Thomas J Newman

US Patent:

7003627, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Apr 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102209

Inventors:

Thomas Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Bobby Dale Gifford - Hayward CA, US
Larry Lovercheck - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/10
G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711115, 711 2, 710 8, 710 10, 710 13

Abstract:

The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.

US Patent:

D526320, Aug 8, 2006

Filed:

Mar 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/224697

Inventors:

Jack Brandon - San Rafael CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Timothy Miller - Scotts Valley CA, US
Robert Miller - Fremont CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard L. Ott - Livermore CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14426

US Patent:

D531632, Nov 7, 2006

Filed:

Feb 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/254125

Inventors:

Jack Brandon - San Rafael CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Timothy Miller - Scotts Valley CA, US
Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14426

US Patent:

7162581, Jan 9, 2007

Filed:

Dec 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/320527

Inventors:

Thomas John Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Bobby Dale Gifford - Hayward CA, US
Larry Lovercheck - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/10
G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711115, 711 2, 710 8, 710 10, 710 13

Abstract:

The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.

US Patent:

D554641, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Dec 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/244169

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Paul Montgomery - Kentfield CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14427

US Patent:

D570350, Jun 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/250852

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Paul Montgomery - Kentfield CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14426

US Patent:

7533202, May 12, 2009

Filed:

Apr 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102208

Inventors:

Thomas Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Mobile, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/12

US Classification:

710 64, 710 62, 710 72

Abstract:

High-speed reliable parallel data transmission between a computer and a parallel peripheral is provided by a peripheral controller by way of a virtual parallel UART (VPU). The VPU provides a novel parallel interface for higher speed parallel interface operation. The VPU is included in the peripheral controller along with a conventional RS-232 UART. The peripheral-side interface of the peripheral controller provides full bidirectional handshaking with the parallel peripheral. The host-side interface of the peripheral controller provides a legacy serial port compatible interface. Mode information selectively configures operation in either a VPU (parallel) or a UART (serial) mode. Both modes appear identical to software executing on the computer, enabling the use of standard serial I/O drivers without modification, and providing transparent legacy mode compatibility even when the hardware is configured for VPU mode.

US Patent:

7942326, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Dec 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/949651

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
John E. Brandon - San Rafael CA, US
Charles E. Ader - Livermore CA, US
Timothy Miller - Scotts Valley CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Mobile, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06K 7/01

US Classification:

235440

Abstract:

A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.