Patents by Inventor Kevin Thomas McDonald

Kevin Thomas McDonald 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).

  • Method for displaying a network topology for a task deployment service
    Patent number: 6477572
    Abstract: A method for displaying a network topology begins by presenting a user a set of attributes for network objects in the network. The user the selects a given attribute and an attribute value. A mapper routine of the invention then builds a topology map that includes at least one icon representing network objects that have the user-selected attribute value for the attribute. This “group” icon preferably includes a numeric, textual or graphical representation to indicate the number of objects (or perhaps some given characteristic thereof) represented by the group icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Elderton, Ronald L. Heiney, Kevin Thomas McDonald, Mike Moran, Joseph Laurence Saunders