Patents by Inventor Gary Axberg

Gary Axberg 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).

  • Innovation for managing virtual storage area networks
    Publication number: 20060041559
    Abstract: An innovation for managing a virtual storage area network involves several processing stages. First, a logical portion of each network switch allocated to the virtual storage area network is discovered. Second, for each discovered network switch, a virtual switch is generated as a representation of the logical portion of the corresponding network switch. Third, the virtual storage area network is managed based on visual presentation(s) of the virtual switch(es).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Baldwin, Gary Axberg, Surya Ghatty, Lisa Huston, David Merbach
  • Intelligent discovery of network information from multiple information gathering agents
    Publication number: 20050083854
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for intelligent discovery of network information from multiple information gathering agents adapted to discover information concerning the network. The discovery agents each have an associated discovery capability. Based on consideration of the agent discovery capabilities, discovery assignments are computed and network discovery is performed according to the assignments so as to reduce discovery poll overhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Sunil Nagarajrao, David Merbach, Robert Basham, Allen Heitman, Sumant Padbidri, Gary Axberg