Patents by Inventor Shellie Wickham

Shellie Wickham 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: 12278742
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Level 3 Communicatios, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20240372790
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Level 3 Communicatios, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V.H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Patent number: 12047257
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20230396520
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V.H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Patent number: 11743146
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20230048190
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V.H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Patent number: 11489740
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20220224609
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V.H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Patent number: 11303542
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20200403889
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V.H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Patent number: 10778541
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham
  • Publication number: 20190028365
    Abstract: Systems and methods of disconnecting a network service provided over a network service path include using a computing device that obtains a service identifier assigned to network service and identifies a port of a network device included in a network service path associated with the service. The computing device transmits a request to the network device for port configuration data of the network device and based on the received port configuration data, determines whether the port is assigned to the network service. If so, the computing devices executes a remediation operation which includes transmitting a reconfiguration command to the network device that is adapted to cause the network device to update the port configuration data to free the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Brian V. H. Nguyen, Shellie Wickham