Patents by Inventor Greg John Regnier

Greg John Regnier 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).

  • Hierarchical interrupt structure for event notification on multi-virtual circuit network interface controller
    Patent number: 6070219
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus process a plurality of interrupt status words from a network interface controller (NIC) to a plurality of processes. A first per-virtual circuit interrupt status word and a second per-virtual circuit interrupt status word can be sent by a per-virtual circuit interrupter having a per-virtual circuit interrupt output. A NIC interrupter can be in communication with the per-virtual circuit interrupt output and have a NIC interrupt output to send a first NIC interrupt status word and a second NIC interrupt status word to a global interrupt queue of a host system. The NIC interrupter can generate an interrupt signal to the host system, and a proxy interrupt handler of the host system can be in communication with the NIC interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Lester McAlpine, Greg John Regnier