Patents by Inventor Julian Michael Palmer

Julian Michael Palmer 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: 8510408
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users (teachers and pupils), a method whereby one of said defined network users (teachers) uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses (web pages) to be accessed, said set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on said web cache memory, whereby the content may be accessed by the pupils during said lesson via the network without further access to internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Rivers, Julian Michael Palmer
  • Publication number: 20100011089
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users (teachers and pupils), a method whereby one of said defined network users (teachers) uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses (web pages) to be accessed, said set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on said web cache memory, whereby the content may be accessed by the pupils during said lesson via the network without further access to internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: 3COM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Rivers, Julian Michael Palmer
  • Patent number: 7613771
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users (teachers and pupils), a method whereby one of said defined network users (teachers) uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses (web pages) to be accessed, said set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on said web cache memory, whereby the content may be accessed by the pupils during said lesson via the network without further access to internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Rivers, Julian Michael Palmer
  • Publication number: 20090063669
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users (teachers and pupils), a method whereby one of said defined network users (teachers) uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses (web pages) to be accessed, said set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on said web cache memory, whereby the content may be accessed by the pupils during said lesson via the network without further access to internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Alexander RIVERS, Julian Michael Palmer
  • Patent number: 7433918
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users, a method whereby one of the defined network users uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses to be accessed, the set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on the web cache memory. Limits or quotas may be set up for the amount of memory space usable by each user and users may be limited to access web pages defined by one or more preload tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Rivers, Julian Michael Palmer
  • Publication number: 20040044767
    Abstract: A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network users (teachers and pupils), a method whereby one of said defined network users (teachers) uses a modified web browser to define a set of web addresses (web pages) to be accessed, said set of web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on said web cache memory, whereby the content may be accessed by the pupils during said lesson via the network without further access to internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Rivers, Julian Michael Palmer