Patents by Inventor Robin J. Blackwell

Robin J. Blackwell 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).

  • Network establishment and management protocol
    Patent number: 8943213
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type (52) from which no other device type depends and a basic device type (54) from which a number of other device types depend. The devices implement a simple device description message of fixed length and format which includes the device type, and some devices further implement an extended device description message including additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Robin J. Blackwell, Neil A. Hankin, Peter J. Lanigan, Nicoll B. Shepherd, Philip A. Rudland
  • Network establishment and management protocol
    Patent number: 8874689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type from which no other device type depends and a basic device type from which a number of other device types depend. The devices implement a simple device description message of fixed length and format which includes the device type, and some devices further implement an extended device description message including additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Robin J. Blackwell, Neil A. Hankin, Peter J. Lanigan, Nicoll B. Shepherd, Philip A. Rudland
  • Network establishment and management protocol
    Patent number: 8392601
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type (52) from which no other device type depends and a basic device type (54) from which a number of other device types depend. The devices implement a simple device description message of fixed length and format which includes the device type, and some devices further implement an extended device description message including additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Robin J. Blackwell, Neil A. Hankin, Peter J. Lanigan, Nicoll B. Shepherd, Philip A. Rudland
  • NETWORK ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20120059898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type (52) from which no other device type depends and a basic device type (54) from which a number of other device types depend. The devices implement a simple device description message of fixed length and format which includes the device type, and some devices further implement an extended device description message including additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Robin J. Blackwell, Neil A. Hankin, Peter J. Lanigan, Nicoll B. Shepherd, Philip A. Rudland
  • Network establishment and management protocol
    Patent number: 8078742
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type (52) from which no other device type depends and a basic device type (54) from which a number of other device types depend. The devices implement a simple device description message of fixed length and format which includes the device type, and some devices further implement an extended device description message including additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Robin J. Blackwell, Neil A. Hankin, Peter J. Lanigan, Nicoll B. Shepherd, Philip A. Rudland
  • HAVi-UPnP bridging
    Publication number: 20030110334
    Abstract: A bridge (40) for bridges between a Home Audio-Video interoperability, HAVi, network (20) and a Universal Plug and Play, UPnP network (30). The bridge provides access to an entity on a hosting one of the networks to the other, accessing, network. The bridge (40) includes a bridge control unit generated for each entity. The bridge control unit (200, 210; 310, 320) includes a first element arranged to present a virtual representation of the entity to the accessing network and to accept communications for the virtual entity in the format of the accessing network and a second element in communication with the first element arranged to pass the accepted communications to the entity in the format of the hosting network. The first element and the second element are dynamically generated in dependence on the entity and a predetermined configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Peter J. Lanigan, Robin J. Blackwell