Patents by Inventor Elliot L. Howard

Elliot L. Howard 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).

  • Device discovery and configuration utilizing DHCP protocol
    Publication number: 20040249906
    Abstract: A method and a system employable in conjunction with a computer-based IP network of a type which includes no DHCP/BootP server, for nonetheless employing, in an unusual manner, the traditional DHCP protocol in a way which allows for (a) the discovery of yet IP-unaddressed client devices connected to the network, and further (b) for the assigning of such an address to such a discovered device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Olbricht, Craig T. Whittle, Elliot L. Howard