Patents by Inventor James Bert Grantges

James Bert Grantges 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to control network access from a user device
    Patent number: 8578459
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control network access from a user device, are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request from a user device for access to a network, receiving a first password from the user device, determining that the first password is invalid, and sending a second password and a command to the user device to cause the user device to execute an application to store the second password on a network access device associated with the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Chad Carloss, James Bert Grantges
  • Home networking resource management
    Patent number: 7603494
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method of configuring a computer coupled to a residential gateway. The method includes executing resource sharing software on the computer, receiving a message from the residential gateway requesting identification of available resources of the computer, and sending a response message to the residential gateway. The response message identifies a set of available resources of the computer. The method further includes receiving access settings corresponding to each of the set of available resources and configuring the computer to provide access to each of the set of available resources in accordance with the access settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Adam Lee Klein, Jamie Fisher, James Bert Grantges, James L. Cansler, Jr., Lona Noelle Dallessandro
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL NETWORK ACCESS FROM A USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080181239
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to control network access from a user device, are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request from a user device for access to a network, receiving a first password from the user device, determining that the first password is invalid, and sending a second password and a command to the user device to cause the user device to execute an application to store the second password on a network access device associated with the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Chad Carloss, James Bert Grantges