Patents by Inventor Arthur C. Willis

Arthur C. Willis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Data processing system with logical processing facility supporting a plurality of system control programs for production operation
    Patent number: 5109522
    Abstract: A host computer which functions as one or more variant systems. The host computer stores one or more system control programs, SCP's, where each SCP is provided for production operation of the host computer. The host computer includes common control means for all of the SCP's for controlling the host computer. The host computer also includes extended control means responsive to the one or more SCP's to make the host computer appear as one or more variant systems. The extended control means in the host computer ensures efficient operation of the host computer during production runs of each one or more of the SCP's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Amdahl Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Lent, Arthur C. Willis, Robert W. Doran
  • Data processing system having plurality of processors and channels controlled by plurality of system control programs through interrupt routing
    Patent number: 4967342
    Abstract: A host computer functions as one or more variant systems. The host computer stores one or more system control programs, SCP's, where each SCP is provided for production operation of the host computer. The host computer includes common control means for all of the SCP's for controlling the host computer. The host computer also includes extended control means responsive to the one or more SCP's to make the host computer appear as one or more variant systems. The extended control means in the host computer ensures efficient operation of the host computer during production runs of each one or more of the SCP's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Inventors: Robert S. Lent, Arthur C. Willis, Robert W. Doran