Patents by Inventor Andrew Hepburn

Andrew Hepburn 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: 7835307
    Abstract: A method for discovering network devices having special IP addresses may include collecting a plurality of IP addresses, where each IP address corresponds to a network device. One or more IP addresses may be identified as a predetermined IP address and/or a predetermined address type. Each of the IP addresses may then be classified according to various IP address types. A network address topology may be built based on the IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types. Finally, a special network topology may be built that includes network devices having IP addresses identified as the predetermined IP address and/or the predetermined IP address type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Baggott, Andrew Hepburn
  • Publication number: 20070070034
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing interactive entertainment are disclosed. The system includes a projectile, a target, a reader, and a controller. The projectile has a wireless actuator. The target includes a detector, which is configured to detect wireless actuators. The reader is configured to read the detected wireless actuators. The reader provides the controller with a signal when the reader detects the projectile. The controller is configured to implement a gaming module for displaying a virtual environment. The gaming module maps the detector into the virtual environment such that the detector has a virtual region of the virtual environment associated therewith, and the gaming module is configured to change at least a portion of the virtual region in response to the detector detecting the wireless actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Fanning, Andrew Hepburn
  • Patent number: D782227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Hepburn