Patents by Inventor Brian C. Thompson

Brian C. Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 11240116
    Abstract: A spacecraft network management system includes five functional entities, namely, attendant, accessor, collector, logic, and logic watchdog in a distributed architecture configured with both in-band and out-of-band data paths. Management data is structured so that it can travel over either in-band or out-of-band and be identified as such; user data travels over in-band paths. These five entities are distributed over the units of the design and then a modified set of otherwise standard elements are assigned to each entity depending on the nature of its function. These elements include managers, management agents, device agents, device management information base, and manager management information base that enable the entities to perform their respective functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Andrew P. Riha
  • Publication number: 20200169468
    Abstract: A spacecraft network management system includes five functional entities, namely, attendant, accessor, collector, logic, and logic watchdog in a distributed architecture configured with both in-band and out-of-band data paths. Management data is structured so that it can travel over either in-band or out-of-band and be identified as such; user data travels over in-band paths. These five entities are distributed over the units of the design and then a modified set of otherwise standard elements are assigned to each entity depending on the nature of its function. These elements include managers, management agents, device agents, device management information base, and manager management information base that enable the entities to perform their respective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Andrew P. Riha
  • Patent number: 10581692
    Abstract: A spacecraft network management system includes five functional entities, namely, attendant, accessor, collector, logic, and logic watchdog in a distributed architecture configured with both in-band and out-of-band data paths. Management data is structured so that it can travel over either in-band or out-of-band and be identified as such; user data travels over in-band paths. These five entities are distributed over the units of the design and then a modified set of otherwise standard elements are assigned to each entity depending on the nature of its function. These elements include managers, management agents, device agents, device management information base, and manager management information base that enable the entities to perform their respective functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Andrew P. Riha
  • Patent number: 10198555
    Abstract: A method and apparatus implements patient data downloading for multiple different meter types, such as multiple different blood glucose meters. A plurality of serial ports is provided, each arranged for connection to a respective meter of the multiple different meter types. Information is displayed and user selections are identified. Responsive to user entry identifying a particular meter type, a connection port/cable number for the meter connection is displayed for viewing by the user. Predefined instructions for the particular meter type are displayed. A data collection computer system is provided as an integral unit including a unitary housing containing a processor device, a printer, and a display touch screen. When a meter connection is identified, information is displayed, patient data is downloaded from the meter and is printed in a selected format together with selected reports generated from the downloaded patient data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Joseph E. Ruggiero, Richard A. Lett
  • Publication number: 20170111229
    Abstract: A spacecraft network management system includes five functional entities, namely, attendant, accessor, collector, logic, and logic watchdog in a distributed architecture configured with both in-band and out-of-band data paths. Management data is structured so that it can travel over either in-band or out-of-band and be identified as such; user data travels over in-band paths. These five entities are distributed over the units of the design and then a modified set of otherwise standard elements are assigned to each entity depending on the nature of its function. These elements include managers, management agents, device agents, device management information base, and manager management information base that enable the entities to perform their respective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Andrew P. Riha
  • Patent number: 8184555
    Abstract: A system and method for SpaceWire network management are disclosed involving a network and a network manager (NM). The network includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of nodes. The switches and nodes do not have any preprogrammed knowledge of the network topology and/or of their unit identification (UID) code. In one or more embodiments, the network is a spacecraft communications network. In at least one embodiment, the method for managing the SpaceWire network comprises the network manager (NM) determining link connectivity of the network; verifying the switches are properly configured to allow for logical address routing; and verifying the nodes are configured to process, receive, and transmit data through the network. In some embodiments, the method further comprises determining newly added units, removed units, and/or unresponsive units in the network, and propagating this information through an active unit table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher Andre Mouton, Ketao Liu, Brian C. Thompson, Christopher J. Epple, Richard Louis Singleton
  • Publication number: 20080129535
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for implementing automatic display of assistance information in a data collection computer system. A predefined port is monitored to detect the connection of a meter. When a meter connection is identified and the meter is not communicating properly, assistance information is automatically displayed for the user. A switch is provided for electromechanically detecting when an attempt is being made to connect a meter of a user selected type to a serial port of the data collection computer system. Then help information is automatically displayed when an error is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Robert Trzybinski
  • Publication number: 20080109259
    Abstract: A method and apparatus implements patient data downloading for multiple different meter types, such as multiple different blood glucose meters. A plurality of serial ports is provided, each arranged for connection to a respective meter of the multiple different meter types. Information is displayed and user selections are identified. Responsive to user entry identifying a particular meter type, a connection port/cable number for the meter connection is displayed for viewing by the user. Predefined instructions for the particular meter type are displayed. A data collection computer system is provided as an integral unit including a unitary housing containing a processor device, a printer, and a display touch screen. When a meter connection is identified, information is displayed, patient data is downloaded from the meter and is printed in a selected format together with selected reports generated from the downloaded patient data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Thompson, Joseph E. Ruggiero, Richard A. Lett