Patents by Inventor Kirby L. Kuehl

Kirby L. Kuehl 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 and system for tracking entities in a computer network
    Patent number: 7398310
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking entities in a computer network. A method includes receiving node information related to a node coupled to a computer network. The method further includes determining whether an entity associated with the node has been previously identified in the computer network. If the entity has been previously identified in the computer network, the node information is linked to an entry for the entity in the database. If the entity has not been previously identified in the computer network, a new entry is created in the database, and the node information is linked to the new entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kirby L. Kuehl, Erik J. Ginorio, Adam James Baldwin