Patents by Inventor Paul Cantrell

Paul Cantrell 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).

  • System and method for dynamic correlation of events
    Patent number: 6446136
    Abstract: An event management system including an event manager, an alarm rule store, an event correlator, and a response engine. The event manager provides and receives events. The event correlator correlates at least one of the events provided by the event manager based on the alarm rules stored in the alarm rule store. The response engine executes a response policy based on the correlation of events by the event correlator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: William N. Pohlmann, Kenneth D. Matson, Paul Cantrell
  • Method and apparatus for the dynamic filtering and routing of events
    Patent number: 6366926
    Abstract: A method for routing a subscription request defined by an event filter. The method includes parsing the event filter into an evaluation tree having at least one subexpression, locating the at least one subexpression and determining if the at least one subexpression includes a node specific field. If the at least one subexpression includes a node specific field, the method includes creating a list of nodes and event manager contact information and transmitting the subscription request to at least one event manager located on a node that is included on a list of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: William N. Pohlmann, Kenneth D. Matson, Paul Cantrell