公开(公告)号：US20050005270A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-06

申请号：US10822313

申请日：2004-04-12

申请人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

发明人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

IPC分类号： G06F20060101 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/64 ,  G06F8/61 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L67/34

摘要： A service distribution system configured to provide initial and follow-up services to a local device over a distributed data connection. Initial services include downloading software packages and installing them on the device that is remote with respect to the service distribution system. Follow-up services include subscribing to receive updates or notifications about a particular product when they become available. The system analyzes the hardware resources available on the remote device in order to only offer services that are compatible with the remote device's resources. In addition, the system has the ability to analyze the software and hardware resources available on the remote device and suggest available services that would enhance the already existing resources on the remote device. The system is configured to receive new software from an outlet that would enable it to offer new services.

摘要翻译： 配置为通过分布式数据连接向本地设备提供初始和后续服务的服务分配系统。 初始服务包括下载软件包并将其安装在相对于服务分发系统的远程设备上。 后续服务包括在可用时订阅接收有关特定产品的更新或通知。 系统分析远程设备上可用的硬件资源，以便仅提供与远程设备资源兼容的服务。 此外，该系统还能够分析远程设备上可用的软件和硬件资源，并提供可增强远程设备上现有资源的可用服务。 该系统被配置为从一个插座接收新的软件，使其能够提供新的服务。

公开(公告)号：US20050060700A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：US10935930

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

发明人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

IPC分类号： G05B11/01 ,  G05B19/18 ,  G06F20060101 ,  G06F9/445

CPC分类号： H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/1044 ,  H04W24/02

摘要： A method of seamlessly scaling multiple network appliances in an appliance based network. The disclosed method allows a network to automatically utilize the resources of one or more additional appliances without performing extensive installation or calibration routines. In addition, the method includes assigning a new appliance a particular role and sub-role designation such that it is used in the most effective manner to serve the particular needs of the network in which the new appliance is being connected. The new appliance can be used as an expansion appliance to provide additional data storage capabilities, a mirroring appliance, which provides backup data storage capabilities, and/or a range extension appliance that extends the wireless communication range of the existing appliance.

摘要翻译： 一种在基于设备的网络中无缝缩放多个网络设备的方法。 所公开的方法允许网络自动利用一个或多个附加设备的资源，而不执行广泛的安装或校准例程。 另外，该方法包括为新设备分配特定的角色和子角色指定，使得以最有效的方式使用新设备来满足新设备所连接的网络的特定需求。 新设备可用作扩展设备以提供额外的数据存储功能，提供备份数据存储功能的镜像设备和/或扩展现有设备的无线通信范围的范围扩展设备。

公开(公告)号：US09654554B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US10935930

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

发明人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W24/02

CPC分类号： H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/1044 ,  H04W24/02

摘要： A method of seamlessly scaling multiple network appliances in an appliance based network. The disclosed method allows a network to automatically utilize the resources of one or more additional appliances without performing extensive installation or calibration routines. In addition, the method includes assigning a new appliance a particular role and sub-role designation such that it is used in the most effective manner to serve the particular needs of the network in which the new appliance is being connected. The new appliance can be used as an expansion appliance to provide additional data storage capabilities, a mirroring appliance, which provides backup data storage capabilities, and/or a range extension appliance that extends the wireless communication range of the existing appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20050144528A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-30

申请号：US10928409

申请日：2004-08-26

申请人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

发明人： Tim Bucher ,  Tim Sullivan

IPC分类号： G06F20060101 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/44505 ,  G06F11/1446

