Patents by Inventor H. Keith Thomas

H. Keith Thomas 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).

  • System and method for provisioning network access devices
    Patent number: 7152100
    Abstract: A system for provisioning a network access device based on control settings received from a remote location utilizes logic and memory for storing a set of operational control settings and a set of default control settings for the network access device. The logic is configured to store, in the memory, the operational control settings based on data received from a remote device via a network. The logic is configured to control the network access device based on the operational control settings and to begin controlling the network access device based on the default control settings in lieu of the operational control settings in response to a determination that the network access device is unable to communicate over the network based on the operational control settings, thereby enabling the network access device to be remotely re-provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Thomas, Douglas T. Albright
  • System and method for provisioning network access devices
    Publication number: 20040010569
    Abstract: A system for provisioning a network access device based on control settings received from a remote location utilizes logic and memory for storing a set of operational control settings and a set of default control settings for the network access device. The logic is configured to store, in the memory, the operational control settings based on data received from a remote device via a network. The logic is configured to control the network access device based on the operational control settings and to begin controlling the network access device based on the default control settings in lieu of the operational control settings in response to a determination that the network access device is unable to communicate over the network based on the operational control settings, thereby enabling the network access device to be remotely re-provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: ADTRAN, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Thomas, Douglas T. Albright