Patents by Inventor Stephen Rolapp

Stephen Rolapp 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: 9916169
    Abstract: Configurable electronic devices contain identifying information in a dual-ported memory. A plurality of un-configured units are assembled into a set. Using identifying information, a provisioning server matches each particular unit to configuration settings needed to appropriately configure that device for use by a specific end user. The configuration settings and/or data may be transmitted to the devices via their embedded RFID systems and stored in their dual-ported memory (via the first memory port). The electronic devices may comprise processor-based systems and, upon system initialization, the configuration data can be read from the memory via a second port thereof and used to configure the device for use by the user. In this way, devices may be configured as a set destined for a particular end user immediately prior to shipment and/or deployment and it is not necessary to separately track customized units prior to assembling them into a set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Edwards, Peter Santeusanio, John Bahr, Kent Graham Bodell, Stephen Rolapp, Caglan M. Aras
  • Publication number: 20120262281
    Abstract: Configurable electronic devices contain identifying information in a dual-ported memory. A plurality of un-configured units are assembled into a set. Using identifying information, a provisioning server matches each particular unit to configuration settings needed to appropriately configure that device for use by a specific end user. The configuration settings and/or data may be transmitted to the devices via their embedded RFID systems and stored in their dual-ported memory (via the first memory port). The electronic devices may comprise processor-based systems and, upon system initialization, the configuration data can be read from the memory via a second port thereof and used to configure the device for use by the user. In this way, devices may be configured as a set destined for a particular end user immediately prior to shipment and/or deployment and it is not necessary to separately track customized units prior to assembling them into a set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Edwards, Peter Santeusanio, John Bahr, Kent Graham Bodell, Stephen Rolapp, Caglan M. Aras