Patents by Inventor Peter John Bell

Peter John Bell 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).

  • DETERMINATION AND RECONCILIATION OF SOFTWARE USED BY A MANAGED NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220050815
    Abstract: A database may contain representations of: (i) software packages managed by a software management tool, including publishers, titles, and categories associated with each, and (ii) a plurality of software activities, including descriptions and amounts associated with each. A server device may be configured to obtain classifications of the software activities that predict the publishers, titles, and categories of the software activities from the descriptions. The server device may further compare the software packages to the classifications in order to identify: (i) unmanaged software packages, and (ii) amounts associated with the software packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gavin Thomas Peterkin, Brian Eric Geihsler, Patrick Richard Lowndes, Peter John Bell
  • Determination and reconciliation of software used by a managed network
    Patent number: 11204903
    Abstract: A database may contain representations of: (i) software packages managed by a software management tool, including publishers, titles, and categories associated with each, and (ii) a plurality of software activities, including descriptions and amounts associated with each. A server device may be configured to obtain classifications of the software activities that predict the publishers, titles, and categories of the software activities from the descriptions. The server device may further compare the software packages to the classifications in order to identify: (i) unmanaged software packages, and (ii) amounts associated with the software packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Thomas Peterkin, Brian Eric Geihsler, Patrick Richard Lowndes, Peter John Bell
  • DETERMINATION AND RECONCILIATION OF SOFTWARE USED BY A MANAGED NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200349134
    Abstract: A database may contain representations of: (i) software packages managed by a software management tool, including publishers, titles, and categories associated with each, and (ii) a plurality of software activities, including descriptions and amounts associated with each. A server device may be configured to obtain classifications of the software activities that predict the publishers, titles, and categories of the software activities from the descriptions. The server device may further compare the software packages to the classifications in order to identify: (i) unmanaged software packages, and (ii) amounts associated with the software packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Gavin Thomas Peterkin, Brian Eric Geihsler, Patrick Richard Lowndes, Peter John Bell