Patents by Inventor Cameron R. Mann

Cameron R. Mann 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 firmware updates for intelligent electronic devices
    Patent number: 8892699
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating an existing firmware file stored in a memory of an intelligent electronic device (IED) communicatively coupled to a network in a monitoring system. The IED downloads from a remote server to the IED an update file that includes a version of a firmware file and a filename of the firmware file. The IED determines whether the firmware version specified in the update file is updated compared to a version of the existing firmware file. If the firmware version in the update file is greater than the existing version, the IED communicates to the remote server an instruction to download to the IED the updated firmware file specified in the update file. The IED receives from the remote server the updated firmware file. If a criterion is satisfied, the IED automatically updates the firmware file stored in its memory with the updated firmware file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Cameron R. Mann
  • AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100169876
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating an existing firmware file stored in a memory of an intelligent electronic device (IED) communicatively coupled to a network in a monitoring system. The IED downloads from a remote server to the IED an update file that includes a version of a firmware file and a filename of the firmware file. The IED determines whether the firmware version specified in the update file is updated compared to a version of the existing firmware file. If the firmware version in the update file is greater than the existing version, the IED communicates to the remote server an instruction to download to the IED the updated firmware file specified in the update file. The IED receives from the remote server the updated firmware file. If a criterion is satisfied, the IED automatically updates the firmware file stored in its memory with the updated firmware file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Square D Company
    Inventor: Cameron R. Mann