Jason Lynn Whitney

US Patent:

7945642, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Oct 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244466

Inventors:

Yat-Sang Hung - San Diego CA, US
Pierre Barbeau - Leawood KS, US
Jason Whitney - Lees Summit MO, US
Michael T. Lundy - Olathe KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709219

Abstract:

A method and system for triggering installation of program logic on a machine, such as a PC. A server transmits installation-trigger logic to a wireless communication device (WCD), which the WCD stores in its data storage. When the WCD becomes connected with a PC, the PC views the WCD as a mass-storage drive, and the PC reads and executes the installation-trigger logic in the same manner that a PC would run an AUTORUN file on a conventional mass-storage drive. Per the installation-trigger logic, the PC then downloads and installs a designated software program. The PC then sends an installation-notice to the server, and the server responsively sends a cancellation-message to the WCD. In response to the cancellation-message, the WCD then deletes or otherwise disables the installation-trigger logic, so that the process will not be repeated the next time the WCD is connected with the PC.

US Patent:

20150350008, Dec 3, 2015

Filed:

May 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/292066

Inventors:

- Playa Vista CA, US
Venkata Subba Rao Pathuri - Alpharetta GA, US
Francis Michael Kelly - Thousand Oaks CA, US
David Allen Glawson - Torrance CA, US
Jason Lynn Whitney - Playa Vista CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin International, Inc. - Playa Vista CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to an interface device to control an appliance through a network. The interface device can be device-agnostic and can be incorporated into any suitable appliance. Upon initialization, the interface device can determine the capabilities of the attached appliance and send out update information that can be received by a controller. The controller can send commands designated to control the appliance, which are received by the interface device and translated into appropriate commands that are transmitted to the appliance. The interface device can turn the appliance into a network device, such as a home automation network device.