges of sequence numbers corresponding to received electronic messages, thereby permitting further flexibility and completeness in acknowledging received messages.