Patents by Inventor Rajesh Ponna

Rajesh Ponna 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 interfacing with a component located in a network environment
    Patent number: 7970877
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user in a network environment can connect to a device on the network and automatically learn at least one detail regarding the device software image details. Examples of the software image details may include software version number, size in bytes, device model/family name, software filename, interface hardware details, and supported software feature set such as Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Packet Exchange (IPX), and AppleTalk. Additionally, an embodiment of the present invention may determine if the software image version or feature set is supported by a product which the user desires to use, suggest an upgrade to an appropriate software version or feature set to accommodate the product if the current version is not supported by the product, and automatically upgrade the software if the user approves of such action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Rajesh Ponna
  • System and method for automatically determining whether a product is compatible with a physical device in a network
    Patent number: 6735625
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing with a component located in a network environment is provided. A user in a network environment can connect to a device on the network and automatically learn at least one detail regarding the device software image details. Examples of the software image details may include software version number, size in bytes, device model/family name, software filename, interface hardware details, and supported software feature set such as Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Packet Exchange (IPX), and AppleTalk. The invention provides capability of determining whether the software image version or feature set is supported by a product which the user desires to use, suggesting an upgrade to an appropriate software version or feature set to accommodate the product if the current version is not supported by the product, and automatically upgrading the software if the user approves of such action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Rajesh Ponna