Patents by Inventor Ray Brown

Ray Brown 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).

  • Identity based network mapping
    Patent number: 8091119
    Abstract: Techniques for identity-based network mapping are provided. A principal is associated with a resource identifier via a mapping. Conditions of a network are dynamically evaluated in response to policy and actions taken against a resource associated with the resource identifier of the mapping. The principal and the hardware resource of a machine are associated with two different types of resources and the mapping is used to manage security and maintenance associated with a network for shutting down the principal from accessing the network when an issue is detected with the hardware resource and the hardware resource is shut down when the issue is with the principal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Lloyd Leon Burch
  • Smart Faucet and Water Filtration System and Method
    Publication number: 20110320134
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically monitoring water quality information directly by using sensors to test water in a plumbing system or indirectly by monitoring government or other warnings that can be received wireless or over wireline. In response the system and method identify a water treatment/enhancement protocol and perform this protocol on the water supply in the house/building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Andy Butler, F. Iannce, Todd Pope, Jackie Lai, Lesley Silverthorn, Jeffrey Godfrey, Ray Brown
  • FILE MAPPING AND CONVERTING FOR DYNAMIC DISK PERSONALIZATION FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20110313982
    Abstract: File mapping and converting for dynamic disk personalization for multiple platforms are provided. A volatile file operation is detected in a first platform. The file supported by the first platform. A determination is made that the file is sharable with a second platform. The volatile operation is performed on the file in the first platform and the modified file is converted to a second file supported by the second platform. The modified file and second file are stored in a personalized disk for a user. The personalized disk is used to modify base images for VMs of the user when the user accesses the first platform or second platform. The modified file is available within the first platform and the second file is available within the second platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Nathaniel Brent Kranendonk, Jason Allen Sabin, Lloyd Leon Burch, Jeremy Ray Brown, Kal A. Larsen, Michael John Jorgensen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOATING INDEX NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20110029500
    Abstract: System and method for implementing a floating index navigation tool are described. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to a user's updating a search term, building first and second search queries; issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Jason Allen Sabin, Daniel Robert Timpson
  • Method and system for discount debit card
    Patent number: 7747524
    Abstract: A discount debit card is with a merchant's point of sale terminal to register a transaction and send data identifying the transaction, merchant, and the eCard holder to a discount debit plan provider's terminal. Authorization to complete the transaction is sent to the merchant's terminal while the plan provider's terminal manages the cash flow of the merchant discounted transaction amount to the merchant's account, the debit of the eCard holder account for the holder's discounted purchase amount and distribution of the difference between the merchant discounted amount and the eCard holder discounted amount to the plan provider or its affiliates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Kyle Ray Brown
  • TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTED TESTING
    Publication number: 20100161281
    Abstract: Techniques for distributed testing are provided. Resources are identified for performing tests over a network. The tests and policies are sent to the resources and a proxy. The proxy delivers data for the tests to the resources and enforces the policies during the tests. The proxy also gathers statistics and results from the resources, which are executing the tests, and the proxy reports the statistics and results to one or more third-party services for subsequent manipulation and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Lloyd Leon Burch
  • TECHNIQUES FOR NETWORK PROCESS IDENTITY ENABLEMENT
    Publication number: 20100154037
    Abstract: Techniques for network process identity enablement are provided. Inter-server communications within a network are intercepted so that unique identity-based information is gathered and recorded before a sending process is permitted to release a communication over the network to a receiving process. Moreover, the receiving process cannot process the communication being sent until identifying information is gathered again and independently validated against the prior recorded information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Allen Sabin, Jeremy Ray Brown, Daniel Robert Timpson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A WIRELESS QUERY AND DISPLAY INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100131641
    Abstract: System and method for implementing a wireless query and display interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a machine to be monitored and an end-point associated with the machine and comprising an interface, the end-point for connecting to the machine to be monitored via the interface. The system further includes a consolidator comprising an identity service and a Global Device Identity Listing (“GDIL”), the GDIL for maintaining a list of machines to be monitored using the system and a wireless device for viewing the list maintained by the GDIL and for issuing commands and queries related to one or more of the machines on the list. The end-point, the consolidator, and the wireless device are capable of wirelessly communicating with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Jason Allen Sabin, Daniel Robert Timpson
  • TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION OF VIRTUALIZED MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100023996
    Abstract: Techniques for identity authentication of Virtual Machines (VM's) are provided. A VM is authenticated and once authenticated, each device interfaced to or accessible to the VM is also authenticated. When both the VM and each device are authenticated, the VM is granted access to a machine for installation thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Allen Sabin, Jeremy Ray Brown, Lloyd Leon Burch
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE MAPPING BASED ON IMAGES AND REFERENCE POINTS
    Publication number: 20100008584
    Abstract: System and method for mapping a location of each of a plurality of devices in a data center. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving image data comprising an image of at least a portion of the data center from a source; processing the image data to locate visual identifiers displayed in the image, wherein each of the visual identifiers is associated with one of the devices or with a spatial reference point; extracting the located visual identifiers and determining spatial coordinates for each of the identified visual identifiers from the image; and determining the spatial reference points from the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Jason Allen Sabin, Daniel Robert Timpson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE WIZARD UTILITY FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20090300495
