Patents by Inventor Neil E Harrison

Neil E Harrison 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).

  • Apparatus, method, and computer program for detection of server-like devices on a computer network based on ingress to egress network traffic ratios
    Patent number: 7028086
    Abstract: Ingress to egress network traffic ratios are determined for at least some devices within a network and server-like devices are selected on the basis of the determined ratios or a figure derived from the determined ratios. Selecting the server-like devices includes the step of selecting those devices having a value of ratio above a selected value and includes ranking the devices in order of their ratios and determining discontinuities in the values of the ratios of the ranked devices. The server-like devices are connected to a port of another device and the ingress to egress network traffic ratio is determined by determining the network traffic through the port using SNMP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: David John Maxwell, Paul Sandie, Jonathan G. G. Tams, Stephen Kitt, Neil E Harrison
  • Method and apparatus for detection of server-like devices within a network
    Publication number: 20020174221
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program for automated detection of server-like devices within a network, comprising the steps of determining the ingress to egress network traffic ratio for at least some of the devices and selecting the server-like devices on the basis of said determined ratios or a figure derived from said ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: David John Maxwell, Paul Sandi, Jonathan G.G. Tams, Stephen Kitt, Neil E. Harrison