Patents by Inventor Marvin J. Spinhirne

Marvin J. Spinhirne 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).

  • System and method for applying an action initiated for a portion of a plurality of devices to all of the plurality of devices
    Patent number: 7392329
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying an action initiated for a portion of a plurality of devices to all of the plurality of devices is provided. The method comprises establishing a status block for a plurality of devices that are implemented on a system, and initiating an action for a portion of the plurality of devices. The method further comprises writing information to the status block identifying that the action was initiated, and based at least in part on the information written to the status block, applying the action to all of the plurality of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Devopment, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Lynn Michaelis, Marvin J. Spinhirne
  • System and method for applying an action initiated for a portion of a plurality of devices to all of the plurality of devices
    Publication number: 20040193701
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying an action initiated for a portion of a plurality of devices to all of the plurality of devices is provided. The method comprises establishing a status block for a plurality of devices that are implemented on a system, and initiating an action for a portion of the plurality of devices. The method further comprises writing information to the status block identifying that the action was initiated, and based at least in part on the information written to the status block, applying the action to all of the plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Scott Lynn Michaelis, Marvin J. Spinhirne