Patents by Inventor Vikas Butaney

Vikas Butaney 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 devices for uniquely provisioning RFID devices
    Publication number: 20050252970
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for identifying and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC code information and existing networking standards form the basis of identifying and provisioning methods. For example, MAC address information and EPC information can be combined to identify a particular device and its location in a network. For implementations using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (“DHCP”), DHCP Options may be used to pass provisioning information. Some implementations employ Domain Name Service (“DNS”) and dynamic DNS (“DDNS”) to allow easy identification of RFID devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Howarth, Ralph Droms, Roland Saville, Lawrence Kreeger, Christopher Wiborg, Vikas Butaney, Rajiv Singhal
  • Failover mechanisms for remote networked phones
    Patent number: 6931103
    Abstract: A method of providing failover service to network phones. A failure of communication between a network phone and a primary call manager is identified. Communication is established with a default network device and directory information is provided to the default network device. The network phones needing failover service then use the directory constructed at the default network device as a failover call manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edric Tasker, Vikas Butaney
  • Failover mechanisms for remote networked phones
    Patent number: 6625256
    Abstract: A method of providing failover service to network phones. A failure of communication between a network phone and a primary call manager is identified. Communication is established with a default network device and phone configuration information is provided to the default network device. The network phones needing failover service then use the directory constructed at the default network device as a failover call manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edric Tasker, Vikas Butaney