Patents by Inventor Joyce Dunston

Joyce Dunston 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).

  • Data driven connection rule/constraint engine applied to trail management
    Patent number: 8127042
    Abstract: A method of identifying a connectivity characteristic structure in a network provided between a plurality of nodes in a network comprises the steps of acquiring node information detailing for each port of each node a connection characteristic of that port; collating for at least a plurality of nodes forming a plurality of trails in the network each node's respective acquired node information to form a set of connection characteristics; and analyzing the set of connection characteristics to determine a set of at least one rule describing a connectivity characteristic structure of the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel Davis, Joyce Dunston