IP Library Granted Patent US 7,925,737
Granted Patent B2
US 7,925,737 · App. 09/953,713 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

System and method for dynamic configuration of network resources

Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,925,737
App. No.
09/953,713
Filed
Sep 17, 2001
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2448
USPC
709/226
Abstract

The present invention comprises a method for automatically configuring network resources. The method includes receiving a request from a client for at least one of a plurality of network resources in a network and automatically configuring the at least one of the plurality of network resources and the network in response to the request. The method also includes automatically associating in a client cell the at least one of the plurality of network resources with the client, wherein the client can access the at least one of the plurality of network resources that have been associated with the client in the client cell. In a particular embodiment, the client cell may be a virtual local area network.

Claims (11)

1. A method for dynamically configuring network resources, comprising:

receiving a request from a client for at least one of a plurality of network resources in a network;

automatically configuring the at least one of the plurality of network resources and the network in response to the request; and automatically associating in a client cell the at least one of the plurality of network resources with the client, wherein the client can access the at least one of the plurality of network resources that have been associated with the client in the client cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client cell comprises a virtual local area network.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transferring and securely configuring the at least one of the plurality of network resources to a quarantine cell before associating in the client cell the at least one of the plurality of network resources with the client.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a query from the client over the network regarding parameters of at least one of the plurality of network resources; responding to the query; and

validating the request from the client for the at least one of the plurality of network resources.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using a network connection through one or more virtual private networks by a plurality of clients to access the client cell, and wherein the client cell comprises a virtual local area network connected to the one or more virtual private networks.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating at least one applicable database with status information associated with the at least one of the plurality of network resources.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating at least one applicable database with accounting information.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.; HP INC.
To: WORKDAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 063400/0810 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2003
From: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P.
Reel/Frame 014061/0492 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2002
From: HOCHMUTH, ROLAND M.; MARTIN, ROBERT PAUL; WALKER, PHILIP MICHAEL
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
Reel/Frame 012619/0142 →
Continuity (1)
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