Patents by Inventor Terry James Garrison

Terry James Garrison 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).

  • Apparatus and method for configuration of an electronic device using a scanned configuration sheet
    Patent number: 7003657
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a scanning device for converting one or more configuration symbols on a printed medium into scan data. The scanning device is capable of scanning a configuration sheet and creating the scan data, including the one or more configuration symbols. The electronic device further includes a configuration device that receives the scan data and is capable of extracting the one or more configuration symbols to create one or more corresponding address-independent configuration values. The configuration device is further capable of configuring the electronic device with the one or more address-independent configuration values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Marvin Duane Nelson, Terry James Garrison, Vincent C. Skurdal, Mark Louis Brown
  • Apparatus and method for configuration of an electronic device using a scanned configuration sheet
    Publication number: 20030236973
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a scanning device for converting one or more configuration symbols on a printed medium into scan data. The scanning device is capable of scanning a configuration sheet and creating the scan data, including the one or more configuration symbols. The electronic device further includes a configuration device that receives the scan data and is capable of extracting the one or more configuration symbols to create one or more corresponding address-independent configuration values. The configuration device is further capable of configuring the electronic device with the one or more address-independent configuration values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Marvin Duane Nelson, Terry James Garrison, Vincent C. Skurdal, Mark Louis Brown