Patents by Inventor Richard Browning Peacock

Richard Browning Peacock 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).

  • I/O system for off-loading operating system functions
    Patent number: 5764922
    Abstract: An I/O system where there is provided a Task Control Processor which provides for the scheduling of the different central processors for the highest priority processes to be run. When an initiate I/O operation is detected, the respective processor is released from the process that it is currently running and can be assigned to the next highest priority process. When the requested I/O operation has been completed, the Task Control Processor is signalled so that the Task Control Processor can put the requesting process back into the priority list of processes to be run by the main central processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Browning Peacock, Philip Arthur Murphy, David Ross Missimer