Patents by Inventor Paul Leon Mustoe

Paul Leon Mustoe 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).

  • Generic command interface for multiple executable routines having character-based command tree
    Patent number: 6980996
    Abstract: A processor based system includes a parser, configured for identifying whether an input word received from a user is a new command word relative to a character-based command parse tree, and a tree management process configured for managing the character-based command parse tree. The character-based command parse tree includes multiple element levels for respective character positions for each known command word, and at least one character element at each level. Each character element specifies at least one corresponding character component and a corresponding at least one index value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Leon Mustoe, Monica Raut
  • Generic command interface for multiple executable routines having character-based command tree
    Patent number: 6738781
    Abstract: A processor based system includes a parser, configured for identifying whether an input word received from a user is a new command word relative to a character-based command parse tree, and a tree management process configured for managing the character-based command parse tree. The character-based command parse tree includes multiple element levels for respective character positions for each known command word, and at least one character element at each level. Each character element specifies at least one corresponding character component and a corresponding at least one index value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Leon Mustoe, Monica Raut