Patents by Inventor Mark A Schilling

Mark A Schilling 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 automatic layout of switched network topologies
    Patent number: 7075896
    Abstract: A method for the automatic layout of switched networks of switched network topologies. In representative embodiments, a topological map of a network is automatically obtained by combining various segments into one of three segment types, a bus segment, a serial segment, and a star segment. In the creation of the topological map of the network, the methods can be used to update the network map as changes occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric A. Pulsipher, Gautam Mehrotra, Mark A Schilling
  • Method and apparatus for automated network polling
    Patent number: 7047531
    Abstract: A system wherein work orders are used to accomplish polling of devices on a network. Work orders are created and passed to a scheduler which places the work order into one of a plurality of queues, based on the priority of the work order. As work orders are pulled from each of the queues, each work order is sent to a thread pool matching the priority, where the work order is executed. Within each work order is a run process that performs the actual polling of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chia-Chu Dorland, Gautam Mehrotra, Mark A Schilling, Richard B. Whitner