Patents by Inventor Kenneth Keeler

Kenneth Keeler 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).

  • Publication number: 20070124255
    Abstract: An automated method for facilitating management of a data processing environment, including pluggable heterogeneous reconciliation, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method may include facilitating detecting of a change to an element of a data processing device of the data processing environment. In various embodiments, the method may further include facilitating determining a predicated reconciliation action, among a plurality of heterogeneous predicated reconciliation actions provided by a number of different vendors, to respond to a detected change. In various embodiments, the method may further include facilitating performing the determined reconciliation action. Other embodiments of the present invention may include, but are not limited to, apparatuses and systems adapted to facilitate practice of the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack
  • Publication number: 20070043786
    Abstract: An automated method for facilitating management of a data processing environment is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method may include facilitating detecting of a change to an element of a data processing device of the data processing environment. In various embodiments, the method may further include facilitating reconciling the change with a conformance authority, the conformance authority having one or more guidelines. Other embodiments of the present invention may include, but are not limited to, apparatuses adapted to facilitate practice of the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack
  • Publication number: 20070043674
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for automated change audit of an enterprise's IT infrastructure, including independent detection of changes, reconciliation of detected changes and independent reporting, to effectuate a triad of controls on managing changes within the IT infrastructure, preventive controls, detective controls and corrective controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack
  • Publication number: 20070022365
    Abstract: An automated method for facilitating management of a data processing environment is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method may include facilitating creation of a first memorialization, in digital form, of one or more changes detected on a data processing device of the data processing environment. In various embodiments, the method may further included facilitating comparison of the first memorialization to a second memorialization of one or more in-band changes that should have been made to the data processing device to facilitate detection of one or more out-of-band changes to the data processing device. Other embodiments of the present invention may include, but are not limited to, apparatus adapted to facilitate practice of the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack
  • Publication number: 20070005740
    Abstract: An automated method for facilitating management of a data processing environment is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method may include facilitating detecting of a change to an element of a data processing device of the data processing environment. In various embodiments, the method may further included facilitating correlating the change to one or more events associated with the element, and reporting the detected change for the element, supplemented with one or more of the correlated events of the element. Other embodiments of the present invention may include, but are not limited to, apparatus adapted to facilitate practice of the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack
  • Publication number: 20050278191
    Abstract: A method for facilitating management of a data processing environment is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method may include facilitating homogeneous monitoring of a plurality of heterogeneous data processing nodes of the data processing environment, the homogeneous monitoring including facilitating detecting one or more changes of one or more elements of the plurality of heterogeneous data processing nodes. In various embodiments, the method may further include facilitating performing one or more actions in response to detecting the one or more changes. Other embodiments of the present invention may include, but are not limited to, apparatuses and systems adapted to facilitate practice of the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Robert DiFalco, Kenneth Keeler, Robert Warmack