Patents by Inventor Daryl Edward Mowrer

Daryl Edward Mowrer 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for configuring zone control of a network feature in a heterogeneous network
    Patent number: 7827260
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for configuring a network feature for a network fabric. The apparatus includes an input module, a discovery module, a selection module and an assignment module. The input module receives a network feature configuration for a network fabric. The discovery module determines the network feature capabilities of each of a plurality of agents coupled to the network fabric. The selection module selects a preferred agent from the plurality of agents. The assignment module assigns the preferred agent to apply the network feature configuration to the network fabric through a management interface coupling the preferred agent to the network fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Anne Huston, David Lynn Merbach, Daryl Edward Mowrer, Sunil Bharadwaj, Kevin Joseph Webster