Patents by Inventor Richard Vernon Ford

Richard Vernon Ford 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).

  • Volume-based network management scheme
    Patent number: 7433943
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems allowing for deployment of volume-based network policies across a computer network. In one embodiment, the present invention monitors network utilization of a plurality of users and detects the occurrence of network utilization milestones or other events for individual users, such as exceeding a data transfer allotment or threshold. To enforce the allotment or threshold, the present invention is operative to deny, degrade, or otherwise affect a characteristic associated with network access provided to such users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Packeteer, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Vernon Ford