Patents by Inventor Steve Koller

Steve Koller 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).

  • PACKET TAGGING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140092754
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes capturing a first packet at a network monitoring card, capturing the first packet at a first filter, generating a first tag corresponding to the first filter and storing the first packet in memory with the first tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kisela, Steve Koller, William Winston
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO PROVIDE TIME MARKERS FOR A PACKET STREAM
    Publication number: 20140092756
    Abstract: A time marker for a data packet stream is generated. The packets are grouped into a block based on the time marker. The block of data packets is stored in a memory. A block of the data packets can be terminated based on the time marker. A block header is generated for the block. Statistics associated with the packet stream is captured based on the time marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: James W. Kisela, Steve Koller, William Winston, Dan Prescott
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO SPLIT INCOMING DATA INTO SUB-CHANNELS TO ALLOW PARALLEL PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20140092900
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to split incoming data into a plurality of sub-channels to allow parallel processing are described. A packet is received over a network. The packet is compared against a filter. The packet is routed to a process sub-channel in a memory based on the comparing. The process sub-channel is one of the plurality of process sub-channels that are configured to allow parallel processing. In one embodiment, the filter includes user defined criteria for the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: James W. Kisela, Steve Koller, William Winston, Dan Prescott, Robert Vogt