Patents by Inventor Roland J. Ayala

Roland J. Ayala 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).

  • Simple and dynamic configuration of network devices
    Patent number: 8151280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for configuring and managing network devices. The arrival (and departure) of devices on a network can be detected by a monitor. Upon detection, network devices can be simply and dynamically configured with little or no end-user intervention, for instance by automatically loading device drivers and allocating resources for the devices. Furthermore, network devices can be associated with other network devices such as a personal computer to facilitate seamless integration of network devices with a computer operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dale A. Sather, Guillaume Simonnet, John M. Gehlsen, Kosar A. Jaff, Ralph A. Lipe, Roland J. Ayala, Shannon J. Chan, Thomas Kuehnel
  • SIMPLE AND DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF NETWORK DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110289517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for configuring and managing network devices. The arrival (and departure) of devices on a network can be detected by a monitor. Upon detection, network devices can be simply and dynamically configured with little or no end-user intervention, for instance by automatically loading device drivers and allocating resources for the devices. Furthermore, network devices can be associated with other network devices such as a personal computer to facilitate seamless integration of network devices with a computer operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dale A. Sather, Guillaume Simonnet, John M. Gehlsen, Kosar A. Jaff, Ralph A. Lipe, Roland J. Ayala, Shannon J. Chan, Thomas Kuehnel
  • SIMPLE AND DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF NETWORK DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110264773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for configuring and managing network devices. The arrival (and departure) of devices on a network can be detected by a monitor. Upon detection, network devices can be simply and dynamically configured with little or no end-user intervention, for instance by automatically loading device drivers and allocating resources for the devices. Furthermore, network devices can be associated with other network devices such as a personal computer to facilitate seamless integration of network devices with a computer operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dale A. Sather, Guillaume Simonnet, John M. Gehlsen, Kosar A. Jaff, Ralph A. Lipe, Roland J. Ayala, Shannon J. Chan, Thomas Kuehnel
  • Uniform resource discovery
    Patent number: 7653916
    Abstract: An input including information specifying criteria for selecting computer resources is processed to produce an output comprising one or more function instances associated with computer resources satisfying the criteria. Included in each of the one or more function instances are metadata and information that specifies a mechanism for accessing a computer resource associated with the function instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas K. Brubacher, Dale A. Sather, Ralph Allen Lipe, Roland J. Ayala
  • Uniform resource discovery and API layering
    Patent number: 7461054
    Abstract: In response to receiving a request for function instances, underlying function instances are identified using API layer data. The requested function instances are then created based on the underlying function instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas K. Brubacher, Dale A. Sather, Ralph Allen Lipe, Roland J. Ayala