Patents by Inventor Larry Lovercheck

Larry Lovercheck 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).

  • Deferred tuple space programming of expansion modules
    Patent number: 7162581
    Abstract: The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Socket Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Newman, Leonard Ott, Robert John Miller, Bobby Dale Gifford, Larry Lovercheck
  • Deferred tuple space programming of expansion modules
    Publication number: 20060242355
    Abstract: The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Newman, Leonard Ott, Robert Miller, Bobby Gifford, Larry Lovercheck
  • Deferred tuple space programming of expansion modules
    Patent number: 7003627
    Abstract: The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Socket Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Newman, Leonard Ott, Robert John Miller, Bobby Dale Gifford, Larry Lovercheck
  • Deferred tuple space programming of expansion modules
    Publication number: 20050177675
    Abstract: The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Newman, Leonard Ott, Robert Miller, Bobby Gifford, Larry Lovercheck