Patents by Inventor John D. V. Dinh

John D. V. Dinh 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).

  • Network for updating electronic devices
    Patent number: 8555273
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device network for lifecycle management of firmware and software in electronic devices. The electronic device network may also be adapted to manage configuration parameters in the electronic devices. Lifecycle management provided by the electronic device network may include firmware and software downloading, firmware and software updating, and remote locking and remote enabling of electronic device capability. An update store module in the electronic device network may be adapted to dispense update packages to requesting electronic devices. The electronic devices may employ one or a plurality of update agents to update software and firmware therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Palm. Inc.
    Inventors: Teck Chia, John D. V. Dinh, James P. Gustafson
  • Network for lifecycle management of firmware and software in electronic devices
    Patent number: 7987449
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device network for lifecycle management of firmware and software in electronic devices. The electronic device network may also be adapted to manage configuration parameters in the electronic devices. Lifecycle management provided by the electronic device network may include firmware and software downloading, firmware and software updating, and remote locking and remote enabling of electronic device capability. An update store module in the electronic device network may be adapted to dispense update packages to requesting electronic devices. The electronic devices may employ one or a plurality of update agents to update software and firmware therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sunil Marolia, Teck Chia, John D. V. Dinh, Sidney Andrew Jacobi, Bindu Rama Rao
  • Mobile services network for update of firmware/software in mobile handsets
    Patent number: 7480907
    Abstract: A mobile handset in a mobile services network, with access to a plurality of services, including a firmware/software update service, receives update notifications. The notifications indicate the availability of update packages, and, in response, the mobile handset confirms the authenticity of the received update notifications before initiating a download of an associated update package from a management server or delivery server in the mobile services network. The notifications may be managed and sent by an authorized user from a management console. One or more delivery servers may be employed to dispense update packages to a plurality of mobile handsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sunil Marolia, Teck Chia, John D. V. Dinh, Vincent P. Soberano, Glenn Hamasaki, Jr., James P. Gustafson, Toni Pakarinen, Sidney A. Jacobi