Patents by Inventor William Frank Richardson

William Frank Richardson 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: 9575840
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to executing a boot sequence from a recovery image. A determination of a validity of one or more keyblocks is made. A determination of a first version identifier and a second version identifier is made. A comparison of the first version identifier and the second version identifier is performed. A boot sequence from a recovery image is executed based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Randall R. Spangler, William Frank Richardson
  • Patent number: 9431831
    Abstract: A charging device may include a computer plug, outlet plug, AC-to-DC converter, controller, and memory. The computer plug may provide power to a computing device and receive data from the computing device. The outlet plug may receive alternating current (AC) power from an electrical outlet. The AC-to-DC converter may convert the AC power into direct current (DC) power and provide the DC power to the computing device via the computer plug. The controller may control a voltage and/or current of the DC power based on data received from the computing device and instructions stored in a memory. The memory may include read-only instructions for the controller to modify a read-write portion of the memory based on data received from the computing device via the computer plug, and read-write instructions for the controller to set the voltage of the DC power based on the data received from the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William Frank Richardson, Randall R. Spangler