Patents by Inventor Ted Edward Carter

Ted Edward Carter 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 and System for Improved Communication Network Setup
    Publication number: 20110314136
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for improved communication network setup may comprise receiving authentication enablement information from a configurator station comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window. In response to input at a client station to communicate authentication response information to the configurator station, receiving at the client station, configuration information and/or status information resulting from input at the client station. Other aspects of the invention may comprise responding to input at a configurator station to transmit authentication enablement information comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window, receiving authentication response information from the client station based on the transmitted authentication enablement information, and transmitting to the client station configuration information and/or status information from the configurator station based on the received authentication response information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Henry S. Ptasinki, Ted Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer, David L. Cohen
  • Method and system for improved communication network setup
    Patent number: 7996664
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for improved communication network setup may comprise receiving authentication enablement information from a configurator station comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window. In response to input at a client station to communicate authentication response information to the configurator station, receiving at the client station, configuration information and/or status information resulting from input at the client station. Other aspects of the invention may comprise responding to input at a configurator station to transmit authentication enablement information comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window, receiving authentication response information from the client station based on the transmitted authentication enablement information, and transmitting to the client station configuration information and/or status information from the configurator station based on the received authentication response information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Henry S. Ptasinki, Ted Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer, David L. Cohen