Patents by Inventor Keith Sinclair

Keith Sinclair 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).

  • Patent number: 10110437
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for detecting unidentified inventory in a network. In one embodiment, data that was collected from a plurality of network devices is received. The data includes at least one device identifier for a neighboring network device of at least one network device of the plurality of network devices. The at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device is compared to one or more device identifiers of known network devices. In response to determining that the at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device does not match a device identifier for the known network devices, the at least one device identifier is added to a list of unidentified inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnan Ramaswamy, Suresh Thirukazhukundram, Christopher Camplejohn, Keith Sinclair, Edward Rosen, Sunil John, Gaurav Garg
  • Publication number: 20150058468
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for detecting unidentified inventory in a network. In one embodiment, data that was collected from a plurality of network devices is received. The data includes at least one device identifier for a neighboring network device of at least one network device of the plurality of network devices. The at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device is compared to one or more device identifiers of known network devices. In response to determining that the at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device does not match a device identifier for the known network devices, the at least one device identifier is added to a list of unidentified inventory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Krishnan Ramaswamy, Suresh Thirukazhukundram, Christopher Camplejohn, Keith Sinclair, Edward Rosen, Sunil John, Gaurav Garg
  • Patent number: 8880669
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for detecting unidentified inventory in a network. In one embodiment, data that was collected from a plurality of network devices is received. The data includes at least one device identifier for a neighboring network device of at least one network device of the plurality of network devices. The at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device is compared to one or more device identifiers of known network devices. In response to determining that the at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device does not match a device identifier for the known network devices, the at least one device identifier is added to a list of unidentified inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnan Ramaswamy, Suresh Thirukazhukundram, Christopher Scott Camplejohn, Keith Sinclair, Edward M. Rosen, Sunil Shashikanth John, Gaurav Garg
  • Patent number: 8880664
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a network profile and a device profile relating to devices in one or more networks and comprises, in one embodiment, receiving device identity information for a plurality of devices in one or more customer networks; receiving device configuration information from each of the devices in the networks; transforming the device configuration information into device feature information; creating and storing, based on the device identity information, device configuration information, and device feature information, a device profile that summarizes device details for all the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Solomon Tekle, Keith Sinclair, Sumit Nandy
  • Publication number: 20120226791
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for detecting unidentified inventory in a network. In one embodiment, data that was collected from a plurality of network devices is received. The data includes at least one device identifier for a neighboring network device of at least one network device of the plurality of network devices. The at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device is compared to one or more device identifiers of known network devices. In response to determining that the at least one device identifier for the neighboring network device does not match a device identifier for the known network devices, the at least one device identifier is added to a list of unidentified inventory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Krishnan RAMASWAMY, Suresh Thirukazhukundram, Christopher Scott Camplejohn, Keith Sinclair, Edward M. Rosen, Sunil Shashikanth John, Gaurav Garg
  • Patent number: 7668953
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for detecting symptoms in a network infrastructure, combining one or more symptoms into a problem, then optionally applying detailed diagnosis to the network elements experiencing the problems, ultimately providing detailed problem determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Sinclair, Burjiz Pithawala, Suresh Thirukazhukundram
  • Patent number: 7509415
    Abstract: A network based management system enables network devices installed at a customer's premises to be automatically monitored and managed for automated support services. Each network device includes a monitoring agent configured for generating a notification message based upon an event where device operations exceed prescribed monitored parameters. A troubleshooting resource at the customer premises requests selected device state attributes from the network device and that are forwarded to a data collection resource that serves as an interface to the manufacturer's back-end infrastructure. The troubleshooting system accesses databases that store the configuration information for the affected network device, and uses the configuration information for accessing problem/resolution information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Baekelmans, Erik De Kegel, Dean Mc Daniel, Keith Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20060277299
    Abstract: A network based management system enables network devices installed at a customer's premises to be automatically monitored and managed for automated support services. Each network device includes a monitoring agent configured for generating a notification message based upon an event where device operations exceed prescribed monitored parameters. A troubleshooting resource at the customer premises requests selected device state attributes from the network device and that are forwarded to a data collection resource that serves as an interface to the manufacturer's back-end infrastructure. The troubleshooting system accesses databases that store the configuration information for the affected network device, and uses the configuration information for accessing problem/resolution information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: John Baekelmans, Erik De Kegel, Dean Mc Daniel, Keith Sinclair
  • Patent number: 7080141
    Abstract: Each network device includes a monitoring agent configured for generating a notification message based upon an event where device operations exceed prescribed monitored parameters. A troubleshooting resource at the customer premises requests selected device state attributes from the network device and that are forwarded to a data collection resource that serves as an interface to the manufacturer's back-end infrastructure. The troubleshooting system accesses databases that store the configuration information for the affected network device, and uses the configuration information for accessing problem/resolution information. The rules based troubleshooting system, upon correlating the databases for the problem/resolution information, provides a service notification message as a response to the event, and selectively includes the problem/resolution information for the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Baekelmans, Erik De Kegel, Dean Mc Daniel, Keith Sinclair
  • Patent number: 4640717
    Abstract: Sugar (sucrose or glucose) is crystallized by passing a hot supersaturated syrup to a continuous screw extruder such that progressive nucleation of the syrup is induced during a mean residence time of below 25 seconds and then discharging the nucleated syrup onto a surface, e.g. a conveyor belt, to crystallise without agitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Dipak P. Shukla, Keith Sinclair, Kevin A. Smith