Patents by Inventor Shane Thomas

Shane Thomas 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).

  • Portable computer supporting paging instructions
    Patent number: 6683528
    Abstract: A portable computer is described that contains a circuit for receiving pages and performing security functions based on the received page. Once a page has been received by the portable computer, the computer's hard drive can be automatically reformatted, or the portable computer can be prevented from booting. In addition, the portable computer can be programmed to use a modem to automatically dial a security center and transmit security information such as the Caller ID Tag of the current telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Barrus, Dean A. Klein, Shane Thomas
  • Portable computer supporting paging instructions
    Publication number: 20030107474
    Abstract: A portable computer is described that contains a circuit for receiving pages and performing security functions based on the received page. Once a page has been received by the portable computer, the computer's hard drive can be automatically reformatted, or the portable computer can be prevented from booting. In addition, the portable computer can be programmed to use a modem to automatically dial a security center and transmit security information such as the Caller ID Tag of the current telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Jeff Barrus, Dean A. Klein, Shane Thomas
  • Method for information reception in a portable computer
    Patent number: 6522242
    Abstract: A computing device receives page messages and performs functions based on the page message. The messages may be stored in a non-volatile memory. The functions may include security functions for portable computing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Barrus, Dean A. Klein, Shane Thomas
  • Portable computer supporting paging functions
    Patent number: 6518874
    Abstract: A portable computer is described that contains a circuit for receiving pages and performing security functions based on the received page. Once a page has been received by the portable computer, the computer's hard drive can be automatically reformatted, or the portable computer can be prevented from booting. In addition, the portable computer can be programmed to use a modem to automatically dial a security center and transmit security information such as the Caller ID Tag of the current telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Barrus, Dean A. Klein, Shane Thomas
  • PORTABLE COMPUTER SUPPORTING PAGING FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20010045884
    Abstract: A portable computer is described that contains a circuit for receiving pages and performing security functions based on the received page. Once a page has been received by the portable computer, the computer's hard drive can be automatically reformatted, or the portable computer can be prevented from booting. In addition, the portable computer can be programmed to use a modem to automatically dial a security center and transmit security information such as the Caller ID Tag of the current telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: JEFF BARRUS, DEAN A. KLEIN, SHANE THOMAS