Patents by Inventor Tim Ahlers

Tim Ahlers 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: 9491077
    Abstract: A tool for monitoring the use of devices in an interconnected network. Desired network information, such as the use of browsers on the networked devices, the use of other applications hosted on the networked devices, and the speed and volume of data traffic to and within the network, may be collected by one or more network management tools operating within the network, and then provided to an outside reporting server. In response, the reporting server then organizes and reports the collected information to one or more authorized parties associated with the network. The reporting server may send the collected network information directly to the authorized parties via electronic mail, or provide access to the collected network information by posting it on a secured Web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Tim Ahlers, Steve Mooney, John-Anthony Owens, Greg Vandenberg, Myk O'Leary, Aaron Averbuch, Jeremy Wilson, Lauren Younger
  • Publication number: 20090019147
    Abstract: A tool for monitoring the use of devices in an interconnected network. Desired network information, such as the use of browsers on the networked devices, the use of other applications hosted on the networked devices, and the speed and volume of data traffic to and within the network, may be collected by one or more network management tools operating within the network, and then provided to an outside reporting server. In response, the reporting server then organizes and reports the collected information to one or more authorized parties associated with the network. The reporting server may send the collected network information directly to the authorized parties via electronic mail, or provide access to the collected network information by posting it on a secured Web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: PureNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Ahlers, Steve Mooney, John-Anthony Owens, Greg Vandenberg, Myk O'Leary, Aaron Averbuch, Jeremy Wilson, Lauren Younger