Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Landon

Timothy C. Landon 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).

  • Scaleable processing of network accounting data
    Patent number: 7024472
    Abstract: A data collection system includes a plurality of node host computers. Each node host computer has a node manager, at least one processing node and a data manager. The data manager delivers network records between processing nodes. The processing nodes include an input queue and an output queue. In some embodiments at least one of the nodes has a plurality of output queues. The processing nodes are arranged in configurable chains of processing nodes. The chains are disposed across one or more of the plurality of host computers to process network records. The at least one processing node having the plurality of output queues can couple records from the plurality of output queues to input queues of corresponding processing nodes, based on a selected distribution method and/or selected content of records. The system can include an administrative client that displays a graphical user interface and an administrative server communicating with the node host computers and the administrative client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Utpal Datta, Timothy C. Landon, Kevin Farrell
  • Processing node for eliminating duplicate network usage data
    Publication number: 20020099806
    Abstract: A data collection system includes a plurality of node host computers. Each node host computer has a node manager, at least one processing node and a data manager. The data manager delivers network records between processing nodes. The processing nodes include an input queue and an output queue. In some embodiments at least one of the nodes has a plurality of output queues. The processing nodes are arranged in configurable chains of processing nodes. The chains are disposed across one or more of the plurality of host computers to process network records. The at least one processing node having the plurality of output queues can couple records from the plurality of output queues to input queues of corresponding processing nodes, based on a selected distribution method and/or selected content of records. The system can include an administrative client that displays a graphical user interface and an administrative server communicating with the node host computers and the administrative client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Phillip Balsamo, Qin Zhou, Jingjie Jiang, Jerry J. Beuree, Timothy C. Landon