Patents by Inventor James Z. HILLIARD

James Z. HILLIARD 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).

  • Configuration management as a service
    Patent number: 10686654
    Abstract: A device can receive a request to generate a configuration management instance associated with a configuration management service. The device can generate the configuration management instance based on the request. The device can configure a set of member devices to be associated with the configuration management instance. The device can receive information associated with a configuration management action to be performed in association with a member device, of the set of member devices, of the configuration management instance. The device can perform the configuration management action in association with the member device, of the set of member devices, after receiving the information associated with the configuration management action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: James Z. Hilliard, Andrew C. Austin
  • CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE
    Publication number: 20180309624
    Abstract: A device can receive a request to generate a configuration management instance associated with a configuration management service. The device can generate the configuration management instance based on the request. The device can configure a set of member devices to be associated with the configuration management instance. The device can receive information associated with a configuration management action to be performed in association with a member device, of the set of member devices, of the configuration management instance. The device can perform the configuration management action in association with the member device, of the set of member devices, after receiving the information associated with the configuration management action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: James Z. HILLIARD, Andrew C. AUSTIN