Patents by Inventor Dean Anthony Gratton

Dean Anthony Gratton 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).

  • Wireless callback access control for a LAN network access point
    Patent number: 6954438
    Abstract: A master-slave switch method for reversing roles between nodes in a network environment when the traditional role reversal functionality as defined by the network specification is not implemented within the node is presented. A data terminal which does not support the traditional master-slave switch functionality, progresses as far as establishing an asynchronous connectionless (ACL) connection. The LAN access point then request a role switch, when the reversal of roles fails, the connection is aborted with device addresses of the participating entities being stored. The LAN access point then initiates the reestablishment of the connection in a master role with the data terminal assuming a slave role after verification of the device address of the LAN access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Morley, David J. Moore, Nick Thomas, Dean Anthony Gratton, Graeme Hickman
  • Wireless callback access control for a LAN network access point
    Publication number: 20020145980
    Abstract: A master-slave switch method for reversing roles between nodes in a network environment when the traditional role reversal functionality as defined by the network specification is not implemented within the node is presented. A data terminal which does not support the traditional master-slave switch functionality, progresses as far as establishing an asynchronous connectionless (ACL) connection. The LAN access point then request a role switch, when the reversal of roles fails, the connection is aborted with device addresses of the participating entities being stored. The LAN access point then initiates the reestablishment of the connection in a master role with the data terminal assuming a slave role after verification of the device address of the LAN access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Morley, David J. Moore, Nick Thomas, Dean Anthony Gratton, Graeme Hickman