Patents by Inventor Stephen K. Necessary

Stephen K. Necessary 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).

  • Proactive rebooting in a set-top terminal and corresponding methods
    Patent number: 7681028
    Abstract: A set-top terminal and related methods is provided that, in one embodiment, comprises a memory with proactive reboot logic and a processor configured with the proactive reboot logic to detect an indication of a critical condition associated with the set-top terminal, determine based on a current status of resources in the set-top terminal if a current time provides an opportunity for a reboot of the set-top terminal in a manner that reduces user intrusiveness, and effect a rebooting of the set-top terminal if the current time provides the opportunity, otherwise postponing the reboot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, LLC
    Inventors: Altan J. Stalker, Stephen K. Necessary
  • Proactive reboot
    Patent number: 7149889
    Abstract: A system is provided that can generally be described as a system for rebooting that detects an indication that is triggered in response to a condition that is predictive of a critical problem in a client device, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to, responsive to detecting the indication, determine an opportune time to reboot the client device in a manner that reduces user intrusiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Altan J. Stalker, Stephen K. Necessary
  • Proactive reboot
    Publication number: 20040117609
    Abstract: A system is provided that can generally be described as a system for rebooting that detects an indication that is triggered in response to a condition that is predictive of a critical problem in a client device, wherein the processor is further configured with the logic to, responsive to detecting the indication, determine an opportune time to reboot the client device in a manner that reduces user intrusiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Altan J. Stalker, Stephen K. Necessary