Patents by Inventor David T. Hines

David T. Hines 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).

  • Patent number: 10642665
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can receive data from an operating system in an electronic device, where the data is related to hardware that is in communication with the electronic device through a multimodal interface and communicate the data and/or related data to a local policy manager, where the local policy manager is in communication with the multimodal interface. The multimodal interface can be configured to support power transfers, directionality, and multiple input/output (I/O) protocols on the same interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Adamson, Nivedita Aggarwal, Karunakara Kotary, Abdul Rahman Ismail, Tin-Cheung Kung, David T. Hines, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ajay V. Bhatt, Karthi R. Vadivelu, Prashant Sethi
  • Patent number: 10585721
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can receive data from an operating system in an electronic device, where the data is related to hardware that is in communication with the electronic device through a multimodal interface and communicate the data and/or related data to a local policy manager, where the local policy manager is in communication with the multimodal interface. The multimodal interface can be configured to support power transfers, directionality, and multiple input/output (I/O) protocols on the same interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Adamson, Nivedita Aggarwal, Karunakara Kotary, Abdul Rahman Ismail, Tin-Cheung Kung, David T. Hines, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ajay V. Bhatt, Karthi R. Vadivelu, Prashant Sethi
  • Publication number: 20180046522
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can receive data from an operating system in an electronic device, where the data is related to hardware that is in communication with the electronic device through a multimodal interface and communicate the data and/or related data to a local policy manager, where the local policy manager is in communication with the multimodal interface. The multimodal interface can be configured to support power transfers, directionality, and multiple input/output (I/O) protocols on the same interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Adamson, Nivedita Aggarwal, Karunakara Kotary, Abdul Rahman Ismail, Tin-Cheung Kung, David T. Hines, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ajay V. Bhatt, Karthi R. Vadivelu, Prashant Sethi