Patents by Inventor Carl Sutton

Carl Sutton 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).

  • Subsystem application notification method in a centralized router database
    Patent number: 6952703
    Abstract: A method and system for notifying router subsystems of configuration changes made to router configuration information which are maintained by a centralized information provider or database system. The centralized database provides registration and unregistration for notification of changes made to the router configuration information. The centralized database further provides router configuration change notifications to subsystems registered to receive such notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep K. Kathail, Carl Sutton, Andrew Valencia, Joel Bion
  • Method and system for verifying configuration transactions managed by a centralized database
    Patent number: 6728723
    Abstract: A method and system for verifying router configuration transactions carried out by a centralized information provider or database system. The centralized database provides verification registration and verification unregistration for various router subsystems associated with said database system. The centralized database and the subsystems registered for verification engage in a verification handler sequence to verify proposed router configuration transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Kathail, Carl Sutton, Andrew Valencia
  • Method and apparatus for arbitrating access to selected computer system devices
    Patent number: 5835737
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for arbitrating access to a selected device in a computer system comprises a routine for registering access rules for accessing the selected system device, a plurality of competing clients which may each request a connection to the selected device, and an arbitrator which uses the registered access rules to negotiate access to the requested connection on behalf of the competing clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Sand, Carl Sutton, Holly Knight