Patents by Inventor Elvis Lam

Elvis Lam 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 and system for programming firmware over a computer network
    Patent number: 6199194
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for programming a programmable hardware device of a local computer system that is connected to a network, uses a programming file that is resident on a remote system which is also connected to the same network. A method for facilitating such programming includes providing a Java-language program that is capable of accessing a programming file having data, providing a Java Native Interface (JNI) implementation that is capable of facilitating a sending of data from the programming file to the programmable hardware device, and providing a Java Native Interface that facilitates communication between the Java-language program and the JNI implementation. Another method for such programming by a user includes accessing a programming file having data and located on a computer system that is remote from the local system and connected to the local system through a network, using a Java program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Adaptec, Inc.
    Inventors: Sin-Yaw Wang, Christopher M. Bellman, Elvis Lam