Patents by Inventor Gene Malone
Gene Malone 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: 11496352Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK LimitedInventors: Trevor D. Smith, Kamlesh G. Patel, Gene Malone, David Thomas
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Patent number: 10819602Abstract: A work order is generated. The work order comprises a first work order step specifying that a port of a first network element is to be connected to a port of a second network element using a cable. The first and second network elements are configured to detect when connections are made at the specified ports of the first network element and the second network element. A management system is configured to update information it maintains to indicate that there is a connection between the specified port of the first network element and the specified port of the second network element if connections made at the specified ports of the first and second network elements are detected during a period in which the first work order step of the first work order is expected to be performed. A similar technique can be used for disconnecting a cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK LimitedInventors: Gene Malone, Andrew P. Roberts, Peter Smith, Eric W. Sybesma
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Publication number: 20190109773Abstract: A work order is generated. The work order comprises a first work order step specifying that a port of a first network element is to be connected to a port of a second network element using a cable. The first and second network elements are configured to detect when connections are made at the specified ports of the first network element and the second network element. A management system is configured to update information it maintains to indicate that there is a connection between the specified port of the first network element and the specified port of the second network element if connections made at the specified ports of the first and second network elements are detected during a period in which the first work order step of the first work order is expected to be performed. A similar technique can be used for disconnecting a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicants: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK LimitedInventors: Gene Malone, Andrew P. Roberts, Peter Smith, Eric W. Sybesma
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Publication number: 20190028324Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicants: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Trevor D. Smith, Kamlesh G. Patel, Gene Malone, David Thomas
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Patent number: 10153954Abstract: A work order is generated. The work order comprises a first work order step specifying that a port of a first network element is to be connected to a port of a second network element using a cable. The first and second network elements are configured to detect when connections are made at the specified ports of the first network element and the second network element. A management system is configured to update information it maintains to indicate that there is a connection between the specified port of the first network element and the specified port of the second network element if connections made at the specified ports of the first and second network elements are detected during a period in which the first work order step of the first work order is expected to be performed. A similar technique can be used for disconnecting a cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK LimitedInventors: Gene Malone, Andrew P. Roberts, Peter Smith, Eric W. Sybesma
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Patent number: 10091050Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK LimitedInventors: Trevor D. Smith, Kamlesh G. Patel, Gene Malone, David Thomas
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Publication number: 20150052272Abstract: A work order is generated. The work order comprises a first work order step specifying that a port of a first network element is to be connected to a port of a second network element using a cable. The first and second network elements are configured to detect when connections are made at the specified ports of the first network element and the second network element. A management system is configured to update information it maintains to indicate that there is a connection between the specified port of the first network element and the specified port of the second network element if connections made at the specified ports of the first and second network elements are detected during a period in which the first work order step of the first work order is expected to be performed. A similar technique can be used for disconnecting a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Gene Malone, Andrew P. Roberts, Peter Smith, Eric W. Sybesma
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Publication number: 20140016505Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Kamlesh G. Patel, Gene Malone, David Thomas