Patents Examined by Rick Ngo
  • Self-configuring interface for communication protocols
    Patent number: 7058075
    Abstract: An interface for a networking device. A network interface module existing within a networking device monitors certain contacts of a network connection to identify a protocol of the networking system to which it is connected. Based on the detected protocol, the network interface module selects a set of configuration information with which to configure the networking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenley H. Wong, Cherng-Daw Hwang
  • System and method for searching patterns in real-time over a shared media
    Patent number: 6654389
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling real-time searching of patterns over a shared media including the capability of simultaneously searching multiple logical streams over the shared media. Patterns found are reported to the host system using some pre-assigned messages. One particular application of this invention is to search an MPEG-2 program stream, indicating the points (e.g., start-codes) where a new picture starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jose R. Brunheroto, Frans Laemen, Julio Nogima, Frank A. Schaffa, William J. Anzick