Patents by Inventor Kerry Langford

Kerry Langford 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).

  • Implementing enhanced network device labeling via ethernet
    Patent number: 10924422
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for implementing enhanced network device identifying and labeling via a connected Ethernet cable. A system includes a server having a port connected by the Ethernet cable to a port of a switch. An Ethernet runt packet containing metadata identifying the server name and the port is transmitted on the Ethernet cable by the server. Another Ethernet runt packet containing metadata identifying the switch name and the port is transmitted on the Ethernet cable by the switch. Use of the transmitted metadata of the Ethernet runt packets enables dynamically identifying and labeling the Ethernet cable, the connected server and port and switch and port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Brewer, Robert Wilhelm, Paul M. Crutcher, Mike Maurer, Kerry Langford
  • IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED NETWORK DEVICE LABELING VIA ETHERNET
    Publication number: 20200076741
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for implementing enhanced network device identifying and labeling via a connected Ethernet cable. A system includes a server having a port connected by the Ethernet cable to a port of a switch. An Ethernet runt packet containing metadata identifying the server name and the port is transmitted on the Ethernet cable by the server. Another Ethernet runt packet containing metadata identifying the switch name and the port is transmitted on the Ethernet cable by the switch. Use of the transmitted metadata of the Ethernet runt packets enables dynamically identifying and labeling the Ethernet cable, the connected server and port and switch and port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Brewer, Robert Wilhelm, Paul M. Crutcher, Mike Maurer, Kerry Langford