Patents by Inventor Gary M. Hess

Gary M. Hess 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).

  • Configurable feature selection mechanism
    Patent number: 7636795
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method comprises determining whether a feature on a device is permitted to be enabled, determining whether a total number of enabled features on the device is less than or equal to a maximum number of allowable features on the device, and allowing the enabling of the device feature if the device feature is permitted to be enabled and the total number of enabled features on the device is less than or equal to the maximum number of allowable features on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gary M. Hess, Robert W. Strong, Jeffrey T. Brown, Michael N. Derr