Akimasa D Fleshler

US Patent:

20020193131, Dec 19, 2002

Filed:

Jun 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/884596

Inventors:

Akimasa Fleshler - Portland OR, US
Venkata Jagana - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04B007/00

US Classification:

455/507000, 455/508000, 709/219000

Abstract:

Mobile wireless management of servers and other resources is disclosed. A system is disclosed that includes a resource, such as a server or a network platform, and one or more mobile wireless consoles. Each mobile wireless console at least indirectly communicates with the resource over a wireless network, in accordance with an open, common, and non-proprietary protocol, to manage the resource. The system may include an intervening wireless gateway between the mobile wireless consoles and the resource, where the gateway may be located outside of a firewall. The open, common, and non-proprietary protocol may be a version of the Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), an Internet Protocol (IP)-based mobile protocol, or another type of protocol.

US Patent:

20050017846, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

Jan 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/500524

Inventors:

Craig Butler - Portland OR, US
Akimasa Fleshler - Portland OR, US
Stuart Friedberg - Aloha OR, US
Paul McKenney - Beaverton OR, US

International Classification:

H04M011/04

US Classification:

340310010

Abstract:

Verifying that power line communication units () are properly coupled to power circuits () is disclosed. Each of a number of communication units () is coupled to one of one or more power circuits (), and sends an identifier over this power circuit. One or more management components () collect the identifier sent by each communication unit, and use at least these identifiers to verify that the communication units () are properly coupled to the power circuits ().