Patents by Inventor John F. Hamner

John F. Hamner 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).

  • User interface for displaying information about a computer network
    Patent number: 6076106
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of managing a computer network including a plurality of devices is provided, wherein a plurality of network management tasks are performable upon the devices. Data is gathered about a present configuration of the network, including the types of devices in the network, the quantity of each type of device present in the network, the relationships between the devices, and the tasks performable upon each of the devices. The data is then stored in a database representing a network map. A display is generated corresponding to the network map using the data in the database. The display shows an association of the devices with the tasks performable on the devices using bitmap representations of the devices and tasks. The display may include hierarchical, schematic, or geographical representations of the devices on the network. The devices are organized into a plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Hamner, Sandra Janich, Jeffrey L. Despain, Katherine D. Niemann, Brian D. Sevy, Dzung D. Tran, Frank K. Welch
  • Defining a schema for a database representing a model of a computer network
    Patent number: 5960439
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of managing a computer network including a plurality of devices is provided, wherein a plurality of network management tasks are performable upon the devices. Data is gathered about a present configuration of the network, including the types of devices in the network, the quantity of each type of device present in the network, the relationships between the devices, and the tasks performable upon each of the devices. The data is then stored in a database representing a network map. A display is generated corresponding to the network map using the data in the database. The display shows an association of the devices with the tasks performable on the devices using bitmap representations of the devices and tasks. The display may include hierarchical, schematic, or geographical representations of the devices on the network. The devices are organized into a plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Hamner, Sandra Janich, Brian D. Sevy, Dzung D. Tran, Frank K. Welch
  • System for displaying information relating to a computer network including association devices with tasks performable on those devices
    Patent number: 5796951
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of managing a computer network including a plurality of devices is provided, wherein a plurality of network management tasks are performable upon the devices. Data is gathered about a present configuration of the network, including the types of devices in the network, the quantity of each type of device present in the network, the relationships between the devices, and the tasks performable upon each of the devices. The data is then stored in a database representing a network map. A display is generated corresponding to the network map using the data in the database. The display shows an association of the devices with the tasks performable on the devices using bitmap representations of the devices and tasks. The display may include hierarchical, schematic, or geographical representations of the devices on the network. The devices are organized into a plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Hamner, Sandra Janich, Jeffrey L. Despain, Katherine D. Niemann, Brian D. Sevy, Dzung D. Tran, Frank K. Welch