Patents by Inventor Kevin L Smathers

Kevin L Smathers 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: 8781845
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method for service configuration management. One embodiment of the present invention includes providing a configuration question and capturing an answer to the question. The embodiment also includes linking the answer to a requirement, tracing the requirement to a potential solution, and storing integrated information. Further, the integrated information of the embodiment includes the requirement, the potential solution, and a link between the requirement and the potential solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard Burg, Kannan Govindarajan, Harumi Anne Kuno, Kevin L. Smathers, Kei Yuasa, Jeannie C. Louie, Richard Smolucha, F. Paul Carau, Jr., Kai W. Young, Philip R. Seastrand
  • Patent number: 8656269
    Abstract: To implement at least one functionality, a template having one or more logic components corresponding to the at least one functionality is provided. The template and a data collection are accessed to load the one or more logic components and data into a closure document. The closure document is provided to enable updating of data in the closure document using the one or more logic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kei Yuasa, Kannan Govindarajan, Harumi A. Kuno, Kevin L. Smathers, W. Kevin Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 7350070
    Abstract: A method and system for cryptographically secure hashed end marker of streaming data. In one embodiment, a method for transmitting streaming data comprises establishing a shared secret between a receiving participant and a sending participant; using the shared secret to initialize a cryptographically secure hashed end of file marker for the streaming data that is updated as the streaming data is transmitted or received; transmitting the streaming data from the sending participant to the receiving participant; and comparing the streaming data with the cryptographically secure hashed end of file marker to determine when an end of the streaming data occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin L Smathers, Alan H. Karp