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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M. Cagle, Houston, TX (US);
Mark R. Potter, Houston, TX (US);
Mohana Rao Mullapudi, Cypress, TX (US);
Mark Simpson, Houston, TX (US);
Wolfgang M. Neubauer, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ;
Abstract
A method for configuring communications settings in a computer system is provided. The method includes receiving a configuration settings file. The configuration settings file includes global connection settings, a connection type, and connection type specific settings. A communications link is configured to address a service provider based on the global settings. An access device in the computer system is configured based on the connection type and the connection type specific settings.