Patents by Inventor Michel J. Zedler

Michel J. Zedler 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).

  • Method and apparatus for discovery and tracking of location of networked devices
    Patent number: 8625463
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for discovery and tracking of locations of devices attached to a computing system network. By way of example, an automated method for determining a location of a target element in a distributed network includes the following steps. One or more locations of one or more sample topology elements in the distributed network are learned. Location mappings are generated, the location mappings representing associations between the learned locations of the one or more sample topology elements and one or more network attributes. A location of a target element is estimated using the location mappings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dieter Gantenbein, Michel J. Zedler
  • Method and Apparatus for Discovery and Tracking of Location of Networked Devices
    Publication number: 20090238079
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for discovery and tracking of locations of devices attached to a computing system network. By way of example, an automated method for determining a location of a target element in a distributed network includes the following steps. One or more locations of one or more sample topology elements in the distributed network are learned. Location mappings are generated, the location mappings representing associations between the learned locations of the one or more sample topology elements and one or more network attributes. A location of a target element is estimated using the location mappings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Dieter Gantenbein, Michel J. Zedler