Patents by Inventor F. William Frinder

F. William Frinder 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to provision name-servers
    Patent number: 9294348
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Zampiello, F. William Frinder, Jr., James Forsyth
  • Methods and apparatus to provison name-servers
    Patent number: 8400936
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Zampiello, F. William Frinder, Jr., James Forsyth
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVISON NAME-SERVERS
    Publication number: 20100094983
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Zampiello, F. William Frinder, JR., James Forsyth
  • Methods and apparatus to provision name-servers
    Patent number: 7656817
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example method disclosed herein includes associating a plurality of ranges of threshold numbers with respective ones of a plurality of name-servers, computing a number based on an identifier for a plurality of subscribers, locating at least one of the plurality of ranges of threshold numbers corresponding to the computed number, and assigning a plurality of name server records for the plurality of subscribers to at least one of the plurality of name-servers corresponding to the located one of the plurality of ranges of threshold numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Zampiello, F. William Frinder, Jr., James Forsyth
  • Methods and apparatus to provision name-servers
    Publication number: 20080025316
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example method disclosed herein includes associating a plurality of ranges of threshold numbers with respective ones of a plurality of name-servers, computing a number based on an identifier for a plurality of subscribers, locating at least one of the plurality of ranges of threshold numbers corresponding to the computed number, and assigning a plurality of name server records for the plurality of subscribers to at least one of the plurality of name-servers corresponding to the located one of the plurality of ranges of threshold numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Zampiello, F. William Frinder, James Forsyth