John Living Landry

US Patent:

6732301, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Mar 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/519443

Inventors:

John A. Landry - Spring TX
William W. Diehl - San Mateo CA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H02H 305

US Classification:

714 43, 710110

Abstract:

A digital system provides a serial bus diagnostic port such as, for example, a universal serial bus (USB) diagnostic port. The USB diagnostic port can include a USB slave device operable to interface to a universal serial bus, a flash memory controller interface coupled to the USB slave device and operable to interface to a flash memory controller, and a test access port controller coupled to the USB slave device and operable to interface to a test access port. The diagnostic port can further include a system interface coupled to the USB slave device and operable to interface to an integrated controller independently of an operating system. Via the diagnostic port, a USB testing tool with testing software can access and debug internal logic of the digital system. As an alternative to a USB diagnostic port, the serial bus diagnostic port can be implemented in a variety of wired or wireless implementations such as, for example, an I. E. E. E. 1394 diagnostic port, an Ethernet diagnostic port, or a wireless Internet diagnostic port.

US Patent:

8230006, Jul 24, 2012

Filed:

Dec 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/639109

Inventors:

John A. Landry - Spring TX, US
Eric Gagneraud - Houston TX, US
Daniel Robert Oswalt - Houston TX, US
Cesar Augusto Rosa - Cypress TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709201, 709202, 709217, 709223, 709231

Abstract:

A method for managing remote clients includes retrieving a client version identifier for an application program running on a client. The client version identifier is compared with a master version identifier for a master configuration file on a server. An active configuration of the application program on the client is altered while the application program is running.

US Patent:

8443212, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Dec 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/641654

Inventors:

John A. Landry - Spring TX, US
Robert D. Matthews - Sugarland TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 13/32

US Classification:

713300, 713310, 713320, 713321, 713322, 713323, 713324, 713330, 713340

Abstract:

A computing device executes a boot process. During boot process execution, the computing device initiates automatic calibration of a battery connected to the computing device.

US Patent:

8498830, Jul 30, 2013

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/872453

Inventors:

John A. Landry - Spring TX, US
Robert D. Matthews - Sugar Land TX, US
John A. Wozniak - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01R 31/36

US Classification:

702 63, 713 2, 702 57, 702 80, 320106, 320107, 320108, 324426, 439919, 438 19

Abstract:

Example embodiments relate to testing of a battery of a computing device. In example embodiments, a battery test may include determining whether charge control is available for a battery and reading battery data from the battery based on whether charge control is available for the battery. In addition, in example embodiments, the battery test may include determining whether the battery should be replaced based on the battery data.

US Patent:

20010007140, Jul 5, 2001

Filed:

Jan 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/771866

Inventors:

John Landry - Spring TX, US
Valiuddin Ali - Houston TX, US
Ajay Chaturvedi - Baltimore MD, US
Brooks Rorke - Satellite Beach FL, US
Stacy Wolff - Cypress TX, US
Kevin Massaro - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F011/00

US Classification:

714/048000

Abstract:

A computing system employs a user feedback mechanism to monitor operating conditions of the computing system and to alert a user to the operating conditions independently of an operating system of the computing system. The user feedback mechanism includes a display panel to display operating condition messages to the user and includes a controller to monitor operating condition signals. Some examples of operating conditions include a connection state of the computing system to the Internet, a connection state of a peripheral device to the computing system, a new e-mail notification message, a new Internet message and atomic time from a network server coupled to the computing system. The user feedback mechanism may include a safety button to signal a power supply to power off the computing system independently of the operating system.

US Patent:

20120023322, Jan 26, 2012

Filed:

Apr 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/260307

Inventors:

John Landry - Spring TX, US
James Luke Mondshine - Cypress TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

713 2

Abstract:

A machine and method to manage BIOS images.

US Patent:

20120124567, May 17, 2012

Filed:

Dec 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/386667

Inventors:

John Landry - Spring TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717168

Abstract:

Example embodiments relate to methods for updating firmware of a hardware component included in a computing device. An example method may store an executable firmware update for the hardware component on a machine-readable storage medium. The method may then initiate a firmware update application by a firmware-to-operating system (OS) interface upon boot-up of the computing device. Finally, the method may trigger update of the firmware of the hardware component by starting execution of the executable firmware update. Related computing devices and machine-readable storage media are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20130185299, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/825591

Inventors:

John A. Landry - Spring TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707736

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method of performing system maintenance in a computing device. The method includes launching a maintenance application in a pre-operating system environment of a computing device (). The maintenance application performs at least one hardware maintenance operation on the hardware of the computing device during device down time. The method also includes generating a log the based on the results of the at least one hardware maintenance operation (). The method also includes terminating the maintenance application, launching the operating system of the computing device (), and accessing the log the ().

Address:

6023 Dream Ct, Houston, TX 77085

VIN:

4T1BE46K37U588047

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

CAMRY

Year:

2007