Thomas William Burke

US Patent:

55795293, Nov 26, 1996

Filed:

Apr 19, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/424227

Inventors:

Michael R. Terrell - Easley SC
Jeffery W. Kaisner - Easley SC
Jonathan D. Amsden - Easley SC
Thomas C. Burke - Liberty SC
David K. Todd - Greenville SC

Assignee:

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 1310

US Classification:

395828

Abstract:

A method for the configuration of peripheral adapters in computer systems. The method examines a flag in a Configuration Space of the peripheral adapter to determine if user-selectable configuration options are required for the peripheral adapter. If the flag is set, then a configuration file is retrieved and interpreted to determine how the peripheral adapter should be configured and to determine how the configuration options should be presented to the user. Such configurations options may be conditional and based on previous user selections. Once the user's selections have been made, the method updates registers in the peripheral adapter with the selected option values.

US Patent:

45726337, Feb 25, 1986

Filed:

Oct 17, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/661592

Inventors:

Thomas E. Burke - Tulsa OK

International Classification:

G03B 1738
G03B 2900

US Classification:

354 82

Abstract:

A light weight, portable camera having a substantially rectangular shape, a case of substantially rectangular shape, the case being hollow and having an internal rectangular recess slightly larger than the camera so as to hold the camera closely therein, an elongated strap connected at one end thereof to the outside of the camera and connected at an opposite end to the outside of the case, a button on the outside of the camera, a snap on the strap spaced from the opposite end thereof for mating with the button and for forming a shorter closed strap loop between the camera and the case and a longer closed strap loop between the snap and the one end of the strap, whereby, when the camera is inserted into the case the shorter strap loop is positioned in folded condition between the outside of the camera and the inside of the case to hold the camera and case snuggly together, the longer strap loop supporting the camera and case around the neck of a person, a lens in the camera, a shutter in the camera in alignment with the lens and adapted to be tripped and to expose a film in the camera from light passing into the camera through the lens upon the tripping of the shutter, a releasable and resettable shutter tripping mechanism mounted within the camera, a spring mounted switch having an outer end extending outwardly through an opening in the camera and resiliently engaging the inside of the case when the camera is positioned within the case, the switch having an inner end engagable with the shutter tripping mechanism when the latter has been reset and when the outer end of the switch is resiliently engaging the inside of the case, whereby, when the case is pulled away from the camera, the case will first fully expose the lens and the switch will thereafter pass out of contact with the inside of the case to release the shutter tripping mechanism to trip the shutter and take a picture. When the case is fully removed from the camera, the two closed strap loops will be eliminated.