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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1999
Applicants:
Dennis Michael Carney, Louisville, CO (US);
Charles David Johnson, Boulder, CO (US);
Ryan Hoa Nguyen, Westminster, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Michael Carney, Louisville, CO (US);
Charles David Johnson, Boulder, CO (US);
Ryan Hoa Nguyen, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F013/00 ; G06F017/00 ; H04L001/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting and protecting communication code information, such as for example Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community names, while still allowing the information to be changed. A search for the proper code for a device is made. However if the code cannot be determined automatically, a user is prompted to insert a code. Also, the user is allowed to change the code as needed.