Patents by Inventor Bill Tracy

Bill Tracy 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).

  • Method and apparatus for configuration management in communications networks
    Patent number: 6349306
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for monitoring parameters that govern the operational characteristics of a network device, including the use of templates for generating configuration records of network devices of a selected model type. A database of models is provided, each model representing an associated network device and including attribute values for the parameters of the associated network device. Templates are used to screen a model in order to retrieve values for each of the attributes and create a configuration record. The configuration records may be stored in the configuration manager or other storage device, and/or transferred to the pre-existing model database for use by a network management system in reconfiguring the associated network devices. This system for configuration management is less time consuming, expensive, and error prone than prior systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Malik, Steve Sycamore, Bill Tracy
  • Method and apparatus for configuration management in communications networks
    Patent number: 5832503
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for monitoring parameters that govern the operational characteristics of a network device, including the use of templates for generating configuration records of network devices of a selected model type. A database of models is provided, each model representing an associated network device and including attribute values for the parameters of the associated network device. Templates are used to screen a model in order to retrieve values for each of the attributes and create a configuration record. The configuration records may be stored in the configuration manager or other storage device, and/or transferred to the pre-existing model database for use by a network management system in reconfiguring the associated network devices. This system for configuration management is less time consuming, expensive, and error prone than prior systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Cabletron Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Malik, Steve Sycamore, Bill Tracy