Douglas R Hascall from 18407 Cypress Church Rd, Cypress, TX 77433, age 61, Phone: 281 246-4050

Us Patents

Enabling Emulation Of System Functions By An External Device
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US Patent:

7082528, Jul 25, 2006
Filed:

Oct 9, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/682348
Inventors:

Stephen M. Zaudtke - Spring TX, US
Andrew Brown - Houston TX, US
Douglas R. Hascall - Houston TX, US
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 13/00
US Classification:

713 2, 713300, 710 10, 27546215
Abstract:

A system includes an interface to communicate with a handheld device, and a processor to interact with the handheld device through the interface to enable the handheld device to emulate a pointer device function and a display function of the system.

Communication Interface System For Locally Analyzing Computers
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US Patent:

20030191877, Oct 9, 2003
Filed:

May 9, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/434777
Inventors:

Stephen Zaudtke - Spring TX, US
Andrew Brown - Houston TX, US
Douglas Hascall - Houston TX, US
International Classification:

G06F013/12
US Classification:

710/072000
Abstract:

A communication interface system including a computer and a handheld device that communicate with each other via respective communication ports. The computer communication port is a serial port or an infrared transceivers conveniently located on the front bezel of the computer. In serial embodiments, the computer executes the appropriate driver and interface applications to enable transfer of information to the handheld device. In infrared embodiments, the computer includes a microcontroller, an IC bus and memory, where the microcontroller implements infrared communication protocol. Alternatively, the computer may further include a management processor that either replaces or cooperates with the microcontroller. Auxiliary power may enable handheld communications when the computer is shut down. The handheld device interfaces with the computer communication port to retrieve and display the status information. The handheld device effectively replaces external LCD health status hardware that typically consumes valuable space on the front bezel of the computer. The handheld device may further replace traditional input/output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, a disk drive, etc. For example, the handheld device may be utilized to monitor and control boot up operations of the computer, such as displaying boot up information or otherwise executing setup or, diagnostic routines.

Communication With A Handheld Device During Power Up Initialization Of A System
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US Patent:

20050080956, Apr 14, 2005
Filed:

Oct 9, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/682349
Inventors:

Stephen Zaudtke - Spring TX, US
Andrew Brown - Houston TX, US
Douglas Hascall - Houston TX, US
International Classification:

G06F013/12
US Classification:

710072000
Abstract:

A system includes a storage to store code for performing power up initialization of the system, and an interface to communicate with a handheld computing device. The code is executable on a processor to communicate with the handheld computing device through the interface during power up initialization of the system.

Communication Interface Systems For Locally Analyzing Computers
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US Patent:

6654816, Nov 25, 2003
Filed:

May 31, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/583671
Inventors:

Stephen M. Zaudtke - Spring TX
Andrew Brown - Houston TX
Douglas R. Hascall - Houston TX
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 300
US Classification:

710 1, 710 36, 710106, 340571
Abstract:

A communication interface system including a computer and a handheld device that communicate with each other via respective communication ports. The computer communication port is a serial port or an infrared transceivers conveniently located on the front bezel of the computer. In serial embodiments, the computer executes the appropriate driver and interface applications to enable transfer of information to the handheld device. In infrared embodiments, the computer includes a microcontroller, an I C bus and memory, where the microcontroller implements infrared communication protocol. Alternatively, the computer may further include a management processor that either replaces or cooperates with the microcontroller. Auxiliary power may enable handheld communications when the computer is shut down. The handheld device interfaces with the computer communication port to retrieve and display the status information.