Patents by Inventor Brandon L. Watson

Brandon L. Watson 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).

  • Automatic server-side plug-and-play without user intervention
    Publication number: 20040267881
    Abstract: Automatic server-side plug-and-play without user intervention is disclosed. An automatic plug-and-play component residing on the server is designed to detect connection and disconnection of a device to a port. Without user intervention, the component automatically installs an appropriate driver for the device upon connection of the device to the port. The device is then accessible by clients served by the server. Also without user intervention, the component automatically uninstalls the driver upon disconnection of the device from the port. The device is then inaccessible by the clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Baogang Yao, Raju Gulabani, Brandon L. Watson
  • AUTOMATIC SERVER-SIDE PLUG-AND-PLAY WITHOUT USER INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20040221081
    Abstract: Automatic server-side plug-and-play without user intervention is disclosed. An automatic plug-and-play component residing on the server is designed to detect connection and disconnection of a device to a port. Without user intervention, the component automatically installs an appropriate driver for the device upon connection of the device to the port. The device is then accessible by clients served by the server. Also without user intervention, the component automatically uninstalls the driver upon disconnection of the device from the port. The device is then inaccessible by the clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Baogang Yao, Raju Gulabani, Brandon L. Watson
  • Automatic server-side plug-and-play without user intervention
    Patent number: 6813670
    Abstract: Automatic server-side plug-and-play without user intervention is disclosed. An automatic plug-and-play component residing on the server is designed to detect connection and disconnection of a device to a port. Without user intervention, the component automatically installs an appropriate driver for the device upon connection of the device to the port. The device is then accessible by clients served by the server. Also without user intervention, the component automatically uninstalls the driver upon disconnection of the device from the port. The device is then inaccessible by the clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Baogang Yao, Raju Gulabani, Brandon L. Watson