Patents by Inventor Herb Cameron

Herb Cameron 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).

  • Protection switching methods and systems for electronic devices
    Patent number: 7388874
    Abstract: Per-interface electronic device protection switching systems and methods are disclosed. An electronic device and each communication line interface provided in the device are monitored, and device information and interface information are generated. The device and interface information is periodically sent to a mate electronic device in a protection group to which the electronic device belongs. Mate device information and mate interface information are also received by the device from the mate device. Activity states of each device interface are controlled based on at least one of the device information, the interface information, the mate device information, and the mate interface information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Herb Cameron, Peter Cameron Dippel
  • Protection switching methods and systems for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20050243497
    Abstract: Per-interface electronic device protection switching systems and methods are disclosed. An electronic device and each communication line interface provided in the device are monitored, and device information and interface information are generated. The device and interface information is periodically sent to a mate electronic device in a protection group to which the electronic device belongs. Mate device information and mate interface information are also received by the device from the mate device. Activity states of each device interface are controlled based on at least one of the device information, the interface information, the mate device information, and the mate interface information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Herb Cameron, Peter Dippel