Michael M Chew, Age 57111 Indian Bay, Alameda, CA 94502

6343260, Jan 29, 2002

Jan 19, 1999

09/233404

Michael N. Chew - San Jose CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

G06F 1900

702122, 710 63

A system and method for testing the conformance of a universal serial bus (USB) system to a set of predefined USB Specifications. One embodiment of the system comprises a test system that can be used to determine whether a selected USB device provides appropriate data in response to a set of standard device requests. In another embodiment, the test system performs a series of tests to validate the interface functions of a USB driver. The system can test the device responses without having to create or compile a test program. The test system comprises a test application and a test application driver. The test application driver interfaces with the USB driver of the USB system software. The USB system software also includes a host controller driver. The host controller driver interfaces with the host controller and thereby interfaces the software on the host system with the USB interconnect and USB devices. In one embodiment, the test system incorporates a command line interpreter through which a user can enter commands to perform selected tests on the USB system.

6389560, May 14, 2002

Jan 19, 1999

09/232983

Michael N. Chew - San Jose CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

H02H 305

714 43, 714 44, 710 99

A system and method for testing the conformance of a universal serial bus (USB) system to a set of predefined USB Specifications. One embodiment of the system comprises a USB interpreter that can be used to selectively examine device data, execute USB commands and exercise USB functions without having to create or compile a test program. The USB interpreter comprises a test application and a test application driver. The test application driver interfaces with the USB system software. The USB system software may include a USB driver, a host controller driver and other host software. The USB driver interfaces with the test application through the test application driver. The host controller driver interfaces with the host controller and thereby interfaces the software on the host system with the USB interconnect and USB devices. In one embodiment, the USB interpreter incorporates a command line interpreter through which a user can enter commands to perform specific operations and tests on the USB system. The user may execute commands in an operating system (e. g.

6480801, Nov 12, 2002

Oct 19, 2001

10/038269

Michael N. Chew - San Jose CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

G06F 1900

702122, 714 43

A system and method for testing the conformance of a universal serial bus (USB) system to a set of predefined USB Specifications. One embodiment of the system comprises a test system that can be used to determine whether a selected USB device provides appropriate data in response to a set of standard device requests. In another embodiment, the test system performs a series of tests to validate the interface functions of a USB driver. The system can test the device responses without having to create or compile a test program. The test system comprises a test application and a test application driver. The test application driver interfaces with the USB driver of the USB system software. The USB system software also includes a host controller driver. The host controller driver interfaces with the host controller and thereby interfaces the software on the host system with the USB interconnect and USB devices. In one embodiment, the test system incorporates a command line interpreter through which a user can enter commands to perform selected tests on the USB system.

7437505, Oct 14, 2008

May 24, 2006

11/441297

Michael N. Chew - Fremont CA, US

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

G06F 12/00

711112, 711115, 711154, 711202

A computer readable medium includes executable instructions for visually representing a status of a plurality of storage device slots and a plurality of attached storage devices by, and a method for visually representing a status of a plurality of storage device slots and a plurality of attached storage devices includes, assigning a logical name to a storage device slot based on an enumeration rule; detecting a storage device attached to a computer system; storing a correlation between a physical location of the storage device slot and the assigned logical name; monitoring an availability and an operating status of the plurality of storage device slots and the plurality of attached storage devices; and generating a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) representation of the plurality of storage device slots and the plurality of attached storage devices, wherein the WYSIWYG representation includes physical location information, operating status information, and logical names for the plurality of storage device slots and the plurality of attached storage devices. A storage device location program includes an operating system configured to assign a logical name to a storage device attached to a computer system; a mapping software configured to correlate the logical name to a physical device name of the storage device attached to the computer system; a status detecting program configured to update an operating status of the storage device; and a display program configured to generate a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) representation of a physical location of the storage device attached to the computer system.

2003022, Dec 4, 2003

May 31, 2002

10/159807

Michael Chew - San Jose CA, US
Roland Oberdorfer - Mountain View CA, US
Andrew Meyer - San Jose CA, US
Vernon Wyatt - San Jose CA, US

G06F017/60

705/024000

A computer-implemented method for handling a merchandise return request from a customer of a merchant. The method includes receiving customer identification data, the customer identification data being capable of uniquely identifying the customer among customers of the merchant. The method further includes receiving a return transaction definition, the return transaction definition includes at least one of a problem type parameter and a return transaction type parameter. The method additionally includes automatically ascertaining, from a database of items previously ordered, a set of return-eligible items. Each return-eligible item in the set of return-eligible items represents an item of merchandise previously ordered by the customer that conforms to the return transaction definition and predefined return-related business rules of the merchant.

2004009, May 13, 2004

Nov 13, 2002

10/294243

Michael Chew - San Jose CA, US
Jianpeng Shi - San Jose CA, US
Niraj Kanthi - Sunnyvale CA, US
James Morales - Sunnyvale CA, US

G06F017/60
G06F017/00

705/401000, 705/409000

A method of creating and maintaining a shipping-charge database is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a shipping-charge data set into a shipping-charge administration tool from the administrator client, the data set including a plurality of possible order price ranges, at least one shipping option for each price range, and a shipping charge for each shipping option, and causing the shipping-charge data set to be stored at a location exposed to a server for use in establishing a shipping charge for an on-line order in response to a price of the order and a shipping-option selection for the order. The method is extendable and may be used to create and maintain other databases, such as airline and hotel pricing databases.

2004019, Sep 30, 2004

Mar 24, 2003

10/395603

Michael Chew - San Jose CA, US

G06F017/60

705/410000

Embodiments of the invention include a method for selecting a procedure for shipping a product, comprising: creating a set of delivery procedures with each delivery procedure having a destination code, a delivery time, and a cost of delivery; receiving a purchase order having a requested delivery time for a purchased product and a product-destination code for the purchased product; and selecting from the set a delivery procedure having the lowest cost of delivery and the same delivery time and the same destination code as the requested delivery time and product-destination code. Embodiments of the invention include a system for selecting a procedure for shipping a product, comprising: a storage device configured to store a set of delivery procedures with each delivery procedure having a destination code, a delivery time, and a cost of delivery; a receiving device configured to receive a purchase order having a requested delivery time for a purchased product and a product-destination code for the purchased product; and a processor coupled to the storage device and to the receiving device and configure to select from the set a delivery procedure having the lowest cost of delivery and the same delivery time and the same destination code as the requested delivery time and product-destination code.

2004021, Oct 21, 2004

Apr 17, 2003

10/418665

Rizwan Husain - Santa Clara CA, US
Vernon Wyatt - San Jose CA, US
Michael Chew - San Jose CA, US

G06F017/60

705/027000

In an embodiment of the invention, a method for purchasing a product in an electronic commerce environment includes, conducting a product search from a catalog to obtain a product from the catalog, and purchasing the product by placing an order. In another embodiment, a system for providing the capabilities for purchasing a product in an electronic commerce environment includes, one or more storage devices for enabling a product search to be conducted from a catalog to obtain a product from the catalog and for purchasing the product by placing an order.