Patents by Inventor Roy Nijenkamp

Roy Nijenkamp 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).

  • Method and system for changing software or firmware on an electronic device
    Patent number: 9128795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for updating software or firmware or otherwise conveying target software to an electronic device. Target software may be conveyed while the device is packaged or otherwise not connected to external power. Information indicating a current software or firmware version number may be transmitted from an external transceiver to the packaged device. A software update may also be transmitted to the packaged device. The electronic device may use stored information or the stored software update to replace an older and out-of-date software version. The electronic device may also harvest electronic power from an external transceiver signal or may use power from an internal battery source to affect a software update when the device is packaged or otherwise not connected to external power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Roy Nijenkamp
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANGING SOFTWARE OR FIRMWARE ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120311555
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for updating software or firmware or otherwise conveying target software to an electronic device. Target software may be conveyed while the device is packaged or otherwise not connected to external power. Information indicating a current software or firmware version number may be transmitted from an external transceiver to the packaged device. A software update may also be transmitted to the packaged device. The electronic device may use stored information or the stored software update to replace an older and out-of-date software version. The electronic device may also harvest electronic power from an external transceiver signal or may use power from an internal battery source to affect a software update when the device is packaged or otherwise not connected to external power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventor: Roy Nijenkamp