Patents by Inventor Mansel M. Thomas

Mansel M. Thomas 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 of installing a wireless network
    Patent number: 8458448
    Abstract: A method of method of installing a wireless communications network configures a client device to connect wirelessly to an access point arranged to provide a wireless communications network. The method comprises running an installation program on the client device for configuring the client device to attach to the wireless communications network. The installation program is automatically provided with wireless network configuration information comprising at least a wireless network identifier which identifies traffic using the wireless communications network. The automatic provision of the wireless network configuration information comprising said wireless network identifier is implemented by connecting an installation device comprising non-volatile memory which stores said information, and configuring said installation program to utilize the information stored on said installation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Kenneth J Browning, Mansel M Thomas
  • METHOD OF INSTALLING A WIRELESS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110019826
    Abstract: A method of method of installing a wireless communications network configures a client device to connect wirelessly to an access point arranged to provide a wireless communications network. The method comprises running an installation program on the client device for configuring the client device to attach to the wireless communications network. The installation program is automatically provided with wireless network configuration information comprising at least a wireless network identifier which identifies traffic using the wireless communications network. The automatic provision of the wireless network configuration information formation comprising said wireless network identifier is implemented by connecting an installation device comprising non-volatile memory which stores said information, and configuring said installation program to utilise the information stored on said installation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Browning, Mansel M. Thomas