Patents by Inventor Mark W. Whittemore

Mark W. Whittemore 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: 10659302
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20190081860
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Patent number: 10164833
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20170155554
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Patent number: 9467334
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20140365624
    Abstract: In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Mark W. Whittemore, Michael D. Santos, Todd R. Fernandez, Christopher G. Skogen, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, David Rahardja
  • Publication number: 20140150115
    Abstract: The described embodiments include a content provider device that can assign items of content (applications, digitally-rendered music, books, videos, etc.) to users upon receiving assignment messages from administrative devices. The items of content can be electronically transferred to the user's devices to be used by users. The content provider device can also revoke assignments of items of content from users upon receiving revocation messages from administrative devices. The revocation generally causes the loss of one or more rights to the item of content for the user. For example, the content provider device can stop providing services for the item of content and/or can cause the item of content to be deleted from a corresponding user's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Ciudad, David Rahardja, Christopher H. Bourdon, Todd R. Fernandez, Daniel I. Feldman, Gregory Burns, Jussi-Pekka Mantere, Mark W. Whittemore, Christopher G. Skogen