Patents by Inventor Francis X. Reichmeyer

Francis X. Reichmeyer 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 apparatus for remotely configuring a network device
    Patent number: 6286038
    Abstract: A method of remotely configuring a network device requires the generation of configuration information for the network device at a central configuration server, which is located remotely from the network device on a network. The configuration information includes a device configuration parameter. On receipt of identification information concerning the network device at the central configuration server, the central configuration server propagates the configuration information to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Francis X. Reichmeyer, James Vincent Luciani, Matthew B. Squire