John Page Mcintire

US Patent:

20170099209, Apr 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 19, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/383434

Inventors:

- Milpitas CA, US
Samuel M. Bauer - Colorado Springs CO, US
Michael Stevens - Fountain CO, US
John P. Mcintire - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/26
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/721

Abstract:

A method of collecting information about a plurality of test devices connected in a network is provided. The method includes: identifying routable network addresses within a plurality of the network addresses, and sending discovery packets to the plurality of routable network addresses, receiving responses from the test devices, obtaining the information about the test devices, and storing the information so as to associate, for each of the test devices, the test-device information with at least one of the routable network addresses. The routable network addresses are stored in non-volatile memory for repeated use in re-discovery of the test devices in the network.

US Patent:

20140226457, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Feb 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/192568

Inventors:

Canning HSUEH - Colorado Springs CO, US
Robert E. Lucas - Colorado Springs CA, US
John P. McIntire - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

US Classification:

370216

Abstract:

A method of re-establishing communication between a control device and an unaddressed test device connected in a network is provided. The method includes: maintaining a plurality of network addresses of nodes within the network, at the control device; resending a lost message, comprising sending a plurality of command messages, each including a command sent in the lost message and having a destination address different from a destination address of the lost message, wherein the plurality of network addresses comprises the destination addresses of the plurality of command messages; and, receiving an acknowledgement message from the unaddressed test device at the control device.

US Patent:

20140229615, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Feb 13, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/180111

Inventors:

Canning HSUEH - Colorado Springs CO, US
Samuel M. Bauer - Colorado Springs CO, US
Michael Stevens - Fountain CO, US
John P. McIntire - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/12
H04L 29/08

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A method of collecting information about a plurality of test devices connected in a network is provided. The method includes: identifying routable network addresses within a plurality of the network addresses, and sending discovery packets to the plurality of routable network addresses, receiving responses from the test devices, obtaining the information about the test devices, and storing the information so as to associate, for each of the test devices, the test-device information with at least one of the routable network addresses. The routable network addresses are stored in non-volatile memory for repeated use in re-discovery of the test devices in the network.