Patents by Inventor Leslie Png
Leslie Png 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).
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Patent number: 9911021Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Patent number: 9912781Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Patent number: 9733924Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Publication number: 20170115983Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Publication number: 20170116448Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Publication number: 20170094021Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg
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Patent number: 9495145Abstract: An electronic product can be configured by a method that includes attaching a machine-readable identification (ID) tag containing an ID code to a hardware unit of the electronic product. The ID code is associated with a particular configuration of the electronic product, and can be read or scanned with a mobile device configured to send the ID code to a provider server device. In response to receiving the ID code, the provider server device can send product configuration instructions and a product configuration application to the mobile device. The product configuration instructions can guide a user through a customized series of electronic product configuration operations. The product configuration application can assist the user in performing configuration operations, can provide customized configuration help, and can establish a wireless link between the mobile device and the electronic product, allowing the user to interact with the electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brad L. Brech, Michael E. Daley, Sunil J. Kamath, Leslie Png, Kevin J. Reilly, Steven L. Roberts, Alise Spence, Randal C. Swanberg