Patents by Inventor John Carl Scano

John Carl Scano 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).

  • Platform independent enhanced help system for an internet enabled embedded system
    Patent number: 6289370
    Abstract: A system for providing help contents to a client system on behalf of a web enabled embedded system. A help file is loaded onto a server system, and the location of the server system is communicated to the embedded system. A client system requests a page of data stored in the embedded system. In response to the client system request, the embedded system forms a data page including one or more instructions for displaying a help button. The data page includes one or more instructions associating the help file on the server system with the help button. The embedded system transmits the data page to the client system. The client system then processes the data page to form a view on a display device. In response to assertion of the help button, the client system retrieves the help file from the server system and processes the help file. In an example embodiment, a configuration dialog box is displayed on the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Panarello, Joseph W. Bermann, Alexander Koifman, John Carl Scano