Patents by Inventor James Ralston

James Ralston 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).

  • Patent number: 9374751
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system to help facilitate continued control of a mobile craft in a situation where the wireless link between the controller and mobile craft degrades. In accordance with the disclosure, the controller and mobile craft will each independently detect threshold degradation of their direct wireless link and will each respond to its detecting of the threshold degradation by acquiring a cellular wireless connection with a cellular radio access network and communicating via its acquired cellular wireless connection with a network-based control server. The control server will then automatically bridge together its communication with the controller and its communication with the mobile craft so as to enable the controller to continue controlling the mobile craft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Brian D. Mauer, James Ralston
  • Patent number: 8243754
    Abstract: A controller system for detecting and matching link speeds. The present invention provides for a controller system. The controller system is a first controller and a first port. The first port is located in the first controller and has a first link speed. The first controller is adapted to match the first link speed to a second link speed of a second port of a first controlled device that is connectable to the first controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Netapp, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith W. Holt, Jeremy Stover, Pamela Delaney, Steven James Ralston
  • Publication number: 20100002599
    Abstract: A controller system for detecting and matching link speeds. The present invention provides for a controller system. The controller system is a first controller and a first port. The first port is located in the first controller and has a first link speed. The first controller is adapted to match the first link speed to a second link speed of a second port of a first controlled device that is connectable to the first controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: LSI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith W. Holt, Jeremy Stover, Pamela Delaney, Steven James Ralston
  • Patent number: 7599392
    Abstract: A controller system for detecting and matching link speeds. The present invention provides for a controller system. The controller system is a first controller and a first port. The first port is located in the first controller and has a first link speed. The first controller is adapted to match the first link speed to a second link speed of a second port of a first controlled device that is connectable to the first controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Keith W. Holt, Jeremy Stover, Pamela Delaney, Steven James Ralston
  • Publication number: 20060111989
    Abstract: A system and method track inventory composed of a plurality of items is provided. The system and method includes the steps of establishing ownership of a first number of the items by a first owner, establishing ownership of a second number of the items by a second owner, disposing of one of the items in a transaction, and establishing ownership of the disposed one of the items as a function of a parameter of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Barbara Church, James Ralston, Timothy Dominy, Bradley Gile
  • Publication number: 20040054679
    Abstract: The invention is a method for generating metaphonic tokens from a text database for word identification and comparison for use by one or more users. A metaphonic token database can be generated from a text database. The resulting token database can then be output to one or more users. In a preferred embodiment, it is a method for comparing input text, including one or more words, to a text database including a plurality of words. A metaphonic token database is generated from a text database, and a second set of metaphonic tokens is generated from input text. The metaphonic tokens, generated from the input text, are compared to the metaphonic tokens in the metaphonic token database, representing the text database, for possible matches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: James Ralston