Patents by Inventor Stefan Gutekunst

Stefan Gutekunst 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 data processing system for determining user specific usage of a network
    Patent number: 7966653
    Abstract: There is provided a method of determining user specific usage of a network, wherein a user is accessing the network for a session from a client system via a layer two access port of a switch, wherein the layer two access port of the switch is assigned to the user of the client system for that session, wherein a first value, which is indicative of the magnitude of a packet counter of the layer two access port, is determined when the layer two access port becomes active, wherein a second value, which is indicative of the magnitude of the packet counter, is determined when the layer two access port becomes inactive, and wherein the first value and the second value are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stefan Gutekunst
  • METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER SPECIFIC USAGE OF A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20070136575
    Abstract: There is provided a method of determining user specific usage of a network, wherein a user is accessing the network for a session from a client system via a layer two access port of a switch, wherein the layer two access port of the switch is assigned to the user of the client system for that session, wherein a first value, which is indicative of the magnitude of a packet counter of the layer two access port, is determined when the layer two access port becomes active, wherein a second value, which is indicative of the magnitude of the packet counter, is determined when the layer two access port becomes inactive, and wherein the first value and the second value are stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Stefan Gutekunst