Patents by Inventor Virgil Flores Tordera

Virgil Flores Tordera 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).

  • SET UP LOGIC FOR DUAL INTERFACE WIRELESS IP COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100317402
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: VIRGIL FLORES TORDERA
  • Set up logic for dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 7778667
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Virgil Flores Tordera
  • Set up logic for dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 7756547
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America
    Inventor: Virgil Flores Tordera
  • SET UP LOGIC FOR DUAL INTERFACE WIRELESS IP COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090182903
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventor: Virgil Flores Tordera
  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 6975644
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a flash memory card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the flash memory card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the flash memory card of the device can be engaged with a slot of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no slot, the USB connector is engaged with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Satoru Yukie
  • PDA cradle for wireless IP communication
    Patent number: 6889057
    Abstract: A PDA cradle includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a receptacle for holding a PDA to establish wireless communication between the PDA and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Masao Nishikawa
  • Set up logic for dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 6889058
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America
    Inventor: Virgil Flores Tordera
  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 6879597
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Patrick F. Fitzpatrick, Satoru Yukie
  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Publication number: 20030086433
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a flash memory card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the flash memory card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the flash memory card of the device can be engaged with a slot of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no slot, the USB connector is engaged with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Satoru Yukie
  • Set up logic for dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Publication number: 20020156935
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal's operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Virgil Flores Tordera
  • PDA cradle for wireless IP communication
    Publication number: 20020155860
    Abstract: A PDA cradle includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a receptacle for holding a PDA to establish wireless communication between the PDA and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Masao Nishikawa
  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Publication number: 20020150120
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Patrick F. Fitzpatrick, Satoru Yukie