Patents by Inventor Michael H. Nolterieke

Michael H. Nolterieke 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).

  • STRUCTURE FOR CONFIGURING A DEVICE THAT HAS FAILED TO OBTAIN NETWORK ADDRESS
    Publication number: 20080294797
    Abstract: A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for at least one of designing, manufacturing, and testing a design is provided. The design structure includes an apparatus for remotely configuring a device. The apparatus includes a mechanism operative to attempt to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and a mechanism operative to receive a valid network address from a remote device connected to the device over the network in response to failing to obtain the network address from the network server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: MICHAEL H. NOLTERIEKE, DAVID B. RHOADES, NORMAN C. STROLE
  • METHOD OF EFFECTIVELY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION LINKAGES WITH A NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20080140819
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a method, apparatus and device for establishing and maintaining communication with a network interface device and its link partner, such as a switch means or switch, where the network interface device identifies the type of link partner it is in communication with, determines the integrity of the link partner via a management module, and maintains a communication link in relation to the identified integrity status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
    Inventors: Warren D. BAILEY, Michael H. NOLTERIEKE
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A DEVICE THAT HAS FAILED TO OBTAIN NETWORK ADDRESS
    Publication number: 20080130646
    Abstract: Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain a network address. In one aspect of the invention, a method for remotely configuring a device includes attempting to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and receiving a valid network address over the network from a remote device connected to the network in response to failing to obtain the network address from the network server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Michael H. Nolterieke, David B. Rhoades, Norman C. Strole