Patents by Inventor Brooks Piggott

Brooks Piggott 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).

  • Multi-port selection and configuration
    Patent number: 10855551
    Abstract: A multi-port configuration system includes a network switch including a plurality of ports and a user device that is configured to couple to the network switch. Each of the plurality of ports is configured to operate in at least one of a plurality of modes. A congruent graphical representation of the network switch is displayed on the user device, and a selection of a group of ports of the plurality of ports is received. Based on the received selection of the group of ports, available configuration settings for the group of ports are displayed on the user device. A configuration settings selection, selected from the available configuration settings, for configuring the group of ports is received. The configuration settings selection is provided to the network switch to configure the group of ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Deborah C. Russell, Andrew Berry, Craig Phelps, Brooks Piggott
  • Template builder for end-to-end provisioning and lifecycle management of it infrastructure and services
    Patent number: 9843478
    Abstract: A system for creating or modifying a template is disclosed that includes a plurality of application controls configured to allow a user to modify one or more application parameters for an application associated with each application control. A plurality of virtual machine controls are configured to allow a user to modify one or virtual machine parameters for a virtual machine associated with each virtual machine control and to allow a user to associate each virtual machine control with one or more application control. The application controls are configured to allow a user to associate each application control with one or more virtual machine control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Sogra Nishath, Ryan T. West, Donna W. Brown, Brooks Piggott
  • MULTI-PORT SELECTION AND CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20160191314
    Abstract: A multi-port configuration system includes a network switch including a plurality of ports and a user device that is configured to couple to the network switch. Each of the plurality of ports is configured to operate in at least one of a plurality of modes. A congruent graphical representation of the network switch is displayed on the user device, and a selection of a group of ports of the plurality of ports is received. Based on the received selection of the group of ports, available configuration settings for the group of ports are displayed on the user device. A configuration settings selection, selected from the available configuration settings, for configuring the group of ports is received. The configuration settings selection is provided to the network switch to configure the group of ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Deborah C. Russell, Andrew Berry, Craig Phelps, Brooks Piggott
  • TEMPLATE BUILDER FOR END-TO-END PROVISIONING AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
    Publication number: 20150365282
    Abstract: A system for creating or modifying a template is disclosed that includes a plurality of application controls configured to allow a user to modify one or more application parameters for an application associated with each application control. A plurality of virtual machine controls are configured to allow a user to modify one or virtual machine parameters for a virtual machine associated with each virtual machine control and to allow a user to associate each virtual machine control with one or more application control. The application controls are configured to allow a user to associate each application control with one or more virtual machine control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Sogra Nishath, Ryan T. West, Donna W. Brown, Brooks Piggott