Patents by Inventor Michael John Gent

Michael John Gent 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: 20120290707
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and computer readable media for unified polling of networked devices and services. A system for unified polling of networked devices and services according to one embodiment comprises one or more pollers in communication with one or more devices, the one or more pollers operative to request and perform one or more polling tasks of the one or more devices. The system further comprises a unified poller in communication with the plurality of pollers, the unified poller operative to receive requests for one or more polling tasks; determine priorities of the one or more polling tasks; and assign one or more threads to control the one or more pollers on the basis of the priorities of the one or more polling tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: MONOLITH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Patrick Ennis, Michael John Gent, John Isaac Jetmore