Patents by Inventor Andrew Q. Ji

Andrew Q. Ji 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).

  • Dynamic retrieval of region code for network devices on data communication networks
    Patent number: 11907069
    Abstract: In network devices, during manufacturing, input for designation of a region code to be a non-specific region code is stored in a BIOS memory of the network device, and a specific region code is stored off the BIOS. During boot up, the BIOS is checked for a specific region code to regulate wireless transmissions at a physical location of operation. Responsive to receiving the non-specific region code from BIOS, the specific region code is requested from a region code server based on a network device identifier. Once received, the region code is stored in flash memory, until rebooted or otherwise reset, rather than BIOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Peter Yongchun Liu, Koroush Akhavan-Saraf, Xin Wang, Andrew Q Ji, Ben Wilson
  • DYNAMIC RETRIEVAL OF REGION CODE FOR NETWORK DEVICES ON DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20220179926
    Abstract: In network devices, during manufacturing, input for designation of a region code to be a non-specific region code is stored in a BIOS memory of the network device, and a specific region code is stored off the BIOS. During boot up, the BIOS is checked for a specific region code to regulate wireless transmissions at a physical location of operation. Responsive to receiving the non-specific region code from BIOS, the specific region code is requested from a region code server based on a network device identifier. Once received, the region code is stored in flash memory, until rebooted or otherwise reset, rather than BIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Peter Yongchun Liu, Koroush Akhavan-Saraf, Xin Wang, Andrew Q. Ji, Ben Wilson