Patents by Inventor Jim Nicholson
Jim Nicholson 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).
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Patent number: 9763173Abstract: Approaches are described for configuring a wireless network device, such as an access point, with appropriate configurations such that the device is operable in one or more country and/or regulatory domains. At least some embodiments enable the configuration process to operate in an automatic configuration mode, wherein at least one of a plurality of access points can be configured to automatically obtain and apply regulatory domain and country configurations to operate in a particular regulatory domain. Other approaches provide for configuring an access point based on a manual configuration approach, wherein a portable computing device can be used to configured the access point to operate in a particular regulatory domain.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Vishal Desai, Jim Nicholson, David Case, Sangita Mahishi
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Publication number: 20150201370Abstract: Approaches are described for configuring a wireless network device, such as an access point, with appropriate configurations such that the device is operable in one or more country and/or regulatory domains. At least some embodiments enable the configuration process to operate in an automatic configuration mode, wherein at least one of a plurality of access points can be configured to automatically obtain and apply regulatory domain and country configurations to operate in a particular regulatory domain. Other approaches provide for configuring an access point based on a manual configuration approach, wherein a portable computing device can be used to configured the access point to operate in a particular regulatory domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Vishal Desai, Jim Nicholson, David Case, Sangita Mahishi
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Patent number: 7363196Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: TimeKeeping Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson
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Publication number: 20070219753Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson
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Publication number: 20050080636Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: Timekeeping Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson
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Patent number: 6834259Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in heirarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: TimeKeeping Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson