Patents by Inventor Curtis T Gross

Curtis T Gross 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).

  • TRANSFERRING CREDENTIAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20100275251
    Abstract: Credential information is received from a credential transfer server. The credential transfer server is identified by sending a credential transfer message to a network entity identified by a dynamic host configuration protocol server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Curtis T. Gross, James M. Feldman
  • Standard specific
    Patent number: 6684218
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a user to easily find a desired community or discussion category that pertains to a topic of interest to the user. A preferred embodiment of the invention involves a hierarchical structure for a plurality of communities and a matching engine that essentially only searches the plurality of communities. It is preferable to allow any user to extend the structure by adding new keywords and links and new communities by indexing existing or newly created communities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
    Inventors: Richard A. Santos, Curtis T Gross
  • Method and apparatus for providing network access to a shared image projection device
    Publication number: 20030028637
    Abstract: An adapter for providing network access to a shared image projection device may comprise a network interface for connecting to a network and receiving network data from a network device over the network. A client, operatively associated with the network interface, receives data from the network interface and produces a data signal. A video display driver, operatively associated with the client, receives the data signal and produces video data for the shared image projection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Curtis T. Gross
  • Resource sharing across security boundaries
    Publication number: 20020104021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for sharing resources between workstations separated by security measures such as firewalls by employing electronic mail messaging and attachments thereto to transmit tasks and/or functions through firewalls for execution at a destination workstation. A dedicated lightweight SMTP server is preferably deployed at destination workstations to operate on incoming email messages associated with tasks for execution at such workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Curtis T. Gross