Patents by Inventor Daniel O. Mahoney, II

Daniel O. Mahoney, II has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System wide flow aggregation process for aggregating network activity records
    Patent number: 6751663
    Abstract: A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Farrell, Steven Ball, Daniel O. Mahoney, II
  • Enhancement of network accounting records
    Patent number: 6405251
    Abstract: A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: William Carter Carroll Bullard, Kevin Farrell, Steven Ball, Daniel O. Mahoney, II