Patents by Inventor Timothy Eric Nicholson

Timothy Eric Nicholson 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: 10812324
    Abstract: Technologies for managing application configurations and associated credentials of a unified collaboration application include a centralized hub computing device configured to install an integration of a cloud-based application and establish a link the integration to a unified collaboration application. To do so, the centralized hub computing device is configured to receive configuration input for the integration from a user, store the configuration in an input application configuration database of the centralized hub computing device, and enable the application integration such that a communication channel can be established between the integration and the unified collaboration application via the centralized hub computing device. Additional embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventors: Paul L. Melliere, Timothy Eric Nicholson, Aaron Bickell, Brian Dill
  • Publication number: 20180006883
    Abstract: Technologies for managing application configurations and associated credentials of a unified collaboration application include a centralized hub computing device configured to install an integration of a cloud-based application and establish a link the integration to a unified collaboration application. To do so, the centralized hub computing device is configured to receive configuration input for the integration from a user, store the configuration in an input application configuration database of the centralized hub computing device, and enable the application integration such that a communication channel can be established between the integration and the unified collaboration application via the centralized hub computing device. Additional embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Paul L. Melliere, Timothy Eric Nicholson, Aaron Bickell, Brian Dill
  • Patent number: 9432329
    Abstract: Network storage system configuration via a network is disclosed. A network address assignment component is configured to listen for network discovery requests over the network. Responsive to receiving a network discovery request from a network storage system, one or more candidate network addresses are (e.g., randomly) generated until an available candidate network address is generated. For example, if a first candidate network address is determined as available (e.g., not used by another device within the network), then the first candidate network address is offered and/or assigned to the network storage system as an initial configuration network address that may be used to provide configuration access to the network storage system, otherwise a second candidate network address is generated and/or evaluated for availability. As such, configuration access may be provided over the network to the network storage system regardless of whether the network comprises an IP address assigning (e.g., DHCP) server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Eric Nicholson, Eric Peter Dutko, Jeffrey Alan Fultz, Brian Hackworth
  • Publication number: 20150081853
    Abstract: Network storage system configuration via a network is disclosed. A network address assignment component is configured to listen for network discovery requests over the network. Responsive to receiving a network discovery request from a network storage system, one or more candidate network addresses are (e.g., randomly) generated until an available candidate network address is generated. For example, if a first candidate network address is determined as available (e.g., not used by another device within the network), then the first candidate network address is offered and/or assigned to the network storage system as an initial configuration network address that may be used to provide configuration access to the network storage system, otherwise a second candidate network address is generated and/or evaluated for availability. As such, configuration access may be provided over the network to the network storage system regardless of whether the network comprises an IP address assigning (e.g., DHCP) server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy Eric Nicholson, Eric Peter Dutko, Jeffrey Alan Fultz, Brian Hackworth
  • Publication number: 20140289377
    Abstract: Network storage system configuration via a network is disclosed. An IP assignment component is configured to listen for IP assignment requests over the network. Responsive to identifying an IP assignment request originating from a network storage system, the IP assignment component assigns an IP address to the network storage system, and provides configuration access to the network storage system based upon the IP address. A network device management component is configured to send identification requests over the network. Responsive to receiving a response from a network storage system having a previously assigned IP address, the network device management component provides configuration access to the network storage system based upon the previously assigned IP address. In this manner, a network storage system is (e.g., remotely) configured (e.g., over a network), rather than a technician having to physically connect (e.g., via a serial cable) to the network storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Peter Dutko, Christopher John Lueth, Timothy Eric Nicholson, Jeffrey Alan Fultz, Brian Hackworth