Patents by Inventor Robert W. Pinna

Robert W. Pinna 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 estimating top contributors
    Patent number: 5646956
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating top contributing stations of a local area network. A traffic analyzer of the present invention determines the top N stations producing and receiving traffic on a local area network. The traffic analyzer performs this technique with limited storage space. To determine the top contributors the present invention utilizes a method of matching, sorting, creating, and purging records in storage in relation to captured frames received from stations on the LAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Robert W. Pinna