摘要： A system, method and software are provided that install a custom configuration profile on one or more target devices, which may be hardwired or wireless devices, and which include personal data assistants, mobile telephones, laptop computers and desktop computers. The custom configuration profile includes a user-specified combination of applications, data, protocols, and policies, suited to a particular target device, and selected in accordance with the desires and requirements of a particular user or group of users. The custom configuration profile can be installed on new devices or on devices that have suffered a catastrophic failure and require reconfiguration. Further, the custom configuration profile is configured to be installed automatically on a target device with little or no involvement on the part of the user, and the installation can be implemented by wireless or hardwire connections between the target device and the backup device where the custom configuration profile is initially stored.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统，方法和软件，其在一个或多个目标设备（其可以是硬连线或无线设备）上安装自定义配置简档，并且包括个人数据助理，移动电话，膝上型计算机和台式计算机。 定制配置简档包括适合于特定目标设备的用户指定的应用，数据，协议和策略的组合，并且根据特定用户或用户组的需求和要求进行选择。 自定义配置配置文件可以安装在新设备或遭受灾难性故障并需要重新配置的设备上。 此外，自定义配置配置文件被配置为自动安装在目标设备上，很少或不涉及用户的部分，并且安装可以通过目标设备和备份设备之间的无线或硬线连接实现，其中定制 配置配置文件最初被存储。

公开(公告)号：US06907615B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-14

申请号：US09490882

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： Douglas Alexander ,  Tim Bucher ,  Stephen G. Perlman

发明人： Douglas Alexander ,  Tim Bucher ,  Stephen G. Perlman

IPC分类号： H04B1/20 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 ,  H04B1/205 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/4423

摘要： Systems and methods for use in interconnecting consumer electronic devices in an entertainment system that allow for switching between composite video and S-video formats. The systems and methods support left audio, right audio, and can be selectively adapted to support either composite video or S-video signal formats. The systems and methods further allow for a determination that a consumer electronic device is connected, the type of device that is connected, and the type of signal format that is being utilized for the transmission.

摘要翻译： 用于互连娱乐系统中的消费电子设备的系统和方法，其允许在复合视频和S视频格式之间切换。 系统和方法支持左音频，右音频，并且可以选择性地适应于支持复合视频或S视频信号格式。 系统和方法还允许确定消费者电子设备被连接，连接的设备的类型以及正用于传输的信号格式的类型。

公开(公告)号：US20120233686A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13482125

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

发明人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

IPC分类号： G06F21/20

CPC分类号： H04L63/101 ,  G06F21/41 ,  H04L63/02 ,  H04L63/08

摘要： The communications management systems manage access to a local area network or network content by external users, applications, and devices. The systems and methods are implemented on a network appliance to manage content within the network and facilitate content transmission through a firewall that separates the network from a larger networking environment, such as the World Wide Web.

摘要翻译： 通信管理系统管理外部用户，应用和设备对局域网或网络内容的访问。 系统和方法在网络设备上实现以管理网络内的内容，并且通过将网络与诸如万维网的较大网络环境分离的防火墙来促进内容传输。

公开(公告)号：US08214481B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-03

申请号：US11030449

申请日：2005-01-06

申请人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

发明人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L63/101 ,  G06F21/41 ,  H04L63/02 ,  H04L63/08

摘要： The inventive communications management systems manage access to a local area network or network content by external users, applications, and devices. The systems and methods are implemented on a network appliance to manage content within the network and facilitate content transmission through a firewall that separates the network from a larger networking environment, such as the World Wide Web. Other applications operating on the network appliance are made firewall aware so that existing network appliance identity schemes can be used to also control gate access to and from the network, to and from applications that run on the network appliance, and to and from other applications that run on the local network. Because the firewall is integrated closely with other application on the network appliance, after the external user is granted access to the network, network applications can control and terminate access through the firewall as desired.

摘要翻译： 本发明的通信管理系统通过外部用户，应用和设备来管理对局域网或网络内容的访问。 系统和方法在网络设备上实现以管理网络内的内容，并且通过将网络与诸如万维网的较大网络环境分离的防火墙来促进内容传输。 在网络设备上运行的其他应用程序被防火墙感知，使得现有的网络设备身份方案可以用于控制到网络，从网络设备上运行的应用程序以及来自在网络设备上运行的应用程序以及从其他应用程序 在本地网络上运行。 由于防火墙与网络设备上的其他应用程序紧密集成，因此外部用户被授权访问网络后，网络应用程序可根据需要控制和终止通过防火墙的访问。