    Abstract: System and method for implementing an adaptive wizard utility for a graphical user interface (“GUI”) are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to presentation of a page of the wizard utility to a user, monitoring user activity in connection with the page; analyzing the user activity to determine a current performance designation of the user; and modifying at least one page of the wizard utility based on the current performance designation of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Jason Allen Sabin, Daniel Robert Timpson
  • Lighting stand
    Patent number: 7503530
    Abstract: A stand for holding lighting comprising a single base portion, a crossbar mounting portion, and a truss. The crossbar mounting portion comprises an L-shaped bracket having a hollow cylindrical tube attached thereto. The L-shaped bracket has bores in opposite legs thereof for attaching tube clamps. The truss comprises a pair of tubes attached to one another by rods. A plurality of lighting devices are attached to the truss. The tube clamps are removably attached to the tubes of the truss to allow the truss to be removed from the crossbar mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Lonnie Ray Brown
  • IDENTITY BASED NETWORK MAPPING
    Publication number: 20090055531
    Abstract: Techniques for identity-based network mapping are provided. A principal is associated with a resource identifier via a mapping. Conditions of a network are dynamically evaluated in response to policy and actions taken against a resource associated with the resource identifier of the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Lloyd Leon Burch
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING USAGE OF SYSTEM RESOURCES USING TASKBAR GRAPHICS
    Publication number: 20090037920
    Abstract: System and method for a method for indicating relative usage of a computer system resource by a plurality of applications each running in an active window, wherein each active window is represented on a taskbar element by a taskbar button, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, for each of the active windows, determining a resource usage rate for the application running in the active window, the resource usage rate comprising a percentage of a total system resource usage for which the application accounts; subsequent to the determining, ranking the applications in order of the determined resource usage rates thereof; and redisplaying the taskbar buttons to indicate, via at least one display characteristic, the relative system resource usage rates of the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ray Brown, Jason Allen Sabin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY REPRESENTING AND MANAGING COMPUTER NETWORK CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20090003368
    Abstract: System and method for graphically representing and managing computer network connections are described. One embodiment is a method for providing an overlay filter in a computer capable of at least one secure network connection for use by at least one user application of the computer. The method comprises establishing a first secure network connection; launching a first application via the first secure network connection; and presenting on a display of the computer a visual representation, the visual representation illustrating that the first application is using the first secure network connection and comprising a first overlay area corresponding to the first secure network connection, wherein a first icon representing the first application is displayed within the first overlay area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventor: Jeremy Ray Brown
  • System and Method for Providing Dynamic Prioritization and Importance Filtering of Computer Desktop Icons and Program Menu Items
    Publication number: 20080313567
    Abstract: System and method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, wherein the item represents a file installed on the computer, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate, displaying the item representative of the file on the computer display; determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; and responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed, updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Allen Sabin, Jeremy Ray Brown
  • System and Method for Selfish Child Clustering
    Publication number: 20080225726
    Abstract: A system and method for selfish child clustering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a selfish node; and a plurality of servicing nodes each connected to the selfish node, wherein the selfish node selects a first one of the servicing nodes to service requests therefrom; and wherein the selfish node evaluates a responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes and, responsive to a determination that the responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes is unacceptable, the selfish node selects a second one of the servicing nodes to service requests therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventor: Jeremy Ray Brown
  • System and Method for Multi-Layer Distributed Switching
    Publication number: 20080225837
    Abstract: A system and method for multi-layer distributed switching is disclosed. In one embodiment, the distributed switching system comprises an external network connection connected to a plurality of computing nodes such that data signals can be sent to and from the computing nodes. An incoming director module is associated with a first computing node and associates a data signal with a second computing node. There is a request distribution network for distributing data signals among the nodes, a response generator module, and an outgoing director module associated with the second computing node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventor: Jeremy Ray Brown
  • System and method for providing an importance filter for electronic mail messages
    Publication number: 20080195717
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing an importance filter in an electronic mail message system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an incoming email message; rating the received email message in accordance with at least one criterion; and responsive to the rating, displaying in the email inbox an entry corresponding to the received email message in a manner indicative of a result of the rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Ray Brown
  • MULTI-BIT CONFIGURATION PINS
    Publication number: 20070205804
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a data input signal in response to a first control signal and a second control signal. The second circuit may be configured to (i) generate the first control signal and the second control signal and (ii) determine whether the first circuit is coupled to (a) a first logic level circuit when in a first state and (b) an impedance circuit and a second logic level circuit when in a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Ray Brown