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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Stephen C. Evans, Aylesbury, GB;
David Stuart Gordon, Howden-le-Wear, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen C. Evans, Aylesbury, GB;
David Stuart Gordon, Howden-le-Wear, GB;
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a computer network, an object identifier relating to the identity of a network component is generated by applying an algorithm to manufacturer's data stored in a memory associated with the component. An MIB correlating the generated object identifier and the component description is produced by applying the same algorithm to corresponding data items in a manufacturer's product database and correlating product description information with the generated object identifier data.