Patents by Inventor Thomas T. O'Connell

Thomas T. O'Connell 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).

  • Methods and media for a protocol abstraction layer for information handling systems
    Patent number: 7805533
    Abstract: A method for communicating with remote devices wherein the method includes sending a request through an application programming interface (API), formatting the request and routing the request to a first connection associated with a first protocol. The method further includes mapping the request into a first command, wherein the first command conforms to the first protocol and sending the first command to a remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Ross Kevin Burns, Thomas T. O'Connell, Sudhir Shetty
  • Methods and Media for a Protocol Abstraction Layer for Information Handling Systems
    Publication number: 20090300199
    Abstract: A method for communicating with remote devices wherein the method includes sending a request through an application programming interface (API), formatting the request and routing the request to a first connection associated with a first protocol. The method further includes mapping the request into a first command, wherein the first command conforms to the first protocol and sending the first command to a remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicants: DELL PRODUCTS L.P., SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ross Kevin Burns, Thomas T. O'Connell, Sudhir Shetty