Patents by Inventor Patrick Wilerson

Patrick Wilerson 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).

  • AUTOMATED DISCOVERY OF MONITORING DEVICES ON A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100312875
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for the automated discovery of devices on a network, such as a TCP/IP network using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (“DHCP”) and Domain Name System (“DNS”) servers. Devices on the network may be discovered, identified, and tracked by a monitoring server. Communications with the monitoring server may include identification information for each device. The identification information may be stored in DHCP option fields, transmitted with DHCP messages, and used to identify whether the device is new to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: SQUARE D. COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick Wilerson, John C. Van Gorp