Patents by Inventor Darryl Steven Richman

Darryl Steven Richman 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).

  • Method for automatically configuring devices including a network adapter without manual intervention and without prior configuration information
    Patent number: 6336152
    Abstract: A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl Steven Richman, Moshe Lichtman, Mark R. Enstrom, Thomas E. Lennon, Ralph A. Lipe, Pierre-Yves Santerre, Robert T. Short, David W. Voth
  • System for automatically configuring a network adapter without manual intervention by using a registry data structure maintained within a computer system memory
    Patent number: 6003097
    Abstract: A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl Steven Richman, Moshe Lichtman, Mark R. Enstrom, Thomas E. Lennon, Ralph A. Lipe, Pierre-Yves Santerre, Robert T. Short, David W. Voth
  • Method for automatically configuring devices including a network adapter without manual intervention and without prior configuration information
    Patent number: 5655148
    Abstract: A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl Steven Richman, Moshe Lichtman, Mark R. Enstrom, Thomas E. Lennon, Ralph A. Lipe, Pierre-Yves Santerre, Robert T. Short, David W. Voth