Patents by Inventor Greg Opheim

Greg Opheim 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 providing automatic software updates
    Patent number: 7865907
    Abstract: A software updating system enables a user to automatically identify and obtain a device description for use with an application and to update the application with the device description. The system communicates with a device to obtain device description identification information identifying the device description that is required to communicate with the device. Once the device description identification is obtained, the system downloads the device description from a device description database connected to, for example, the Internet. Subsequently, the system updates the application with the device description so that the application may communicate with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Opheim
  • Method and apparatus for providing help information in multiple formats
    Patent number: 7299415
    Abstract: A system and method that provides help information pertaining a process entity, such as a process device, in a number of different formats presents a first display template that enables a user to request the help information in a first format such as a DDHelp format and presents a second template in response to selection of the first template by the user wherein the second template includes the help information in the first format. The system and method then present a third graphical template that enables a user to request the help information in a second format, such as a WinHelp format and present a fourth template in response to selection of the third template by the user wherein the fourth template includes the help information in the second format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Opheim, Walt Sigtermans, Sean Wilson
  • Method and apparatus for providing automatic software updates
    Publication number: 20050071851
    Abstract: A software updating system enables a user to automatically identify and obtain a device description for use with an application and to update the application with the device description. The system communicates with a device to obtain device description identification information identifying the device description that is required to communicate with the device. Once the device description identification is obtained, the system downloads the device description from a device description database connected to, for example, the Internet. Subsequently, the system updates the application with the device description so that the application may communicate with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventor: Greg Opheim
  • Method and apparatus for providing help information in multiple formats
    Publication number: 20040255057
    Abstract: A system and method that provides help information pertaining a process entity, such as a process device, in a number of different formats presents a first display template that enables a user to request the help information in a first format such as a DDHelp format and presents a second template in response to selection of the first template by the user wherein the second template includes the help information in the first format. The system and method then present a third graphical template that enables a user to request the help information in a second format, such as a WinHelp format and present a fourth template in response to selection of the third template by the user wherein the fourth template includes the help information in the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Greg Opheim, Walt Sigtermans, Sean Wilson