Patents by Inventor Brian P. Mearns

Brian P. Mearns 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: 8787372
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transmitting data to a plurality of devices are provided. In one example, a system is configured to broadcast data to a group of multiple devices. Each of the group of devices is configured to inspect the message and locally store the content of the message. Further, the group of devices is configured so that a single device of the group responds to each message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Cohen, James S. Spitaels, Brian P. Mearns, Himanshu Trivedi, Vishwas M. Deokar
  • Patent number: 8700747
    Abstract: Systems and methods that automatically assign addresses to devices coupled to a shared bus are provided. In one example, a system for assigning addresses to a plurality of devices within a network includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The system is configured to instruct all of the plurality of devices to respectively select a first dynamic address from a first set of dynamic addresses, respectively assign a different static address to each device having a first dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device, instruct all of the plurality of devices having a first dynamic address that identifies at least two devices to respectively select a second dynamic address from a second set of dynamic addresses and respectively assign another different static address to each device having a second dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Spitaels, Vishwas M. Deokar, Namwook Paik, Brian P. Mearns
  • Publication number: 20120271924
    Abstract: Systems and methods that automatically assign addresses to devices coupled to a shared bus are provided. In one example, a system for assigning addresses to a plurality of devices within a network includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The system is configured to instruct all of the plurality of devices to respectively select a first dynamic address from a first set of dynamic addresses, respectively assign a different static address to each device having a first dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device, instruct all of the plurality of devices having a first dynamic address that identifies at least two devices to respectively select a second dynamic address from a second set of dynamic addresses and respectively assign another different static address to each device having a second dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: James S. Spitaels, Vishwas M. Deokar, Namwook Paik, Brian P. Mearns
  • Publication number: 20120269071
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transmitting data to a plurality of devices are provided. In one example, a system is configured to broadcast data to a group of multiple devices. Each of the group of devices is configured to inspect the message and locally store the content of the message. Further, the group of devices is configured so that a single device of the group responds to each message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel C. Cohen, James S. Spitaels, Brian P. Mearns, Himanshu Trivedi, Vishwas M. Deokar