Patent · US Active

Diverter

US8832311B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Chickasaw Management Company, LLC · US

Inventors

James A. Reynolds · Ashburn, US
Brett Burley · Reston, US
Gene R. Ward · Manassas, US
Joe Kenney · Reston, US
Michael Howland · Middleburg, US
Christopher Allen Howland · Reston, US
Gilbert C. Medeiros · Falls Church, US
Carlos Flor · Reston, US
David Gomez Gutierrez · Madrid, ES
Philip Desch · Ashburn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2011
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/0272
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for electronically masking the geographic location of a client device in a communication network comprising the following steps: (a) mapping a communication from a first diverter node at a first location to a second diverter node at a second location, and (b) causing the communication to appear as originating from a client device at the second location when the communication is received by a destination device, wherein the second location is different from the first location. Also provided is a device that may be used to implement such a method.

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