Patents by Inventor Sloan Childers

Sloan Childers 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).

  • Method and apparatus for replay of historical data
    Patent number: 8224953
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system and method for displaying data associated with network appliances. Icons may be arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Sloan Childers, Mike Moran, John Elderton, Mitch Medford
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLAY OF HISTORICAL DATA
    Publication number: 20090064046
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system and method for displaying data associated with network appliances. Icons may be arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sloan Childers, Mike Moran, John Elderton, Mitch Medford
  • Network appliance management
    Patent number: 7330886
    Abstract: A system for displaying data associated with network appliances includes icons arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Sloan Childers, Mike Moran, John Elderton, Mitch Medford
  • Method and apparatus for replay of historical oath
    Publication number: 20020174223
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system and method for displaying data associated with network appliances. Icons may be arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: NetBotz Inc.
    Inventors: Sloan Childers, Mike Moran, John Elderton, Mitch Medford