Patents by Inventor Glenn Waters

Glenn Waters 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 apparatus providing for internet protocol address authentication
    Patent number: 6895511
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for storage of user identifier/IP address pairs in a network. The network includes a DHCP server for assigning IP addresses to computer and other devices in the network, a device (such as a computer) coupled to receive an IP address from the DHCP server, an authentication server coupled with the device for receiving user identifier/IP address pairs from the device and authenticating the user, and a directory server coupled to receive authenticated user identifier/IP address pairs from the authentication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Larry W. Borsato, Mark Gaudet, Ian Hamilton, Rod Anderson, Glenn Waters
  • Trusted network binding using LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)
    Patent number: 6654891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information between a central database and at least one server. A server manager is coupled between the central database and the at least one server. The server manager communicates configuration information between the central database and the at least one server in a single communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Larry W. Borsato, Mark Gaudet, Ian Hamilton, Rod Anderson, Glenn Waters
  • Server manager
    Patent number: 6564216
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Glenn Waters
  • SERVER MANAGER
    Publication number: 20020052876
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: GLENN WATERS
  • Active server management
    Patent number: 6374295
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Tony Farrow, Ian Hamilton, Glenn Waters
  • SERVER MANAGER FOR A CONFIGURATION DATABASE AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20020010767
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: TONY FARROW, IAN HAMILTON, GLENN WATERS