Patents by Inventor Hong C. Tan

Hong C. Tan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote access of peripheral device connected to serial bus
    Patent number: 9973594
    Abstract: A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Her J. Foo, Hoon W. Soon, Jessica M. J. Tan, Hong C. Tan, Liang Z. Wee
  • REMOTE ACCESS OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO SERIAL BUS
    Publication number: 20160112537
    Abstract: A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Her J. Foo, Hoon W. Soon, Jessica M.J. Tan, Hong C. Tan, Liang Z. Wee
  • Remote access of peripheral device connected to serial bus
    Patent number: 9244866
    Abstract: A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Z. Wee, Jessica M. J. Tan, Hoon W. Soon, Her J. Foo, Hong C. Tan
  • Remote access of peripheral device connected to serial bus
    Publication number: 20110271027
    Abstract: A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Liang Z. Wee, Jessica M.J. Tan, Hoon W. Soon, Her J. Foo, Hong C. Tan