Patents by Inventor Timothy Ramey

Timothy Ramey 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).

  • System and method for tracking a transaction across a multi-hop network
    Publication number: 20040059795
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for tracking a data transfer transaction across a multi-hop network. The system includes a number of devices that conduct a data transfer transaction across the multi-hop network. The data transfer transaction may occur in one or more transfer segments. The devices generally include an origination device and a destination device. The system also includes a service device in communication with the several devices. The service device generates a globally unique transaction identifier that is associated with each data transfer transaction undertaken via the multi-hop network. Since there is no field included in the data that is transferred that facilitates tracking of the data transfer transaction, a tracking table is maintained in the service device to track the data transfer transaction from the origination device to the destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Timothy Ramey
  • Method and apparatus for tracking a transaction across a multi-hop network
    Patent number: 6654350
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for tracking a data transfer transaction across a multi-hop network. The system includes a number of devices that conduct a data transfer transaction across the multi-hop network. The data transfer transaction may occur in one or more transfer segments. The devices generally include an origination device and a destination device. The system also includes a service device in communication with the several devices. The service device generates a globally unique transaction identifier that is associated with each data transfer transaction undertaken via the multi-hop network. Since there is no field included in the data that is transferred that facilitates tracking of the data transfer transaction, a tracking table is maintained in the service device to track the data transfer transaction from the origination device to the destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Timothy Ramey