Patents by Inventor Kevin Joseph McDonnell

Kevin Joseph McDonnell 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).

  • Method and system for system administration using radio frequency identification
    Patent number: 8100335
    Abstract: A method for performing system administration using radio frequency identification (RFID) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a radio frequency identification device, reading the device for information contained within the card, determining whether the information contains a request to perform a task to administer a computer system, and executing the task in response to the request if the information contains the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: John Douglas Wetherill, Kevin Joseph McDonnell
  • Method and system for system administration using radio frequency identification
    Publication number: 20080017698
    Abstract: A method for performing system administration using radio frequency identification (RFID) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a radio frequency identification device, reading the device for information contained within the card, determining whether the information contains a request to perform a task to administer a computer system, and executing the task in response to the request if the information contains the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: John Douglas Wetherill, Kevin Joseph McDonnell