Patents by Inventor James Alan Starkweather

James Alan Starkweather 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).

  • Method and apparatus for constructing a device management information base in a network management station
    Patent number: 6219703
    Abstract: In a data communication network a network management station (NMS) (102) constructs a device Management Information Base (MIB) for interfacing with a device (104) to be managed. The device provides an agent (110) that includes a management structure MIB (114) including data describing a device MIB structure supported by the device. The NMS is programmed with an application (108) that can interpret the data of the management structure MIB in order to construct the device MIB. The NMS detects (502) that the device is present on the network, and, in response, accesses (508, 510, 512, 514) the management structure MIB to obtain the data describing the device MIB structure, when the device MIB is not known to the NMS. The NMS application interprets the data describing the device MIB structure, and constructs (516) the device MIB from the interpreted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Cuong The Nguyen, Srinivas Miriyala, James Alan Starkweather
  • Method and apparatus for synchronizing implementation of configuration information in a communication system
    Patent number: 5724509
    Abstract: A communication system (100) for synchronizing implementation of configuration information includes a network manager (105) for transmitting the configuration information and communication devices (110, 115) coupled to the network manager (105) for receiving the configuration information and responding with confirmations indicating that the configuration information is acceptable. In response to receiving the confirmations, the network manager (105) provides to the communication devices (110, 115) an implementation time at which the communication devices (110, 115) begin to utilize the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Starkweather, Orlando Jesus Perdomo, Deborah L. Rutan, Srinivas Miriyala
  • Method and apparatus for controlling zone registrations in a radio communication system
    Patent number: 5666652
    Abstract: A method and apparatus controls zone registrations in a radio communication system providing radio coverage to a portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) within a plurality of zones (402). A fixed portion (102) of the radio communication system cooperates with the portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) to adjust at least one registration variable in a memory of the portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) for moderating the zone registrations. The portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) then moderates the zone registrations to a limited number in accordance with the at least one registration variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyh-Han Lin, Jheroen Pieter Dorenbosch, Robert Gary Goodman, James Alan Starkweather