Patents Assigned to ShoreGroup, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130208880
    Abstract: A web-based contact center state engine provides data describing the state of the contact center system and actionable intelligence including key performance indicators. The contact center state engine may be utilized in conjunction with the network monitoring appliance which processes and manages exceptions to the call center data allowing for action, exceptions and escalation, thereby alerting an organization to an issue and providing recommended actions in addition to post event forensic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SHOREGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Robert J. Bojanek, Bharat Shah
  • Patent number: 8499204
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7971106
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7600160
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Publication number: 20090216881
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: THE SHOREGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7509540
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7296194
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Shoregroup Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7197561
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7069480
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: The ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek
  • Patent number: 7028228
    Abstract: A network appliance for monitoring, diagnosing and documenting problems among a plurality of devices and processes (objects) coupled to a computer network utilizes periodic polling and collection of object-generated trap data to monitor the status of objects on the computer network. The status of a multitude of objects is maintained in memory utilizing virtual state machines which contain a small amount of persistent data but which are modeled after one of a plurality of finite state machines. The memory further maintains dependency data related to each object which identifies parent/child relationships with other objects at the same or different layers of the OSI network protocol model. A decision engine verifies through on-demand polling that a device is down. A root cause analysis module utilizes status and dependency data to locate the highest object in the parent/child relationship tree that is affected to determine the root cause of a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: The ShoreGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lovy, Brant M. Fagan, Robert J. Bojanek