Patents by Inventor Richard Mayfield

Richard Mayfield 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).

  • Patent number: 10795643
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Narayan Kumar, Douglas Mueller, Richard Mayfield
  • Patent number: 10534577
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Narayan Kumar, Douglas Mueller, Richard Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20170206061
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Narayan KUMAR, Douglas MUELLER, Richard MAYFIELD
  • Publication number: 20150381419
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Narayan KUMAR, Douglas MUELLER, Richard MAYFIELD
  • Patent number: 9137115
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Mayfield, Douglas Mueller, Narayan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20060136585
    Abstract: A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Mayfield, Douglas Mueller, Narayan Kumar
  • Patent number: 6359886
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sorting and classifying communications frames received over a network prior to delivery, using a collection of filters arranged as a decision-making tree with destinations for the frames as the leaves of the tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Dean A. Ujihara, Leonard R. Fishler, Richard Mayfield, Bahman Zargham