Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Lewis

Matthew E. Lewis 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).

  • Publication number: 20150052223
    Abstract: A system and method for determining effective policy profiles, is presented herein. The system includes one or more client devices configured to initiate a request for at least one effective policy profile, a server mechanism communicatively coupled to the one or more client devices and configured to receive the request for the at least one effective policy profile and determine the at least effective policy profiles for each of the requesting one or more client devices, and a policy data storage component communicatively coupled to the server mechanism and configured to store a plurality of policy profiles. The plurality of plurality of policy profiles includes an association between each of the one or more client devices and one or more of the plurality of policy profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Romanek, Ty Ellis, Matthew E. Lewis, Daniel E. Montroy, David Michael Lakis, Farzad Esfarjani, Ken W. Muir
  • Patent number: 8544059
    Abstract: A system and method for determining effective policy profiles, is presented herein. The system includes one or more client devices configured to initiate a request for at least one effective policy profile, a server mechanism communicatively coupled to the one or more client devices and configured to receive the request for the at least one effective policy profile and determine the at least effective policy profiles for each of the requesting one or more client devices, and a policy data storage component communicatively coupled to the server mechanism and configured to store a plurality of policy profiles. The plurality of plurality of policy profiles includes an association between each of the one or more client devices and one or more of the plurality of policy profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Romanek, Ty Ellis, Matthew E. Lewis, Daniel E. Montroy, David Michael Lakis, Farzad Esfarjani, Ken W. Muir
  • Publication number: 20100268772
    Abstract: A system and method for determining effective policy profiles, is presented herein. The system includes one or more client devices configured to initiate a request for at least one effective policy profile, a server mechanism communicatively coupled to the one or more client devices and configured to receive the request for the at least one effective policy profile and determine the at least effective policy profiles for each of the requesting one or more client devices, and a policy data storage component communicatively coupled to the server mechanism and configured to store a plurality of policy profiles. The plurality of plurality of policy profiles includes an association between each of the one or more client devices and one or more of the plurality of policy profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Romanek, Ty Ellis, Matthew E. Lewis, Daniel E. Montroy, David Michael Lakis, Farzad Esfarjani, Ken W. Muir
  • Patent number: 7774826
    Abstract: A system and method for determining effective policy profiles, is presented herein. The system includes one or more client devices configured to initiate a request for at least one effective policy profile, a server mechanism communicatively coupled to the one or more client devices and configured to receive the request for the at least one effective policy profile and determine the at least effective policy profiles for each of the requesting one or more client devices, and a policy data storage component communicatively coupled to the server mechanism and configured to store a plurality of policy profiles. The plurality of plurality of policy profiles includes an association between each of the one or more client devices and one or more of the plurality of policy profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Romanek, Ty Ellis, Matthew E. Lewis, Daniel E. Montroy, David Michael Lakis, Farzad Esfarjani, Ken W. Muir
  • Patent number: 7747763
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for ensuring access to the correct instance of a network service. The system includes a plurality of management domains. Each management domain may include at least one server and at least on managed device. When the managed device sends a request for a network service, the request may be received by all servers in the network, including those belonging to different management domains. As such, each server may include a referral list. When the server receives a request, the server may determine whether its management domain includes the appropriate instance of the network service. If it does not, it may forward the request to other servers in the referral list until the appropriate network service is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Drake Backman, Matthew E. Lewis
  • Patent number: 6684293
    Abstract: Methods and a computer readable medium are provided for preserving unique critical information during the data imaging process. A method of augmenting the image process is provided wherein information necessary to properly operate one or more network applications, uniquely identify a computing device on the network, or to fulfill any other similar role is acquired. The information is from time to time stored in locations of the storage device which are not partitioned or otherwise used by the computing device. Further, a computer readable medium is provided wherein one or more locations are partitioned and available for use without any significant restrictions. Additionally, a method of restoring a memory associated with a computing device connected to a network of additional computing devices is provided. Also, critical information is acquired from time to time, and the data including the identifying information are restored upon a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Drake A. Backman, Peter D. Bartok, Nitu Choudhary, Matthew E. Lewis