Patents by Inventor Tracy James Snell

Tracy James Snell 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 of updating computer configuration settings
    Patent number: 6560704
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for updating computer configuration settings. The method involves a client establishing a communications link with a network service provider. The network service provider determines the optimal configuration settings for the client. The client then receives the optimal configuration settings from the service provider, and stores the optimal configuration settings for subsequent use. Also disclosed is a method in which the configuration settings include telephone numbers through which the client communicates with the service provider. Finally, methods are disclosed in which the optimal configuration settings are determined using combinations of the client's telephone number along with the location, cost, and/or capacity of service provider access numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jude Gerard Dieterman, Michael Eric Cloran, Tracy James Snell
  • Method of updating computer configuration settings
    Publication number: 20020013896
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for updating computer configuration settings. The method involves a client establishing a communications link with a network service provider. The network service provider determines the optimal configuration settings for the client. The client then receives the optimal configuration settings from the service provider, and stores the optimal configuration settings for subsequent use. Also disclosed is a method in which the configuration settings include telephone numbers through which the client communicates with the service provider. Finally, methods are disclosed in which the optimal configuration settings are determined using combinations of the client's telephone number along with the location, cost, and/or capacity of service provider access numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Jude Gerard Dieterman, Michael Eric Cloran, Tracy James Snell