Patents by Inventor Steven Henry Cook

Steven Henry Cook 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).

  • System and method for providing hardware driver installation
    Patent number: 7150025
    Abstract: System and method for installing a driver for a hardware device. An install system includes a decision mechanism that determines if the hardware device is connected to the computer system, and a user interface that instructs a user to connect the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is not connected to the computer system. A driver installer then installs the driver for the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is connected to the computer system. An install method includes determining if the hardware device is connected to the computer system, instructing a user to connect the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is not connected to the computer system, and then installing the driver for the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is connected to the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Elwood Gentry, Robert Scott Halliday, Steven Henry Cook
  • System and method for providing hardware driver installation
    Publication number: 20030046674
    Abstract: System and method for implementation of an install system that provides for installing a driver for a hardware device on a computer system. The install system includes a decision mechanism that determines if the hardware device is connected to the computer system, and a user interface that instructs a user to connect the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is not connected to the computer system. A driver installer then installs the driver for the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is connected to the computer system. The method for installing a driver for a hardware device on a computer system includes the steps of determining if the hardware device is connected to the computer system, instructing a user to connect the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is not connected to the computer system, and then installing the driver for the hardware device if it is determined that the hardware device is connected to the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Eric Elwood Gentry, Robert Scott Halliday, Steven Henry Cook