Patents by Inventor Michael Reid PEARCE

Michael Reid PEARCE 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 automated configuration of a computing device
    Patent number: 11593124
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method, device and system for automatically configuring a computer device located at a particular location of an entity having an associated local network. The method, system and device further comprises: detecting from another computer device metadata characterizing the particular location; determining from the metadata whether the computer device requires configuration and if so, performing configuration steps of: automatically determining a device type for the computer device based on one or more connected peripheral devices, the device type defining a role of the computer device within the particular location; sending metadata comprising the particular location and the device type to a central server for requesting configuration of the computer device and in response, receiving configuration information for the computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
    Inventors: Michael Reid Pearce, Chad Philip McKenzie
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210216329
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method, device and system for automatically configuring a computer device located at a particular location of an entity having an associated local network. The method, system and device further comprises: detecting from another computer device metadata characterizing the particular location; determining from the metadata whether the computer device requires configuration and if so, performing configuration steps of: automatically determining a device type for the computer device based on one or more connected peripheral devices, the device type defining a role of the computer device within the particular location; sending metadata comprising the particular location and the device type to a central server for requesting configuration of the computer device and in response, receiving configuration information for the computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Reid PEARCE, Chad Philip MCKENZIE