Patents by Inventor Billy A. Oostra

Billy A. Oostra 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 and systems for the management of non volatile items and provisioning files for a communication device with multiple service accounts
    Patent number: 8756256
    Abstract: Methods and systems enable communication devices equipped with software defined radio based chipset modules to seamlessly re-program the communication device to operate on any of a variety of service provider networks. By re-programming a communication device equipped with software defined radio based chipset module, the communication device can support communications over both UMTS and CDMA communication networks. An environment is provided which allows a user to quickly and efficiently switch between service provider accounts supporting communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yogesh Tugnawat, Samir B. Thakkar, Billy A. Oostra
  • METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NON VOLATILE ITEMS AND PROVISIONING FILES FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SERVICE ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20110296399
    Abstract: Methods and systems enable communication devices equipped with software defined radio based chipset modules to seamlessly re-program the communication device to operate on any of a variety of service provider networks. By re-programming a communication device equipped with software defined radio based chipset module, the communication device can support communications over both UMTS and CDMA communication networks. An environment is provided which allows a user to quickly and efficiently switch between service provider accounts supporting communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Yogesh TUGNAWAT, Samir B. THAKKAR, Billy A. OOSTRA
  • System and method for coupling a plurality of peripheral devices to a host computer through a host computer parallel port
    Patent number: 5555374
    Abstract: A host computer is coupled to a plurality of peripheral devices through a single parallel port in the host computer. A terminal adapter connected to the host computer parallel port includes a plurality of ports for connection to the plurality of peripheral devices. A host interface memory in the host computer receives control structures containing control and status information and data for peripheral device operation from device drivers in the host computer. The host interface memory buffers the control structures and a port interface operating through the host and terminal adapter parallel ports transports the control structures from the host computer to the terminal adapter. In the terminal adapter, a terminal adapter interface memory holds a mirror image of the contents of the host memory and the terminal interface accesses the terminal adapter interface memory to obtain control data structures which are used to operate the peripheral devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Systech Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Donald G. Armerding, William B. Beal, Alan J. Izzo, Billy A. Oostra, Terrell L. Rodman