Patents by Inventor Derek Crovo

Derek Crovo 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).

  • Cloud-based firmware distribution service
    Patent number: 9015694
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for altering stored firmware within a network device comprises receiving, by a first network device, information to download firmware. This information is provided from the first network device to at least a second network device, which is communicatively coupled to the first network device. The information enables the second network device to access a second version of firmware different than a first version of firmware installed on the second network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc
    Inventors: Gordon Paul Gray, Anthony Burke, David Munro, Yan Liu, Derek Crovo
  • CLOUD-BASED FIRMWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20140123124
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for altering stored firmware within a network device comprises receiving, by a first network device, information to download firmware. This information is provided from the first network device to at least a second network device, which is communicatively coupled to the first network device. The information enables the second network device to access a second version of firmware different than a first version of firmware installed on the second network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Paul Gray, Anthony Burke, David Munro, Yan Liu, Derek Crovo
  • Methods and apparatus for manipulating and providing facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations
    Patent number: 8035834
    Abstract: A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an electronic destination, includes receiving the facsimile comprising an instruction page with an optical representation of the electronic destination address and an optical representation of a user selection of an option, and a document encoded in a fax format, determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile, determining the one selected option in response to the optical representation of the user selection of the option, determining a modified document in response to the document and in response to the one selected option, encoding the modified document into a second transmission format, and transmitting the modified document and additional service provider data encoded in the second transmission format to the electronic destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: MongoNet
    Inventors: Matthew K. Henry, Christopher L. Fortescue, John E. Warnock, Derek Crovo
  • Method and system for entry of electronic data via fax-to-email communication
    Patent number: 7940411
    Abstract: A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an e-mail destination, comprises receiving a facsimile transmission comprising an instruction page and a document page, wherein the instruction page includes an optical representation of an e-mail address, using an optical character recognition process to determine the e-mail address from the optical representation of the e-mail address, wherein the e-mail address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile transmission, converting the facsimile transmission into an e-mail attachment, and sending an e-mail message including the additional service provider data and the e-mail attachment to the e-mail address, wherein the additional service provider data is selected from a group consisting of: a service provider identifier, a service sponsor identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: MongoNet
    Inventors: Matthew K. Henry, Christopher L. Fortescue, John E. Warnock, Derek Crovo
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENTRY OF ELECTRONIC DATA VIA FAX-TO-EMAIL COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20070237314
    Abstract: A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an e-mail destination, comprises receiving a facsimile transmission comprising an instruction page and a document page, wherein the instruction page includes an optical representation of an e-mail address, using an optical character recognition process to determine the e-mail address from the optical representation of the e-mail address, wherein the e-mail address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile transmission, converting the facsimile transmission into an e-mail attachment, and sending an e-mail message including the additional service provider data and the e-mail attachment to the e-mail address, wherein the additional service provider data is selected from a group consisting of: a service provider identifier, a service sponsor identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: MongoNet
    Inventors: Matthew Henry, Christopher Fortescue, John Warnock, Derek Crovo