公开(公告)号：US07624189B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

申请号：US11032366

申请日：2005-01-10

申请人： Tim Bucher

发明人： Tim Bucher

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L63/083 ,  G06F17/30067 ,  H04L67/1095

摘要： Remotely communicating data between computers or devices across a wide area network for purposes of redundancy or collaboration. A service brokers the transfer of data between an initiating computer and a destination device, thereby establishing a peer-to-peer architecture by which data of the initiating computer can be stored remotely on the destination device. The process begins as the initiating computer issues a request for permission to store the data remotely on an identified destination device. The permission is granted if the initiating computer properly identifies the destination device using information, such as a network address or a password, that is privately communicated between the users of the destination device and the initiating computer. Accordingly, substantially any computer user having access to the Internet can achieve remote backup of data and remote collaboration of data with the assistance of a trusted third party who also is registered with the service.

摘要翻译： 为了冗余或协作的目的，在广域网之间的计算机或设备之间远程传输数据。 服务代理在发起计算机和目的地设备之间传输数据，从而建立对等体系结构，通过该对等体系结构，可以将远程地存储在目的地设备上的起始计算机的数据。 该过程开始于起始计算机向所识别的目的地设备发出远程存储数据的许可请求。 如果启动计算机使用在目的地设备的用户和启动计算机之间私有地传达的信息（诸如网络地址或密码）正确地识别目的地设备，则授予许可。 因此，基本上任何具有访问因特网的计算机用户可以在也被服务注册的受信任的第三方的协助下实现数据的远程备份和数据的远程协作。

公开(公告)号：US07392542B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-24

申请号：US10928567

申请日：2004-08-26

申请人： Tim Bucher

发明人： Tim Bucher

IPC分类号： G06F11/30

CPC分类号： G06F21/564 ,  G06F21/568 ,  H04L63/145

摘要： Post-infection virus protection through data restoration using mirrored data that has been obtained prior to the virus infection. A network appliance in a network mirrors the data of a number of computers in an ongoing manner. An anti-virus module of the network appliance scans data received from a computer to determine whether the computer is infected by a virus. If no virus is identified, the network appliance uses the received data to update a mirrored copy of the computer's data. If, however, the network appliance identifies a virus, the mirrored copy is not updated. Instead, the previous mirrored copy, which represents a pre-infection state of the data, is used to restore the infected computer to its pre-infection state. In this manner, a single copy of an anti-virus utility executed at the network appliance can protect an arbitrary number of computers, which do not require their own anti-virus software.

摘要翻译： 通过使用在病毒感染之前获得的镜像数据进行数据恢复后感染后病毒保护。 网络中的网络设备以持续的方式反映多台计算机的数据。 网络设备的防病毒模块扫描从计算机接收的数据，以确定计算机是否被病毒感染。 如果未识别病毒，则网络设备将使用接收到的数据更新计算机数据的镜像副本。 但是，如果网络设备识别病毒，则镜像副本不会更新。 相反，以前的镜像副本（代表数据的预感染状态）用于将受感染的计算机恢复到其预感染状态。 以这种方式，在网络设备上执行的防病毒实用程序的单个副本可以保护任意数量的不需要自己的防病毒软件的计算机。

公开(公告)号：US09021090B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13482125

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

发明人： James A. Savage ,  Tim Bucher

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/41

CPC分类号： H04L63/101 ,  G06F21/41 ,  H04L63/02 ,  H04L63/08

摘要： The communications management systems manage access to a local area network or network content by external users, applications, and devices. The systems and methods are implemented on a network appliance to manage content within the network and facilitate content transmission through a firewall that separates the network from a larger networking environment, such as the World Wide Web.

摘要翻译： 通信管理系统管理外部用户，应用和设备对局域网或网络内容的访问。 系统和方法在网络设备上实现以管理网络内的内容，并且通过将网络与诸如万维网的较大网络环境分离的防火墙来促进内容传输。