Mark E Hodges

US Patent:

6489972, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Sep 14, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/396134

Inventors:

Jamie Escandon - Boise ID
Cooper G. Urie - Boise ID
Mark A. Fahrenkrug - Meridian ID
Mark E. Hodges - Boise ID
Scott D. Bonar - Meridian ID
James H. Bigelow - Boise ID
Chris R. Gunning - Boise ID

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1312

US Classification:

345771, 345762, 345760, 358 115, 358 116

Abstract:

In an imaging system including firmware and a user interface control panel, a firmware-based internal page component is capable of receiving and registering internal page data from a source external to the page component itself. The internal page component can install a control panel display menu item corresponding to the registered internal page, and then capture user control panel input relating to that page. The component can then open a data pipe, and invoke the internal page data. The data pipe can be provided in the form of a VIO channel, e. g. , invoking a print job, or can involve converting internal page data to a format capable of being viewed by a web browser. The internal page component can be installed as a part of the firmware of the imaging system. Internal page data can be received from a source external to the imaging system firmware, for example, from a storage device such as a flash disk, RAM disk, or hard disk. The internal page component can be embodied as a firmware-based dynamic internal page system.

US Patent:

6507902, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Oct 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/686532

Inventors:

Mark E. Hodges - Boise ID
Harold C. Ockerse - Boise ID
Gregory A. Vaughn - Meridian ID

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1314

US Classification:

711171, 707205, 707206, 711172, 711173

Abstract:

A system and method dynamically allocate memory to a RAM disk. Upon a file transfer to the RAM disk, a device driver determines an amount of memory required by the RAM disk then requests the required amount of memory from a memory manager. As files are deleted from the RAM disk, the memory is released from the RAM disk by informing the memory manager of the addresses of the memory to be released. Sector freelists tracks each cluster of memory allocated to the RAM disk. When a sector becomes inactive, a corresponding bit in a sector freelist indicates the inactive status of the sector. When all of the sectors in a cluster are inactive, the cluster is released for the RAM disk.

US Patent:

6559965, May 6, 2003

Filed:

Sep 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/393215

Inventors:

Shell S. Simpson - Boise ID
Richard Detweiler - Boise ID
Matt Howell - Boise ID
Mark E. Hodges - Boise ID

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

358 115, 358 113

Abstract:

A method for establishing two-way communications between a host system and a device when the address of the device is initially unknown. The host system submits a job to a device with the job including address and other information required for the device to respond with the devices address. Once the host system has the device address, the host system and the device can establish bi-directional communications. In a print job, a print job language (PJL) command known as SOCKETPING is used to transmit the information between a print client and a printer. The SOCKETPING command includes fields for host system address family, protocol, address, and port as well as extensions to define job status reporting parameters. The printer responds to the SOCKETPING command with the necessary address information for the printer and job status reports as specified in the SOCKETPING extensions.

US Patent:

20030056146, Mar 20, 2003

Filed:

Sep 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/952941

Inventors:

Tracy Freeman - Meridian ID, US
Mark Hodges - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

G06F011/00

US Classification:

714/025000

Abstract:

A printer having fast memory and slow memory receives a print job from an information handling system. If at least one page of the print job is larger than the available capacity of either fast memory or slow memory, the printer generates a message offering one or more options for handling the resource constraint within the printer memory.

US Patent:

20070021945, Jan 25, 2007

Filed:

Jan 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/325623

Inventors:

Frank Riskey - Boise ID, US
Mark Hodges - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

702188000

Abstract:

A system for reconfiguring data collection devices located remotely from a user is described. The system enables a user to change the type of data collected by a data collection device, even after it is deployed to a remote or inaccessible environment. In some cases, the data collection devices are formed of modular components, allowing for easy implementation and configuration of the devices.

US Patent:

20070032989, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Jan 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/325614

Inventors:

Mark Hodges - Boise ID, US
Layne Simmons - Middleton ID, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/00
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

702188000

Abstract:

A facility for managing information collected from remote sources, such as remote telemetry devices, is provided. The facility may allow for the configuration of information collection schemes that enable users to customize how the collected information is managed. For example, the facility may allow the user to set rules, specify parameters, and set thresholds that apply to the collection and/or presentation of the collected information. Through the use of data agents or the like, the facility may allow for the concurrent use of multiple remote device types having different platforms. The facility may also allow for the collection and/or aggregation of information originating from multiple distinct environments.

US Patent:

62232673, Apr 24, 2001

Filed:

Feb 26, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/031504

Inventors:

Mark E. Hodges - Boise ID
Harold C. Ockerse - Boise ID
Gregory A. Vaughn - Meridian ID

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1314

US Classification:

711171

Abstract:

A system and method dynamically allocate memory to a RAM disk. Upon a file transfer to the RAM disk, a device driver determines an amount of memory required by the RAM disk then requests the required amount of memory from a memory manager. As files are deleted from the RAM disk, the memory is released from the RAM disk by informing the memory manager of the addresses of the memory to be released. Sector freelists tracks each cluster of memory allocated to the RAM disk. When a sector becomes inactive, a corresponding bit in a sector freelist indicates the inactive status of the sector. When all of the sectors in a cluster are inactive, the cluster is released for the RAM disk.