Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network computer configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-28
2009-06-02
Lee, Philip C (Department: 2452)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network computer configuring
C709S224000, C709S226000, C709S200000, C370S338000, C370S389000, C455S456100, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543045
ABSTRACT:
A method for estimating locations of devices in a network, the method including: identifying each of the devices; inputting an approximate location of at least one of the devices; constructing a constrain for each of the devices, the constrain comprising at least one of a type of connectivity of the device and a technology characteristic related to the device; deriving an optimization criterion on a location for each of the devices, the criterion assigning a positive weight to each constrain that is satisfied by at least one of an estimated location and the approximate location and assigning a negative weight to each constrain that is not satisfied by at least one of the estimated location and the approximate location; calculating a best fit location for each of the devices that maximizes the optimization criterion; presenting the best fit location for each of the devices to a user, the user either accepting or rejecting each best fit location, the user providing additional information for constructing each constrain associated with a rejected best fit location; and iterating at least one of the identifying, the inputting, the constructing, the deriving, the calculating, and the presenting using the additional information until the user accepts each best fit location.
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Agrawal Dakshi
Duggan Matthew E.
Martin Daniel J.
Pappas Vasileios
Cantor & Colburn LLP
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jones Joe
Lee Philip C
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