Patents by Inventor Timothy F. Ahlers

Timothy F. Ahlers 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).

  • Patent number: 8649297
    Abstract: A method in one example implementation includes discovering a networking device within a wireless connectivity range from a first computing device. The networking device may be configured for wireless connectivity by sending new network configuration settings to the networking device to be stored in a memory element. The method also includes configuring the first computing device to initiate a wireless connection to the networking device, such that the wireless connection is created without requiring the user to provide any configuration settings associated with the wireless connection. In more specific embodiments, if it is determined that the networking device is unconfigured, then the new network configuration settings are automatically generated. In other more specific embodiments, the new network configuration settings include a new network identifier and a new network password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Ahlers, Aaron H. Averbuch, Coyle B. Marl, John-Anthony Owens, John L. W. Furlan, Jonathan Kaplan, Ariel Braunstein
  • Publication number: 20110235549
    Abstract: A method in one example implementation includes discovering a networking device within a wireless connectivity range from a first computing device. The networking device may be configured for wireless connectivity by sending new network configuration settings to the networking device to be stored in a memory element. The method also includes configuring the first computing device to initiate a wireless connection to the networking device, such that the wireless connection is created without requiring the user to provide any configuration settings associated with the wireless connection. In more specific embodiments, if it is determined that the networking device is unconfigured, then the new network configuration settings are automatically generated. In other more specific embodiments, the new network configuration settings include a new network identifier and a new network password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy F. Ahlers, Aaron H. Averbuch, Coyle B. Marl, John-Anthony Owens, John L. W. Furlan, Jonathan Kaplan, Ariel Braunstein
  • Patent number: 7263079
    Abstract: A system and methods for joining the correct wireless network are provided. The invention allows a device connecting to an unsecure wireless network to choose the correct network from many available wireless networks which are in range. A piece of code is executed on one of the PCs already on the network, then the device connects to each unsecure wireless network in range and sends a small message. If that message receives a reply from the code running on the PC that is already on the wireless network, that particular wireless network is determined to be the correct wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy F. Ahlers, Stephen S. Evans, Neal E. Tucker