Patents by Inventor Philip Michael Walker

Philip Michael Walker 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 configuration of network resources
    Patent number: 7925737
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for automatically configuring network resources. The method includes receiving a request from a client for at least one of a plurality of network resources in a network and automatically configuring the at least one of the plurality of network resources and the network in response to the request. The method also includes automatically associating in a client cell the at least one of the plurality of network resources with the client, wherein the client can access the at least one of the plurality of network resources that have been associated with the client in the client cell. In a particular embodiment, the client cell may be a virtual local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Roland M. Hochmuth, Robert Paul Martin, Philip Michael Walker
  • System and method for dynamic configuration of network resources
    Publication number: 20030055968
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for automatically configuring network resources. The method includes receiving a request from a client for at least one of a plurality of network resources in a network and automatically configuring the at least one of the plurality of network resources and the network in response to the request. The method also includes automatically associating in a client cell the at least one of the plurality of network resources with the client, wherein the client can access the at least one of the plurality of network resources that have been associated with the client in the client cell. In a particular embodiment, the client cell may be a virtual local area network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Roland M. Hochmuth, Robert Paul Martin, Philip Michael Walker