Patents by Inventor Wayzen Lin
Wayzen Lin 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).
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Patent number: 10432756Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20170163773Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 9578140Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20150016472Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 8793746Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: id8 Group R2 Studios, Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 8670453Abstract: Managing data in a server system includes providing a plurality of servers, each having an internal gateway/switch that is accessible from outside the server, providing a plurality of virtual servers on at least some of the servers, where each of the virtual servers is accessible by the internal gateway/switch of the corresponding server, and accessing the data using the internal gateway/switch, where the internal gateway/switch determines which particular one of the virtual servers contain the data and then accesses the particular virtual server to provide the data. Managing data in a server system may also include associating portions of the data to tenants of the server system. Each of the servers may maintain a table that correlates tenants with the virtual servers maintained thereby and the internal gateway/switch may use the table to determine which particular one of the virtual servers contains data for a particular tenant.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 8644849Abstract: A system and method for anticipating wireless signal loss and providing location based services in view of the anticipated wireless signal loss is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Evan Stephen Crandall, Steven Lloyd Greenspan, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20120184300Abstract: A system and method for anticipating wireless signal loss and providing location based services in view of the anticipated wireless signal loss is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Evan Stephen Crandall, Steven Lloyd Greenspan, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 8196064Abstract: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: id8 Group R2 Studios, Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts, Justin Flores
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Patent number: 8150406Abstract: A system and method for anticipating wireless signal loss and providing location based services in view of the anticipated wireless signal loss is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Evan Stephen Crandall, Steven Lloyd Greenspan, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 8116889Abstract: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: OpenPeak Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts, Justin Flores
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Publication number: 20110283274Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention allows the firmware of one processor in a multi-processor system to be updated even if that processor is unstable due to a corruption of system software. For example, in a system that includes a primary processor and one or more secondary processors, an embodiment of the present invention allows the firmware of a secondary processor to be updated even if that processor is unstable due to a corruption of system software. An embodiment of the present invention also enables a network-based firmware update of a processor or microcontroller in a system, such as a consumer electronics device, wherein the processor or microcontroller requires such updates to occur via a serial port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: OPENPEAK INC.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Mark Grosberg, Steven Rodney, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20110261834Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: OPENPEAK INC.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 7987489Abstract: A legacy device bridge for use in a network, such as a wired or wireless residential network, is provided. The legacy device bridge performs protocol conversion to enable a network-attached entity that uses a packet-based communication protocol to communicate with and control legacy devices, such as consumer electronics, that rely exclusively on infrared (IR) or serial communication protocols. The legacy device bridge also performs a virtualization function that allows legacy devices to be advertised to the network as devices that comply with a packet-based discovery and control protocol, and to be controlled as such. The legacy device bridge is also adapted to probe, deduce and publish information relating to the state of a legacy device to other entities on the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: OpenPeak Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20110096789Abstract: Managing data in a server system includes providing a plurality of servers, each having an internal gateway/switch that is accessible from outside the server, providing a plurality of virtual servers on at least some of the servers, where each of the virtual servers is accessible by the internal gateway/switch of the corresponding server, and accessing the data using the internal gateway/switch, where the internal gateway/switch determines which particular one of the virtual servers contain the data and then accesses the particular virtual server to provide the data. Managing data in a server system may also include associating portions of the data to tenants of the server system. Each of the servers may maintain a table that correlates tenants with the virtual servers maintained thereby and the internal gateway/switch may use the table to determine which particular one of the virtual servers contains data for a particular tenant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventor: Wayzen Lin
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Patent number: 7885276Abstract: Managing data in a server system includes providing a plurality of servers, each having an internal gateway/switch that is accessible from outside the server, providing a plurality of virtual servers on at least some of the servers, where each of the virtual servers is accessible by the internal gateway/switch of the corresponding server, and accessing the data using the internal gateway/switch, where the internal gateway/switch determines which particular one of the virtual servers contain the data and then accesses the particular virtual server to provide the data. Managing data in a server system may also include associating portions of the data to tenants of the server system. Each of the servers may maintain a table that correlates tenants with the virtual servers maintained thereby and the internal gateway/switch may use the table to determine which particular one of the virtual servers contains data for a particular tenant.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20100031295Abstract: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: OpenPeak Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts, Justin Flores
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Publication number: 20090094450Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention allows the firmware of one processor in a multi-processor system to be updated even if that processor is unstable due to a corruption of system software. For example, in a system that includes a primary processor and one or more secondary processors, an embodiment of the present invention allows the firmware of a secondary processor to be updated even if that processor is unstable due to a corruption of system software. An embodiment of the present invention also enables a network-based firmware update of a processor or microcontroller in a system, such as a consumer electronics device, wherein the processor or microcontroller requires such updates to occur via a serial port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: OPENPEAK, INC.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Mark Grosberg, Steven Rodney, Wayzen Lin
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Publication number: 20080221715Abstract: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: OpenPeak Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts, Justin Flores
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Patent number: 7184848Abstract: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: OpenPeak Inc.Inventors: Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts