Patents by Inventor Christopher Mark Romine

Christopher Mark Romine 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).

  • Device manufacturing using the device's embedded wireless technology
    Patent number: 8639240
    Abstract: Embodiments describe manufacturing, programming, testing, and servicing of wireless computing devices utilizing their embedded wireless technology. An embodiment method ensures that the wireless computing devices are successfully programmed in the event a disruption to the manufacturing, programming, testing and servicing process flow occurs. The method includes retrieving a last known location of the wireless device before the disruption event and comparing the last known location with the location of the wireless of the wireless device after the disruption event. A wireless device may be returned to the last known location before the disruption event if there is a difference in locations. The programming at the last known location before the disruption event occurred may be successfully completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Romine, Dennis Michael Feenaghty, Joseph Patrick Burke, Sanjay K Jha, Samir S Soliman
  • DEVICE MANUFACTURING USING THE DEVICE'S EMBEDDED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20120276887
    Abstract: Embodiments describe manufacturing, programming, testing, and servicing of wireless computing devices utilizing their embedded wireless technology. An embodiment method ensures that the wireless computing devices are successfully programmed in the event a disruption to the manufacturing, programming, testing and servicing process flow occurs. The method includes retrieving a last known location of the wireless device before the disruption event and comparing the last known location with the location of the wireless of the wireless device after the disruption event. A wireless device may be returned to the last known location before the disruption event if there is a difference in locations. The programming at the last known location before the disruption event occurred may be successfully completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Romine, Dennis Michael Feenaghty, Joseph Patrick Burke, Sanjay K. Jha, Samir S. Soliman