Patents by Inventor R. Douglas Jones

R. Douglas Jones 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).

  • Low-power network stacks and driver subsets
    Patent number: 9182808
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques for low-power alternate firmware. In some aspects, data packets are received from a network interface via a reduced-feature-set network stack implemented on a subset of hardware. The reduced-feature-set network stack is used to respond to some of the data packets. When a determination is made that the reduced-feature-set network stack is not capable of responding to others of the data packets, an increased-feature-set network stack is implemented via another subset of the hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Douglas Jones, Gordon R. Clark
  • NETWORK DEVICE TRACKING USING A NETWORK DEVICE SERVER
    Publication number: 20080288633
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking devices that are connected to physical communication ports of a network device server. In one example embodiment, a method includes detecting the connection of a device to a physical communication port of a device server; determining whether the device has been assigned an NCC; if the device has not been assigned an NCC, assigning an unassigned NCC to the device; and mapping the device's assigned NCC to the physical communication port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: KESTRELINK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mike Evans, William B. Weiser, R. Douglas Jones
  • LICENSE VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20080134319
    Abstract: Verifying licenses to enable functionality. A method is performed in a manufacturing environment. The method includes acts for enabling device functionality on devices to ensure that at least one of appropriate licensing, royalty or authorization requirements are met. The method includes receiving authentication information for a device. The authentication information is authenticated to ensure that the device is an authorized device. If authentication succeeds, then additional manufacturing tasks are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: KESTRELINK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven T. Baker, Douglas J. Kogan, R. Douglas Jones