Patents by Inventor Ryan C. Croom

Ryan C. Croom 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).

  • Patent number: 9965371
    Abstract: System and method for determining and conveying connectivity of cabled computer peripherals to a user. Characteristic information regarding each of multiple devices connected to a computer system in a system hierarchy of a bus networked system may be stored, including a device hierarchy associated with each device that identifies respective hardware nodes included in the device, and one or more visual attributes of the device. Respective system positions may be automatically determined for at least some of the devices based on the device hierarchy. A respective point of reference of at least one device may be determined based on the characteristic information of one or more of the devices. The computer system may generate information that indicates the respective system position of the at least one device relative to the respective point of reference of the device, which is useable to visually identify the device in the bus networked system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Hearn, Feng Jiang, Ryan C. Croom, Jason D. Tongen
  • Publication number: 20170031796
    Abstract: System and method for determining and conveying connectivity of cabled computer peripherals to a user. Characteristic information regarding each of multiple devices connected to a computer system in a system hierarchy of a bus networked system may be stored, including a device hierarchy associated with each device that identifies respective hardware nodes included in the device, and one or more visual attributes of the device. Respective system positions may be automatically determined for at least some of the devices based on the device hierarchy. A respective point of reference of at least one device may be determined based on the characteristic information of one or more of the devices. The computer system may generate information that indicates the respective system position of the at least one device relative to the respective point of reference of the device, which is useable to visually identify the device in the bus networked system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Hearn, Feng Jiang, Ryan C. Croom, Jason D. Tongen