Patents by Inventor Francois de Saint Michel

Francois de Saint Michel 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).

  • Method and system for controlling a network of modems
    Patent number: 4751510
    Abstract: A DTE can control the modems attached thereto by transmitting command messages over the data path and analyzing report messages supplied by the modems in return. Each command message is identified by a specific header. A command message intended for a remote modem (34) is intercepted by the local modem (30) and reformatted so as to obtain a supervisory message that is then transmitted at the rate of one bit per baud. A command message intended for a remote multichannel modem (48) is transmitted either by a supervisory message or in the data mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francois de Saint Michel, Jacques Belloc, Jean Cholat-Namy, Michel Choquet, Simon Huon, Daniel Pilost, Victor Spagnol