Patrick J Eason

US Patent:

20100281474, Nov 4, 2010

Filed:

Apr 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/433395

Inventors:

Patrick C. Eason - Houston TX, US
Phillip A. Leech - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717172, 709220

Abstract:

Updating firmware of remote devices is useful to administrators of such devices. Various embodiments provide for activating a process on a plurality of remote devices to update the firmware of each respective remote device. By monitoring the process for indications of when each respective remote device is ready for a subsequent event, the process of updating the firmware can be automated. Additional embodiments include verifying that each remote device has been updated as expected.

US Patent:

20140297880, Oct 2, 2014

Filed:

Oct 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

14/350747

Inventors:

Patrick C. Eason - Houston TX, US
Thomas R. Gawlik - Houston TX, US
Keith P. Calsyn - Tomball TX, US
Thomas J. Flynn - Magnolia TX, US
Charles N. Shaver - Cypress TX, US
Kent E. Biggs - Tomball TX, US

Assignee:

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

US Classification:

709228

Abstract:

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to establishing a connection over a network between a first host device and a client device. The client device transmits client Information over the network related to the first host device. Display information Is transmitted by the first host device to be output by the client device.