Patents by Inventor Steven G. Hand

Steven G. Hand 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, system, and program for accessing information from devices
    Patent number: 7111304
    Abstract: Provided are a computer implemented method, system, and program for enabling access to information from a device. A device program is generated to access device property information from the device. Each device property indicates a state of the device and the device program includes device specific commands to query the device for information on the device properties and device independent statements common to device programs for other devices to buffer the queried property information to return to requesting clients. The device program is stored in a computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hand, Arieh Markel, Deborah Peterson, Kristina A. Tripp
  • Method, system, and program for using buffers to provide property value information for a device
    Patent number: 7032071
    Abstract: Provided are a computer implemented method, system, and program for accessing information on a device. A first and second buffers are generated in a computer readable medium. The first buffer is indicated as a read buffer. Property values are returned from the buffer indicated as the read buffer in response to requests for property values for the device. The second buffer is indicated as a refresh buffer. Updates to the property values accessed from the device are written to the buffer indicated as the refresh buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hand, Arieh Markel, Deborah Peterson, Kristina A. Tripp
  • Method, system, and program for accessing information from devices
    Publication number: 20030220892
    Abstract: Provided are a computer implemented method, system, and program for enabling access to information from a device. A device program is generated to access device property information from the device. Each device property indicates a state of the device and the device program includes device specific commands to query the device for information on the device properties and device independent statements common to device programs for other devices to buffer the queried property information to return to requesting clients. The device program is stored in a computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems,Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hand, Arieh Markel, Deborah Peterson, Kristina A. Tripp
  • Method, system, and program for using buffers to provide property value information for a device
    Publication number: 20030221051
    Abstract: Provided are a computer implemented method, system, and program for accessing information on a device. A first and second buffers are generated in a computer readable medium. The first buffer is indicated as a read buffer. Property values are returned from the buffer indicated as the read buffer in response to requests for property values for the device. The second buffer is indicated as a refresh buffer. Updates to the property values accessed from the device are written to the buffer indicated as the refresh buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hand, Arieh Markel, Deborah Peterson, Kristina A. Tripp