Patents by Inventor Colette Howe

Colette Howe 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).

  • System and method for storing configuration data of a storage automation device
    Patent number: 8370574
    Abstract: A cartridge storage system has at least one peripheral device that controls access to a system component of the storage system and memory storing configuration data indicative of a configuration of the peripheral device. The system further has logic that automatically configures a replacement peripheral device of the at least one peripheral device based upon the stored configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Curtis Ballard, Colette Howe, Stanley Feather
  • System and method for storing configuration data of a storage automation device
    Publication number: 20060294305
    Abstract: A cartridge storage system has at least one peripheral device that controls access to a system component of the storage system and memory storing configuration data indicative of a configuration of the peripheral device. The system further has logic that automatically configures a replacement peripheral device of the at least one peripheral device based upon the stored configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Curtis Ballard, Colette Howe, Stanley Feather
  • Method and system of switching between two or more images of firmware on a host device
    Patent number: 7080245
    Abstract: A method of switching between two or more images of firmware on a host device includes storing two or more images of firmware in non-volatile memory of the host device and loading one of the images upon startup in response to a user-controllable indicator. A host device that runs firmware during operation may include a non-volatile memory unit that stores a boot code module and is configured to hold two or more firmware images, a processor for executing the boot code module and firmware, said processor being in communication with the non-volatile memory and a switch in communication with the processor, where the boot code module is configured to cause the processor to execute a particular firmware image in response to a position of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Curtis C. Ballard, Bill Torrey, Colette Howe
  • Method and system of switching between two or more images of firmware on a host device
    Publication number: 20030221092
    Abstract: A method of switching between two or more images of firmware on a host device includes storing two or more images of firmware in non-volatile memory of the host device and loading one of the images upon startup in response to a user-controllable indicator. A host device that runs firmware during operation may include a non-volatile memory unit that stores a boot code module and is configured to hold two or more firmware images, a processor for executing the boot code module and firmware, said processor being in communication with the non-volatile memory and a switch in communication with the processor, where the boot code module is configured to cause the processor to execute a particular firmware image in response to a position of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Curtis C. Ballard, Bill Torrey, Colette Howe