Jonathan B Ellis

US Patent:

6467353, Oct 22, 2002

Filed:

May 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/851297

Inventors:

Peter D. Genix - Austin TX
Jonathan W. Ellis - Austin TX

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G01M 700

US Classification:

73662, 73 182

Abstract:

A surrogate component for shock testing is disclosed that includes a housing with exterior dimensions, mass, and a center of gravity approximately the same as the exterior dimensions, mass, and center of gravity of a counterpart component. The housing also has a stiffness greater than the counterpart component and has an interface for securing a sensor. In particular, the counterpart component may be hard drive and the housing may be constructed from a molybdenum material.

US Patent:

6519762, Feb 11, 2003

Filed:

Dec 15, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/211943

Inventors:

Tom Colligan - Austin TX
Jonathan Ellis - Austin TX
Hunter Robertson - Austin TX

Assignee:

Dell USA, L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

717 11, 717 2

Abstract:

A computer system having capability for restoration of a hard disk drive includes at least one processor and at least one hard disk drive. A software image is stored on the at least one hard disk drive, the software image including a factory downloaded image which is subject to corruption. A protected software restoration image not prone to a typical corruption is stored on the at least one hard disk drive and available for use by the at least one processor in executing the restoration of the software image on the at by least one hard disk drive to a like new factory downloaded image condition.

US Patent:

8127130, Feb 28, 2012

Filed:

Apr 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/405995

Inventors:

Jonathan William Ellis - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Advanced Communication Concepts, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

713151

Abstract:

A method is provided for securing data sets by dynamically hopping amongst a variety of data encryption and/or manipulation protocols. Such dynamic protocol hopping can be implemented in reconfigurable logic, or some combination of reconfigurable logic and fixed circuitry or software. The encryption and/or manipulation protocol applied to the data set is selected from among a plurality of encryption protocols in an, optionally upgradeable, library of protocols. Preferably, the selection can be driven by a random number generator. More preferably, the number of encryption protocols available can be extended using a logic-stretching engine. An apparatus is also provided for securing data, including a memory that contains data describing encryption protocols, a communications interface that is configured to receive data, and a processor that reads from the memory one of the encryption protocols and encrypts the received data based on the encryption protocol. Preferably, the apparatus also includes a random number generator, and the processor selects the encryption protocol to read, and encryption parameters to use, based on the output of the random number generator.

US Patent:

20080165400, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Jan 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/621992

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Ellis - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Advanced Communication Concepts - Austin TX

International Classification:

G02B 5/32

US Classification:

359 15, 359 1

Abstract:

A method and system for optical interconnections with backplanes, cache/memory, chip/die stacks, and mass storage in a supercomputing system. The method includes, but is not limited to, matching a plurality of transmitters to a plurality of receivers to a predetermined phase of an optical signal via a plurality of transmit holographic optical elements and a plurality of receive holographic optical elements; organizing the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers to receive the optical signal via a reflective medium; and modulating the optical signal via the reflective medium from each transmit holographic optical element tuned to the associated receive holographic optical element.

US Patent:

20110007747, Jan 13, 2011

Filed:

Jul 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/500822

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Ellis - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Advanced Communication Concepts, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370401

Abstract:

Implementations of a dynamic reconfigurable hardware in an IP Trace Back system are described.

US Patent:

20110109504, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Nov 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/617090

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Ellis - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Advanced Communication Concepts, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G01S 19/46
G01S 3/02

US Classification:

34235729, 342464

Abstract:

A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives signals from at least three or more high-definition television (HDTV) transmitters at HDTV transmitting power and frequency bands. The GPS receiver includes dynamic reconfigurable logic hardware to decode data patterns (i.e., dynamic algorithm patterns) in the received signals to compute and/or identify GPS receiver's physical location.

US Patent:

20130061039, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Feb 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/405947

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Ellis - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

ADVANCED COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04L 9/28

US Classification:

713151

Abstract:

A method, an article of manufacture, and a process are provided for securing data sets by dynamically hopping amongst a variety of data encryption and/or manipulation protocols. Such dynamic protocol hopping can be implemented in reconfigurable logic. The encryption protocol applied to the data set is selected from among a plurality of encryption protocols. Preferably, the selection can be driven by a random number generator.

US Patent:

62984438, Oct 2, 2001

Filed:

Apr 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/066128

Inventors:

Tom Colligan - Austin TX
Jonathan Ellis - Austin TX
Hunter Robertson - Austin TX

Assignee:

Dell USA, L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

H04L 900

US Classification:

713200

Abstract:

A method and system for supplying a software image to a computer system utilize a custom-programmed compact disk (CD) ROM that is configured for a specified individual computer system and constrained to be downloaded to and operable on only the specified individual computer system. The method and system further utilize an installation procedure for restoring the specified computer system to the software state that the computer was in at the time the computer left the factory after initial configuration and downloading. The custom-programmed CD ROM 106 is delivered to a customer in combination with a bootable flexible diskette 108, and an instructional technical instruction sheet for usage by the customer to restore the computer system to a "factory new" software condition.