Patents by Inventor Mandeep S. Sidhu

Mandeep S. Sidhu 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: 7376717
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for automatically configuring a networking-enabled device for use with different networks are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a client stores multiple configuration profiles containing configuration settings corresponding to different networks. When the client becomes connected to a network, a router or other form of server detects the addition of the client to the network. In response to the client connecting to the network, the server broadcasts an identifier over the network, which the client receives. The client uses the identifier to identify the appropriate stored configuration profile corresponding to the network. The client then completes its configuration using the identified configuration profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Hung T. Dinh, Teng S. Hu, Mandeep S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20080059642
    Abstract: A method for notifying one or more users of an in-network call, the method comprising: providing each of the one or more users with one or more transmitting/receiving devices, each of the one or more transmitting/receiving devices having a display screen; allowing a first user of the one or more users to call a second user of the one or more users; determining a service provider of the first user; determining a service provider of the second user; determining whether the service provider of the first user matches the service provider of the second user; and automatically notifying the first user and the second user of the in-network call when it is determined that the service provider of the first user matches the service provider of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Rick A. Hamilton, Nizamudeen Ishmael, Alexandre Polozoff, Mandeep S. Sidhu
  • Publication number: 20040210649
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for automatically configuring a networking-enabled device for use with different networks is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a client stores multiple configuration profiles containing configuration settings corresponding to different networks. When the client becomes connected to a network, a router or other form of server detects the addition of the client to the network. In response to the client connecting to the network, the server broadcasts an identifier over the network, which the client receives. The client uses the identifier to identify the appropriate stored configuration profile corresponding to the network. The client then completes its configuration using the identified configuration profile. The present invention thus allows configuration of a client for multiple networks, while avoiding the security risks associated with transmitting dynamic configuration information over the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Hung T. Dinh, Teng S. Hu, Mandeep S. Sidhu