Patents by Inventor Robert B. Ulrich

Robert B. Ulrich 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).

  • Client-initiated tethering for electronic devices
    Patent number: 9801120
    Abstract: The described embodiments include a tethering device that provides a tethering service to client devices. Generally, the tethering service enables a client device to share the tethering device's access to a network. For example, a client device may share the tethering device's access to a cellular network, through which the client device can access the Internet. In the described embodiments, a client device and the tethering device are configured so that the client device causes the tethering device to activate the tethering service without a user performing one or more operations for manually activating the tethering service on the tethering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Steve S. Ko, Robert B. Ulrich, Patrick Coffman, Jeremiah Shaw
  • CLIENT-INITIATED TETHERING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150351004
    Abstract: The described embodiments include a tethering device that provides a tethering service to client devices. Generally, the tethering service enables a client device to share the tethering device's access to a network. For example, a client device may share the tethering device's access to a cellular network, through which the client device can access the Internet. In the described embodiments, a client device and the tethering device are configured so that the client device causes the tethering device to activate the tethering service without a user performing one or more operations for manually activating the tethering service on the tethering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Steve S. Ko, Robert B. Ulrich, Patrick Coffman, Jeremiah Shaw