Ken R Johnson

US Patent:

6754895, Jun 22, 2004

Filed:

Apr 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/843797

Inventors:

Mark Allen Bartel - Federal Way WA
Craig Skinner - Snohomish WA
Ken Johnson - Renton WA
Katherine Elliott - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Palm Source, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 944

US Classification:

717171, 717176

Abstract:

A method for automatically updating firmware of a hand-held device. To initiate the automatic update, a reset of the hand-held device is detected. Once a reset is detected, an update application is executed, wherein the update application performs the required updating steps. The update application determines whether a flag has been set in a nonvolatile memory area of the hand-held device. The flag is used to indicate a previous execution of the update application. If the flag is set, the update application terminates, otherwise, the update application performs an identification test by determining whether a device ID of the device matches a device ID stored in a table of the update application. If the device ID does not match, the update application terminates and the flag is set. If the device ID matches, the update application updates the firmware of the hand-held device, sets the flag, and terminates.

US Patent:

7546430, Jun 9, 2009

Filed:

Aug 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/464749

Inventors:

Matthew Miller - Seattle WA, US
Ken Johnson - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Wehnus, LLC - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 12/14
G06F 15/18
H04L 9/28

US Classification:

711163, 711200, 711217, 726 22, 726 26, 726 27

Abstract:

A system and method for address space layout randomization (“ASLR”) for a Windows operating system is disclosed. The address space layout includes one or more memory regions that are identified and then a particular implementation of the system randomizes the identified memory region in order to prevent any software vulnerabilities.

US Patent:

7831791, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

May 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/467700

Inventors:

Matthew Miller - Seattle WA, US
Ken Johnson - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Wehnus, LLC - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 12/16
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

711163, 711153, 711170, 712244, 719318

Abstract:

A system and method for address space layout randomization (“ASLR”) for a Windows operating system is disclosed. The address space layout includes one or more memory regions that are identified and then a particular implementation of the system randomizes the identified memory region in order to prevent any software vulnerabilities.

US Patent:

8073440, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Apr 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/752999

Inventors:

David Quimby - Renton WA, US
Ken Johnson - Seattle WA, US
Leon L. Hong - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Airbiquity, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

4554221, 455 69, 455 73, 455 76, 455 77, 455 412, 4555691, 455563, 4555642

Abstract:

In one example, a Bluetooth enabled navigation device pairs with a mobile phone and then sends a plurality of tuning transmissions, each at a different transmission power gain amount, to a remote server using the mobile phone. These tuning transmissions are encoded using frequency tones that synthesize speech for transmission through the mobile phone and a voice channel of its wireless telecommunications network. The navigation device then tunes transmit power settings according to a received response to the tuning transmissions and uses the tuned transmit power settings for subsequent transmission to the remote server using this particular mobile phone.

US Patent:

8214821, Jul 3, 2012

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/871085

Inventors:

Mark Allen Bartel - Federal Way WA, US
Craig Skinner - Snohomish WA, US
Ken Johnson - Renton WA, US
Katherine Elliot - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Access Co., Ltd. - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717168, 717171, 717172, 717173, 717169

Abstract:

A method for automatically updating firmware of a hand-held device. To initiate the automatic update, a reset of the hand-held device is detected and an update application is executed. The update application determines whether a flag, indicating a pervious execution of the update application, has been set. If the flag is set, the update application terminates, otherwise, the update application performs an identification test by determining whether a device ID of the device matches a device ID stored in a table of the update application. If the device ID does not match, the update application terminates and the flag is set. If the device ID matches, the update application updates the firmware of the hand-held device, sets the flag, and terminates. In so doing, the firmware of the hand-held device is updated without requiring user intervention or interaction.

US Patent:

8346227, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Oct 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/281358

Inventors:

David Quimby - Renton WA, US
Ken Johnson - Seattle WA, US
Leon L. Hong - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Airbiquity Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

4554141, 455 69, 455 73, 455 76, 455 77, 455 412, 4555691

Abstract:

In one example, a Bluetooth enabled navigation device pairs with a mobile phone and then sends a plurality of tuning transmissions, each at a different transmission power gain amount, to a remote server using the mobile phone. These tuning transmissions are encoded using frequency tones that synthesize speech for transmission through the mobile phone and a voice channel of its wireless telecommunications network. The navigation device then tunes transmit power settings according to a received response to the tuning transmissions and uses the tuned transmit power settings for subsequent transmission to the remote server using this particular mobile phone.

US Patent:

8452247, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Nov 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/688056

Inventors:

David Quimby - Seattle WA, US
Ken Johnson - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H01Q 11/12

US Classification:

4551272, 455 69, 455 73, 455 76, 455 77, 455 412, 4555691, 4552451

Abstract:

In one example, a Bluetooth enabled navigation device pairs with a mobile phone and then sends a plurality of tuning transmissions, each at a different transmission power gain amount, to a remote server using the mobile phone. These tuning transmissions are encoded using frequency tones that synthesize speech for transmission through the mobile phone and a voice channel of its wireless telecommunications network. The navigation device then tunes transmit power settings according to a received response to the tuning transmissions and uses the tuned transmit power settings for subsequent transmission to the remote server using this particular mobile phone.

US Patent:

20120246629, Sep 27, 2012

Filed:

Jun 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/489455

Inventors:

Mark Allen Bartel - Federal Way WA, US
Craig Skinner - Snohomish WA, US
Ken Johnson - Renton WA, US
Katherine Elliott - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717168

Abstract:

Firmware of a hand-held device may be updated automatically dependent on the execution status of an update application resident in the memory of the hand-held device. The execution of the update application is abstracted from the user to provide an enhanced user experience.