Patents by Inventor Steve M. Bush

Steve M. Bush 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).

  • Service licensing and maintenance for networks
    Patent number: 7904712
    Abstract: A technique is disclosed that allows different computers in a network to create an identifier that uniquely identifies the network. The technique allows the unique identifier to be consistently created over time, regardless of the particular make up of the computing devices in the network at any particular point time. In some implementation, a computer within the network hosts the identification creation tool. In order to create a unique identifier for the network, the tool identifies each network adapter used by the host computer. Using this information, the tool identifies a gateway device used by the network adapter or adapters, and then determines the physical network address of that gateway device. For example, if the network is an Ethernet network, the tool will determine the medial access control (MAC) address for the gateway device. The tool then creates a unique identifier for the network based upon the physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Bush, Dan R. Kerns, Thomas C. Butcher, Harry J. Heymann, Roxanne C. Skelly