Patents by Inventor Michael Elford

Michael Elford 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).

  • Patent number: 9565091
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which cause processors to perform: collecting, at a management computer located separately with respect to a networked plurality of devices, device information about each of the devices; for each particular device: determining matches between the device capabilities for the particular device, and features of software applications; for a particular match: determining a particular software application that is configured to control the particular device; based at least in part on the device information for the particular device, determining a particular protocol endpoint from protocol endpoints that is configured to communicate control instructions from the particular software application to the particular device; creating data comprising a mapping between the particular software application, the particular protocol endpoint and the particular computing device; configuring an application computer program to use the mapping a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Dupre, Michael Elford, Landon Kuhn, Steve Gorretta
  • Publication number: 20150172158
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which cause processors to perform: collecting, at a management computer located separately with respect to a networked plurality of devices, device information about each of the devices; for each particular device: determining matches between the device capabilities for the particular device, and features of software applications; for a particular match: determining a particular software application that is configured to control the particular device; based at least in part on the device information for the particular device, determining a particular protocol endpoint from protocol endpoints that is configured to communicate control instructions from the particular software application to the particular device; creating data comprising a mapping between the particular software application, the particular protocol endpoint and the particular computing device; configuring an application computer program to use the mapping a
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Dupre, Michael Elford, Landon Kuhn, Steve Gorretta
  • Patent number: 9015306
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which cause processors to perform: collecting, at a management computer located separately with respect to a networked plurality of devices, device information about each of the devices; for each particular device: determining matches between the device capabilities for the particular device, and features of software applications; for a particular match: determining a particular software application that is configured to control the particular device; based at least in part on the device information for the particular device, determining a particular protocol endpoint from protocol endpoints that is configured to communicate control instructions from the particular software application to the particular device; creating data comprising a mapping between the particular software application, the particular protocol endpoint and the particular computing device; configuring an application computer program to use the mapping a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Dupre, Michael Elford, Landon Kuhn, Steve Gorretta
  • Publication number: 20150071596
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides several embodiments of a tamper-resistant “secured” single fiber parking lot for a fiber line to prevent any injury by or tampering of a fiber line. For instance, one disclosed embodiment is a tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub that has a base and a removable lid that when coupled with the base forms an aperture operable to receive a fiber line. In one embodiment, the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub further comprises a tamper-resistant lid screw for coupling the removable lid to the base, a retaining screw located within the cavity of the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub for securing the fiber line to the fiber hub, a SC female connector type adapter operable to couple with a male connector located at an end of the fiber line, and an attachment screw for attaching the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub to a media wiring box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Michael Elford, Joseph Fife