Patents by Inventor W. Gordon Matheson

W. Gordon Matheson 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).

  • Bus contention resolution method for network devices on a computer network having network segments connected by an interconnection medium over an extended distance
    Patent number: 5237695
    Abstract: A method is used to perform arbitration between network devices connected to one of a first network segment and a second network segment, where the first network segment is connected to the second network segment by a long interconnection medium over an extended distance. When one or more network devices connected to the first network segment senses the network is free and desires control of the network for a data transfer, each of these network devices will assert a first network control signal. When the first network control signal is first asserted, this marks the beginning of an arbitration period for the first network segment. The first network control signal is forwarded to the second network segment. Upon the second network segment receiving the first network control signal, any arbitration currently in progress upon the second network segment is aborted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Zdenek E. Skokan, W. Gordon Matheson