Patents by Inventor Michael Patmon

Michael Patmon 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).

  • Broadcast traceroute
    Patent number: 7636315
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method by a switch of tracing a broadcast path from the switch through a group of switches. A broadcast traceroute packet is issued with a first hop entry from each port within the broadcast path. Trace hop packets are received from hop switches within the broadcast path, and trace complete packets are received from end switches within the broadcast path. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Ballard Claude Bare, Michael Patmon, Cetin Ersoy
  • Redundant router having load sharing functionality
    Publication number: 20080205376
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for load sharing among network devices. One embodiment includes a network device having router functionality, including a processor, memory in communication with the processor, and executable instructions stored in memory and executable on the processor to provide router functionality redundancy for another network device having router functionality, and provide a load sharing functionality between the network devices when both devices are operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Patmon, Shaun K. Wakumoto, Mark A. Tassinari
  • Broadcast traceroute
    Publication number: 20060285498
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method by a switch of tracing a broadcast path from the switch through a group of switches. A broadcast traceroute packet is issued with a first hop entry from each port within the broadcast path. Trace hop packets are received from hop switches within the broadcast path, and trace complete packets are received from end switches within the broadcast path. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Shaun Wakumoto, Ballard Bare, Michael Patmon, Cetin Ersoy