ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,013, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Trend Micro Inc. (Tokyo).
"Locating a server in a computer network" was invented by Hungshen Wu (Taipei, Taiwan) and Jen Hao Hu (Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A client locates a server in a computer network without using the Domain Name System (DNS). The client transmits a request User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packet that includes a locating pattern. Responsive to detecting the locating pattern in the request UDP packet, a monitor that monitors communication of the client informs the server of the Internet Protocol (IP) address and port number of the client. Responsive to receivi...