Patents by Inventor Dennis Caughran

Dennis Caughran 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).

  • Method and system for annotating configuration files
    Patent number: 7523101
    Abstract: A method, a system, a computer readable medium, and an apparatus for providing information related to a configuration file to a user are provided. The user provides the configuration file to the system of the invention. The system conducts a search for the information related to the configuration file. The information is sought in at least one source, and the information that is found in the source is provided back to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sargent, Richard Livingston, Santos Haro, Dennis Caughran
  • Method and system for annotating configuration files
    Publication number: 20060262801
    Abstract: A method, a system, a computer readable medium, and an apparatus for providing information related to a configuration file to a user are provided. The user provides the configuration file to the system of the invention. The system conducts a search for the information related to the configuration file. The information is sought in at least one source, and the information that is found in the source is provided back to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sargent, Richard Livingston, Santos Haro, Dennis Caughran