Patents by Inventor Alex SMOLEN

Alex SMOLEN 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).

  • Network connectivity and security visualization
    Patent number: 9160630
    Abstract: A method for displaying a graphical user interface for a computing environment including computing resources that are provided to a plurality of organizations over one or more external networks includes displaying representations of the one or more external networks. The method further includes displaying a first node in the graphical user interface that is connected to the representations of at least one of the one or more external networks, where the first node is associated with a first organization; displaying an aggregate node in the graphical user interface that is associated with a plurality of other organizations besides the first organization; receiving a selection to view details of the first organization; and displaying an expanded view of the first organization in the graphical user interface in response to the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Natalie Wong, Peter J. Shepherd, Alex Smolen
  • NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND SECURITY VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20120317491
    Abstract: A method for displaying a graphical user interface for a computing environment including computing resources that are provided to a plurality of organizations over one or more external networks includes displaying representations of the one or more external networks. The method further includes displaying a first node in the graphical user interface that is connected to the representations of at least one of the one or more external networks, where the first node is associated with a first organization; displaying an aggregate node in the graphical user interface that is associated with a plurality of other organizations besides the first organization; receiving a selection to view details of the first organization; and displaying an expanded view of the first organization in the graphical user interface in response to the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Karen Natalie WONG, Peter J. SHEPHERD, Alex SMOLEN