Patents by Inventor William Scott Gregory

William Scott Gregory 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).

  • Selective securing of computing devices with docking stations
    Patent number: 12001527
    Abstract: A method of selectively securing a computing device at a docking station may include creating a security key between a security application programming interface (API) and an application executed on the computing device; upon logging into and execution of a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computing device by a user, registering the application with the security API using the security key; and, upon receipt of a request to remove the computing device from the docking station, validating the user is authorized to remove the computing device from the docking station based on settings associated with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron Sanders, William Scott Gregory, Scott N. McCammon
  • SELECTIVE SECURING OF COMPUTING DEVICES WITH DOCKING STATIONS
    Publication number: 20210349978
    Abstract: A method of selectively securing a computing device at a docking station may include creating a security key between a security application programming interface (API) and an application executed on the computing device; upon logging into and execution of a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computing device by a user, registering the application with the security API using the security key; and, upon receipt of a request to remove the computing device from the docking station, validating the user is authorized to remove the computing device from the docking station based on settings associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron Sanders, William Scott Gregory, Scott N. McCammon