Another Linux Patent Issued [7,684,347 method and apparatus for network packet capture distributed storage system]

Another Linux Patent Issued [7,684,347 method and apparatus for network packet capture distributed storage system]

[Jeffrey Merkey]

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=merkey.INNM.&OS=IN/merkey&RS=IN/merkey

Been busy.  Hope everyone is well.

Jeff

Re: Another Linux Patent Issued [7,684,347 method and apparatus for network packet capture distributed storage system]

[Jan III Sobieski]

W dniu 2010-03-29 01:38, Jeffrey Merkey pisze:
> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=merkey.INNM.&OS=IN/merkey&RS=IN/merkey
> 
> Been busy.  Hope everyone is well.
> 
> Jeff
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"This is invention comprises a method and apparatus for Infinite Network
Packet Capture System (INPCS). The INPCS is a high performance data
capture recorder capable of capturing and archiving all network traffic
present on a single network or multiple networks. This device can be
attached to Ethernet networks via copper or SX fiber via either a SPAN
port (101) router configuration or via an optical splitter (102). By
this method, multiple sources or network traffic including gigabit
Ethernet switches (102) may provide parallelized data feeds to the
capture appliance (104), effectively increasing collective data capture
capacity. Multiple captured streams are merged into a consolidated time
indexed capture stream to support asymmetrically routed network traffic
as well as other merged streams for external consumption. "

So you patented network sniffer?

LOL.

You may also want to "invent" a layer between user program and hardware
aka operating system ;)

-- 
Jan III Sobieski

Re: Another Linux Patent Issued [7,684,347 method and apparatus for network packet capture distributed storage system]

[Chris Friesen]

On 03/28/2010 06:56 PM, Jan III Sobieski wrote:
> W dniu 2010-03-29 01:38, Jeffrey Merkey pisze:
>> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=merkey.INNM.&OS=IN/merkey&RS=IN/merkey

> So you patented network sniffer?

No, he patented a *really fast* network sniffer.

Chris

Re: Another Linux Patent Issued [7,684,347 method and apparatus for network packet capture distributed storage system]

[Jan III Sobieski]

2010/3/29 Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortel.com>:
> On 03/28/2010 06:56 PM, Jan III Sobieski wrote:
>> W dniu 2010-03-29 01:38, Jeffrey Merkey pisze:
>>> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=merkey.INNM.&OS=IN/merkey&RS=IN/merkey
>
>> So you patented network sniffer?
>
> No, he patented a *really fast* network sniffer.

So now it's time to patent a really fast operating system :)

>
> Chris
>


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Jan III Sobieski