Patents by Inventor Joel I. Morrow

Joel I. Morrow 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).

  • Apparatus and method for recognizing addresses of information packets
    Patent number: 5111453
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for recognizing destination addresses in information packets wherein a recognition that a destination address corresponds to a source address is made based upon a first match decision in which fragments of the destination address are compared with representations of corresponding fragments of source addresses and a second match decision in which fragments of a scrambled version of the destination address are compared with representations of corresponding fragments of similarly scrambled versions of the source addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Nynex Corporation
    Inventor: Joel I. Morrow
  • Communication system configuration detection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4821179
    Abstract: A data processing system includes a processor unit (CPU) connected over a CPU bus to a plurality of memory components, but is not connected to any input-output (I/O) component of the system. The system I/O component(s) connect to the memories over an I/O bus. A method and apparatus is disclosed for selecting one of the memories to be used for communications between the processor unit and the I/O components. Also, a method for determining which I/O components are in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignees: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems
    Inventors: Craig W. Jensen, Frederick R. Keller, Joel I. Morrow, Eric A. Roth