Patents by Inventor Robert Walter Scott

Robert Walter Scott 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).

  • Process for improving the efficiency of high performance routing
    Patent number: 5901138
    Abstract: A rate based flow and congestion control mechanism for packet communications whereby the acceleration and deceleration of the sending rate is moderated to be responsive to the traffic encountered. The method of the present invention also reduces oscillation in the transmission rate by being responsive to the characteristics of the network traffic and allowing burst intervals to be borrowed on a periodic basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lance Dana Bader, David Louis Kaminsky, Vachaspathi Peter Kompella, Robert Walter Scott