Patents by Inventor Cary Bailey O'Brien

Cary Bailey O'Brien 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).

  • DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING STANDARDS-COMPLIANT AND NON-COMPLIANT NETWORK ELEMENTS USING STANDARD MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS AND A UNIVERSAL SITE SERVER WHICH IS CONFIGURABLE FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS VIA INTERNET BROWSER TECHNOLOGY
    Patent number: 6389464
    Abstract: A site server is provided to which devices to be managed are connected. The site server is configurable from remote locations using Internet browser technology. The site server ports can be -configured as serial ports, contact closure ports and analog ports. Users from remote locations can communicate with the site server via direct dial through a public switch telephone network, as well as Internet and intranet connections. In addition to a modem and a 10-BaseT Ethernet interface, the site server is provided with a manager agent, a MIB or similar data structure of managed objects and/or variables, a Web server, a SQL database engine, TCP/IP routing software, PPP communications support, device-translation drivers and a multi-tasking Device Management Operating System to allow the site server to map native device interfaces into operations to communicate with a manager. The site server is Web-configurable to manage different types of devices without requiring device-specific software development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Cornet Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srini Krishnamurthy, Sunil Sharad Mehta, Cary Bailey O'Brien