H04L 41/0876
Aspects of the degree of configuration automation
Official title: {Aspects of the degree of configuration automation}
H04L41/0876 (Aspects of the degree of configuration automation) appears on 2,802 US grants and 3,061 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Virtual switch framework for network switching6 Oct 2026US 12,756,623 B2Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Automated and streamlined configuration for multi-functional network devices15 Sep 2026US 12,739,167 B2Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Scaling for split-networking datapath25 Aug 2026US 12,719,746 B2VMware, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus to autonomously implement policies at the edge25 Aug 2026US 12,719,750 B2Intel Corporation
- Systems and methods for a repeatable network architecture25 Aug 2026US 12,719,784 B1Aviatrix Systems, Inc.
- System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing mobile device support services8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313364 A1Assurant, Inc.
- Artificial intelligence chat bot for configuring a distributed computing system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300676 A1Truist Bank
- Artificial intelligence chat bot for configuring a distributed computing system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300678 A1Truist Bank
- Systems, methods, and apparatuses for network management1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303362 A1Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
- Method and system for configuring a user equipment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303449 A1NEC Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for remotely configuring a network device664US 6,286,038 B1Nortel Networks Limited · 2001
- Graphical network security policy management615US 6,484,261 B1Cisco Technology, Inc. · 2002
- Verifiable service billing for intermediate networking devices555US 8,023,425 B2Headwater Partners I LLC · 2011
- System, method and article of manufacture for implementing a hybrid network484US 6,611,867 B1Accenture LLP · 2003
- Integrated customer interface for web based data management455US 6,615,258 B1WorldCom, Inc. · 2003