Patents by Inventor James Gordon Thompson

James Gordon Thompson 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, devices and computer program products for configuring network-enabled devices
    Patent number: 8527612
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for configuring network-enabled devices. One or more additional network-enabled devices containing configuration parameters relevant to a first network-enabled device are discovered. The relevant configuration parameters are obtained from the one or more additional network-enabled device by the first network-enabled device and the first network-enabled device is configured using the obtained configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: James Gordon Thompson
  • Methods, devices and computer program products for capturing events associated network anomalies
    Patent number: 8279768
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for capturing information associated with a triggering event at a network-enabled device. A triggering event is detected at a first network-enabled device. A message is transmitted to at least one other network-enabled device responsive to the detected triggering event. The message includes an indication of a time period associated with the triggering event and a request that the at least one other network-enabled device mark information associated with the at least one other network-enabled device during the associated time period as having significance, such that this information is retained rather than discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: James Gordon Thompson
  • Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products for Configuring Network-Enabled Devices
    Publication number: 20100115065
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for configuring network-enabled devices. One or more additional network-enabled devices containing configuration parameters relevant to a first network-enabled device are discovered. The relevant configuration parameters are obtained from the one or more additional network-enabled device by the first network-enabled device and the first network-enabled device is configured using the obtained configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: James Gordon Thompson
  • Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products For Capturing Events Associated Network Anomalies
    Publication number: 20090274053
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for capturing information associated with a triggering event at a network-enabled device. A triggering event is detected at a first network-enabled device. A message is transmitted to at least one other network-enabled device responsive to the detected triggering event. The message includes an indication of a time period associated with the triggering event and a request that the at least one other network-enabled device mark information associated with the at least one other network-enabled device during the associated time period as having significance, such that this information is retained rather than discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: James Gordon Thompson
  • Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products For Providing Device Status Information
    Publication number: 20080010492
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for providing status information. Status information associated with a network-enabled device is obtained. An animated status report is generated for the network-enabled device based on the obtained status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventor: James Gordon Thompson