Patents by Inventor Billy S. Little

Billy S. Little 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).

  • Concurrent profile deployments
    Patent number: 10868717
    Abstract: An example system including a processing resource and a memory resource. The memory resource may store machine-readable instructions to cause the processing resource to, resolve dependencies between a plurality of portions of a configuration profile prior to a deployment of the configuration profile to configure a computing resource; and concurrently process the plurality of portions of the configuration profile to configure a plurality of components of the computing resource according to corresponding portions of the plurality of portions of the configuration profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Shankaranarayanan Hariharan, Michelle Catherine Frolik, Keith L. Kelley, Billy S. Little
  • CONCURRENT PROFILE DEPLOYMENTS
    Publication number: 20200252272
    Abstract: An example system including a processing resource and a memory resource. The memory resource may store machine-readable instructions to cause the processing resource to, resolve dependencies between a plurality of portions of a configuration profile prior to a deployment of the configuration profile to configure a computing resource; and concurrently process the plurality of portions of the configuration profile to configure a plurality of components of the computing resource according to corresponding portions of the plurality of portions of the configuration profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shankaranarayanan Hariharan, Michelle Catherine Frolik, Keith L. Kelley, Billy S. Little
  • System and method for remote discovery and configuration of a network device
    Patent number: 7340512
    Abstract: A method for operating a network of computing devices is disclosed. The method includes analyzing a network with a computing device having an addressing system to determine if a second addressing system is present on the network. The method also includes selectively providing a network address to a second computing device based on whether a second addressing system is present on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles W. Cochran, Billy S. Little
  • System and method for remote discovery and configuration of a network device
    Patent number: 7240106
    Abstract: A technique for remotely configuring a computing device via a network. A device configuration system is provided to determine a network address of the computing device, to identify the computing device, and to facilitate network configuration of the computing device. The device configuration system also may include a remote interface and a remote device information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles W. Cochran, Billy S. Little
  • System and method for remote discovery and configuration of a network device
    Publication number: 20020161867
    Abstract: A technique for remotely configuring a computing device via a network. A device configuration system is provided to determine a network address of the computing device, to identify the computing device, and to facilitate network configuration of the computing device. The device configuration system also may include a remote interface and a remote device information system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Charles W. Cochran, Billy S. Little