Patents by Inventor Michael E. Brown

Michael E. Brown 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: 20250138811
    Abstract: An information handling system receives an installation file package to upgrade a first plugin to a second plugin included in the installation file package. In response to determining that a first component identifier of the first plugin matches a second component identifier of the second plugin, the system performs a non-disruptive update process, wherein the first plugin and the second plugin support the non-disruptive update process. The non-disruptive update process includes notifying the first plugin that the non-disruptive update process is starting, installing the second plugin while the first plugin is running, and shutting down the first plugin subsequent to a receipt of a status update from the second plugin that the second plugin is running in a good state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Marshal Savage, Jitendra Jagasia, Jack Fewx, Prashanth Giri, Ching-Jye Chang
  • Patent number: 12225072
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module comprising a file download module, the data center asset client module storing a file block; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the connectivity management system aggregator communicating with a file distribution service, the file distribution service communicating with a file tracker service, the location of the software component being maintained by the file tracker service; and, distributing the file block from the data center asset client module to the data center asset client module via the file download module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Christoper Atkinson, Damon G. Earley, Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 12147852
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a console bid manager that may intercept an event from a managed node, transmit notification to eligible management consoles for bids on the event, process the bids to determine one or more interrelated actions in response to the event, and coordinate performance of the one or more interrelated actions in handling the event. The performance of the one or more interrelated actions may be delegated to the eligible management consoles to resolve the event from the managed node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Rishi Mukherjee, Muniswamy Setty KS, Smruti Ranjan Debata
  • Patent number: 12137347
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: establishing a secure communication channel between a connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request, the provisioning request being generated by the baseboard management controller; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Michael E. Brown, Kirk Frey, Sudhir V. Shetty, Christopher Atkinson
  • Patent number: 12052142
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Dominique Prunier, Eric Williams, Sudhir V. Shetty, Christopher Atkinson, Tommi Salli, Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 12052224
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between an end user device browser and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the end user device browser to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system aggregator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Atkinson, Elie A. Jreij, Dominique Prunier, Eric Williams, Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 12003963
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sudhir V. Shetty, Elie A. Jreij, Christopher Atkinson, Eric Williams, Kirk Frey, Michael E Brown, Dominique Prunier
  • Patent number: 11997073
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center monitoring and management operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Dominique Prunier, Sudhir V. Shetty, Eric Williams, Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 11977505
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Atkinson, Eric Williams, Michael E. Brown, Jason Shaw
  • Patent number: 11943124
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and a host operating system agent; establishing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a service mesh proxy; exchanging information between the data center asset and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset and the connectivity management system; and, remotely executing a workload on the data center asset via a workload orchestration operation, the service mesh proxy communicating with the host operating system agent when performing the workload orchestration operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Anurag Sharma, Michael E. Brown, Dominique Prunier, Eric Williams
  • Patent number: 11924285
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Michael E. Brown, Kirk Frey, Sudhir V. Shetty, Christopher Atkinson
  • Patent number: 11909597
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; determining whether an endpoint is coupled to the data center asset client module; identifying interconnectivity information associated with the data center asset client module and the endpoint; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the interconnectivity information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Damon G. Earley, Susan E. Young
  • Publication number: 20240039795
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Dominique Prunier, Eric Williams, Sudhir V. Shetty, Christopher Atkinson, Tommi Salli, Michael E. Brown
  • Publication number: 20240039980
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module comprising a file download module, the data center asset client module storing a file block; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the connectivity management system aggregator communicating with a file distribution service, the file distribution service communicating with a file tracker service, the location of the software component being maintained by the file tracker service; and, distributing the file block from the data center asset client module to the data center asset client module via the file download module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Christoper Atkinson, Damon G. Earley, Michael E. Brown
  • Publication number: 20240039816
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and a host operating system agent; establishing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a service mesh proxy; exchanging information between the data center asset and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset and the connectivity management system; and, remotely executing a workload on the data center asset via a workload orchestration operation, the service mesh proxy communicating with the host operating system agent when performing the workload orchestration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Anurag Sharma, Michael E. Brown, Dominique Prunier, Eric Williams
  • Publication number: 20240037053
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Atkinson, Eric Williams, Michael E. Brown, Jason Shaw
  • Publication number: 20240039796
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; determining whether an endpoint is coupled to the data center asset client module; identifying interconnectivity information associated with the data center asset client module and the endpoint; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the interconnectivity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Damon G. Earley, Susan E. Young
  • Patent number: 11843604
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Dominique Prunier, Michael E. Brown, Eric Williams
  • Publication number: 20230353641
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Elie A. Jreij, Eric Williams, Dominique Prunier, Michael E. Brown, Kirk Frey, Sudhir V. Shetty, Christopher Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20230353567
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Dominique Prunier, Michael E. Brown, Eric Williams