Patents by Inventor Patrick O'Neil Sandfort

Patrick O'Neil Sandfort 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).

  • Identifying multiple resources to perform a service request
    Patent number: 10169096
    Abstract: Examples herein disclose receiving a service request including a latency associated with a publication of a result of the service request. The examples disclose computing a workload for the service request and identifying multiple resources which are to perform the service request by applying the latency to the multiple resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jun Zeng, Sushant Bhattacharya, Gary Joseph Dispoto, William James Allen, Patrick O'Neil Sandfort, Francisco Jose Oblea Ramirez, Steven John Simske
  • System and method for tracking print system utilization
    Patent number: 7148986
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for tracking a user's utilization of print resources. In one embodiment, the system and method pertain to collecting data about a print job from devices in a print pipeline, and storing the data in a central database. In some embodiments, data about the print job is sent to a print accounting service by the devices in the pipeline. In other embodiments, data is obtained by a print accounting service by polling the devices in the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick O'Neil Sandfort, Shell Sterling Simpson
  • Data access in a distributed environment
    Patent number: 7149806
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a first network resource limited access to a second network resource. A method embodying the invention includes receiving profile data. Using the profile data, temporary credentials are then generated for accessing the second network resource. The temporary credentials are then made available to the first network resource. In a preferred embodiment, the temporary credentials are invalidated following a termination event such as the lapse of a set time period or after the second resource has been accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Eugene Perkins, Patrick O'Neil Sandfort, Shell Sterling Simpson