Socket Mobile, Inc.

Socket Communications, Inc.

Security Together Corporation

Thomas J Newman

Robert John Miller

Leonard L Ott

Allan Leafblad

Timothy Miller

John E Brandon

Charles E Ader

Peter Phillips

Paul S Montgomery

Bobby Dale Gifford

Jack Brandon

Larry Lovercheck

Robert C Miller

Andrew George Harvey

Anthony Joseph Vargas

Kenneth Tallo

David Brian Petree

A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.

Host feedback of scan status

In various example embodiments disclosed herein, a Dynamic Security Architecture Environment (DSAE) security architecture is provided in an externally connectable endpoint device (the security device), which can be connected to an existing host endpoint device, such as a computer, laptop, tablet, phone, vehicle, medical device, Industrial Control System (ICS), or other electronic or Internet connected device. The example embodiments can implement the DSAE security architecture in the security device that connects to a host endpoint device to make the host endpoint device more secure by enabling the security device to combat cyber attacks targeted toward the host device. The example embodiments described herein also provide details for creating a security device that leverages the DSAE architecture, wherein the security device is configured to connect via a wired or wireless medium for data communication with a host endpoint device to make the host device more secure.

Systems and methods for providing security to a host endpoint device

Multi-mode ring scanner

Host feedback of scan status for scanners wielded by hand

Multi-mode ring scannner

High-speed reliable parallel data transmission between a computer and a parallel peripheral is provided by a peripheral controller by way of a virtual parallel UART (VPU). The VPU provides a novel parallel interface for higher speed parallel interface operation. The VPU is included in the peripheral controller along with a conventional RS-232 UART. The peripheral-side interface of the peripheral controller provides full bidirectional handshaking with the parallel peripheral. The host-side interface of the peripheral controller provides a legacy serial port compatible interface. Mode information selectively configures operation in either a VPU (parallel) or a UART (serial) mode. Both modes appear identical to software executing on the computer, enabling the use of standard serial I/O drivers without modification, and providing transparent legacy mode compatibility even when the hardware is configured for VPU mode.

Software compatible parallel interface with bidirectional handshaking for serial peripherals

Portable/wearable electronic device

Ring-like wearable electronic device

The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.

Deferred tuple space programming of expansion modules

Cordless hand scanner

Growing community of inventors

Discovery Bay, CA, United States of America

Thomas J Newman