Patents by Inventor Craig Alan Waldrop
Craig Alan Waldrop 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).
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Patent number: 8756344Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger connected to private Ethernet networks of participating carriers to enable the private Ethernet networks to be interconnected at a common point. The Ethernet exchanger not biased to any participating carrier and is configured to receive, translate and transmit frames from one private Ethernet network to another private Ethernet network. The frame translation is performed by the Ethernet exchanger is based on the profiles of the participating carriers. The profiles are created based on information provided by the participating carriers using templates presented by an online web portal.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
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Patent number: 8751323Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
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Patent number: 8583503Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
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Patent number: 8537845Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Equnix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
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Patent number: 8509249Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger is coupled to two or more Ethernet networks to exchange information among the two or more Ethernet networks using virtual circuits. A first Ethernet network is associated with a first carrier and a first port of the Ethernet exchanger. A second Ethernet network is associated with a second carrier and a second port of the Ethernet exchanger. Network information of the first Ethernet network and network information of the second Ethernet network are provided by the respective first carrier and the second carrier and stored in a database. A virtual circuit is provisioned to interconnect the first Ethernet network and the second Ethernet network based on a partnership between the first carrier and the second carrier and based on the stored information about the first network and the second network. The virtual circuit is associated with the first port and the second port.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
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Patent number: 8379656Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
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Publication number: 20130018753Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
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Publication number: 20130013442Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON
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Publication number: 20110060657Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
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Publication number: 20110058547Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger is coupled to two or more Ethernet networks to exchange information among the two or more Ethernet networks using virtual circuits. A first Ethernet network is associated with a first carrier and a first port of the Ethernet exchanger. A second Ethernet network is associated with a second carrier and a second port of the Ethernet exchanger. Network information of the first Ethernet network and network information of the second Ethernet network are provided by the respective first carrier and the second carrier and stored in a database. A virtual circuit is provisioned to interconnect the first Ethernet network and the second Ethernet network based on a partnership between the first carrier and the second carrier and based on the stored information about the first network and the second network. The virtual circuit is associated with the first port and the second port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
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Publication number: 20110058565Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON
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Publication number: 20110060846Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger connected to private Ethernet networks of participating carriers to enable the private Ethernet networks to be interconnected at a common point. The Ethernet exchanger not biased to any participating carrier and is configured to receive, translate and transmit frames from one private Ethernet network to another private Ethernet network. The frame translation is performed by the Ethernet exchanger is based on the profiles of the participating carriers. The profiles are created based on information provided by the participating carriers using templates presented by an online web portal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON