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Patent US8091117 - System and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA prevention-based network auditing system includes a plurality of heterogeneous information sources gathering information about the network. An audit server invokes the heterogeneous information sources via a uniform communications interface to gather information about the network, and converts the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8091117?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8091117 - System and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering toolsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8091117 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/778,779Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateFeb 13, 2004Priority dateFeb 14, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1593228A2, EP1593228A4, US7536456, US7624422, US8561175, US8789140, US8793763, US9094434, US20050008001, US20050010819, US20050015622, US20050015623, US20120079106, US20120079107, US20130347107, WO2004075006A2, WO2004075006A3, WO2004075006A9Publication number10778779, 778779, US 8091117 B2, US 8091117B2, US-B2-8091117, US8091117 B2, US8091117B2InventorsJohn Leslie Williams, Brian Costello, John Patrick Ravenel, Thomas Paul WalpoieOriginal AssigneePreventsys, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (225), Non-Patent Citations (268), Referenced by (31), Classifications (34), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering tools
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