Patents by Inventor Bret A. Johnson

Bret A. Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20040064480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for utilizing profile information to set and maintain general and applications settings. In architecture, the system includes a computer device for performing the operation. The computer device comprises an operation module that determines an operation type and a setting module that determines the set of setting to perform the operation on the computer device. Moreover, the computer device further comprises an acquisition module that acquires the set of setting to perform the operation on the computer device. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for utilizing profile information to set and maintain general and applications settings. The method operates by (1) determining the operation on the computer device; (2) determining the set of setting to perform the operation on the computer device; and (3) acquiring the set of setting to perform the operation on the computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Troy L. Bartlett, Bernard K. Henry, Said Mohammadioun, David McDonald, William H. Jones, Bret A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20040044674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for parsing itinerary data on a computing device. In architecture, the system includes a data acquisition module that acquires itinerary data and a parsing module that parses the itinerary data into the a computer readable itinerary data. The system further includes a generation module that generates a predefined user form with the computer readable itinerary data. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for parsing itinerary data on a computing device. The method operates by (1) providing itinerary data; (2) parsing the itinerary data into a computer readable itinerary data; and (3) generating a predefined user form with the computer readable itinerary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Said Mohammadioun, Troy L. Bartlett, Michael M. Croom, David A. Wittler, Kenneth N. Haigh, Bernard K. Henry, John W. Kish, David McDonald, William H. Jones, Edward P. Bryan, Matthew J. Mills, Bret A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20020194207
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for providing remote device data synchronization. In architecture, the system includes a remote device with a device data, a server device containing an original data and a revision data of the original data, and a delta data that identifies only the changes between the original data and the revision data. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for transmitting data that is modified on a server to a remote device. The method operates by (1) providing an original data; (2) creating update data of the original data; and (3) generating a delta data that identifies only the changes between the original data and the updated data; and (4) transmitting the delta data to a remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Troy L. Bartlett, Kenneth N. Haigh, Bernard K. Henry, Bret A. Johnson, John W. Kish, Gregory A. Wandrick, David A. Wittler
  • Patent number: 5726601
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a data terminal, a supply potential terminal, a configuration signal generator with an input, a buffer circuit with a terminal and a bond pad connected to the input and the terminal. The bond pad is connected to the data terminal for operating the integrated circuit using the buffer circuit and the bond pad is connected to the supply potential terminal for operating the integrated circuit using the configuration signal generator. A method for producing such an integrated circuit includes connecting the input of the configuration signal generator and the terminal of the buffer circuit to the bond pad. The bond pad is connected to the supply potential terminal for operating the finished integrated circuit using the configuration signal generator, or to the data terminal for operating the finished integrated circuit using the buffer circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bret A. Johnson