Patents by Inventor Abraham D. Alsop

Abraham D. Alsop 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 for building a peripheral information database
    Patent number: 6795829
    Abstract: A novel method for building a computer peripheral information database for a plurality of peripherals operably connected to a network for sharing between a plurality of users provide a valuable tool for network management and administration. A preferred embodiment of the method is for use with networked printers. Configuration data for the printer is input by at least one user, and printer usage data is obtained by repeated queries over the network to the printers. The information database will contain printer duty cycle and cost data for each of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Abraham D. Alsop, Brian E. McKinley, Catherine R. Markle, Corey J. Norris
  • Method for building a peripheral information database
    Publication number: 20020194180
    Abstract: A novel method for building a computer peripheral information database for a plurality of peripherals operably connected to a network for sharing between a plurality of users provides a valuable tool for network management and administration. A preferred embodiment of the method is for use with networked printers. Configuration data for the printers is input by at least one user, and printer usage data is obtained by repeated queries over the network to the printers. The information database will contain printer duty cycle and cost data for each of the printers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Abraham D. Alsop, Brian E. McKinley, Catherine R. Markle, Corey J. Norris