Patents by Inventor Praveen Donthi

Praveen Donthi 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).

  • Apparatus and method for managing a set of switches in a computer network
    Patent number: 7697419
    Abstract: An apparatus to manage a set of switches in a computer network is described. In particular, a computer-readable medium to direct a computer network to function in a specified manner is provided. The computer-readable medium comprises instructions to configure a first switch of a set of switches as a first master switch and instructions to identify a first plurality of switches of the set of switches that are connected to the first master switch. The first plurality of switches includes a second switch and a third switch, and the second switch can be configured as a second master switch. The computer-readable medium also comprises instructions to modify an operational parameter associated with the third switch using the first master switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Allied Telesyn International Corporation
    Inventor: Praveen Donthi